2 Week old chick with a bad hurt leg

[boothdill]

Hey everyone. So, I noticed my chicks hopping on one leg about a week in a half ago. Upon inspection I didn't notice any sores or cuts, just some swelling. I brought inside so she could be separated from the other chicks because they were trampling her. The following day it was even more swollen and there was a tiny cut on the back of the joint. That tiny sore has now turned into what the pictures show. When I initially inspected it there was nothing wrapped around her leg. I did get the swelling in her foot down and it's not as swollen as it was yesterday. I have been giving her amoxicillin and giving her epsom salts soaks and then spraying it down really good with banixx as well and hen healer (which is why there is blue on her feathers). What else can I do for her? She is eating and drinking just fine.

 

[SmiYa0126]

I think what you're doing is perfect. See where she could have fallen through and got her leg stuck. And double check that there's no string wrapped around it.

 

[boothdill]

I think what you're doing is perfect. See where she could have fallen through and got her leg stuck. And double check that there's no string wrapped around it.

The brooder box is the super small square fencing and I made sure there wasn't any area my babies could get stuck or hurt. I thoroughly looked for something stuck around her leg and never found anything.