24wk pullet limping, help!

[lmadeline146]

Soak the feet in warm soapy water to clean them, then repost with pics of clean feet so we can see any actual wounds. A photo of poopy feet gives no useful information.

State your location please. It can tell us about climate and local diseases. It can often give us other clues about lameness than just a sore foot.

Age would also help. Some lameness is directly connected to age.

Here’s images of her foot after being soaked in Epsom salts for around 15 mins. I’m located in Northeast Ohio, and she’s around 24 weeks old.

 

[lmadeline146]

It does look like she's got bumblefoot. Photos often show things you don't notice with the naked eye. Looks like a scab starting just off-center of her foot pad, and some swelling and redness in the center. Also near the base of one toe is some swelling and redness, maybe a small scab there, too. I also notice her toenails are quite long - so she's been favoring that foot for some time. You may need to trim or file those back as well as treat her foot and bandage it.

If you can, soak her foot and clean it as well as you can for a closer look. It's hard to see whether that's certainly a scab, or just dirt.

This is her foot after i soaked it in Epsom salt for around 15 mins. Does this mean it’s bumblefoot or could it be something else? I’ll be sure to file down her nails later today.

 

[azygous]

it appears she has multiple lacerations on the foot. That many are sure to hurt some. However, they do not appear to be infected at this point. But they should receive wound care daily. It can be as easy as spraying Vetericyn on the foot twice a day or even use antibiotic ointment such as Neosporin. This should clear up the sores in less than one week.

If instead, they get worse, then you may need to do the full bumblefoot treatment. But we can assess the need for that as healing progresses or not.

 

[lmadeline146]

it appears she has multiple lacerations on the foot. That many are sure to hurt some. However, they do not appear to be infected at this point. But they should receive wound care daily. It can be as easy as spraying Vetericyn on the foot twice a day or even use antibiotic ointment such as Neosporin. This should clear up the sores in less than one week.

If instead, they get worse, then you may need to do the full bumblefoot treatment. But we can assess the need for that as healing progresses or not.

Thank you so much When I apply Neosporin, do I need to put anything over it so it doesn’t wipe off when she walks around?

 

[azygous]

No.Just apply it as frequently as time permits.

 

[azygous]

It's important to search for a possible source of her injuries. Is she walking on a wire floor? Are the perches in the coop rough and splintery? Unless the situation is corrected, she will continue to be injured and it'll be just a matter of time before she has a real staph infection and you'll be facing a serious case of bumblefoot.

 

[lmadeline146]

It's important to search for a possible source of her injuries. Is she walking on a wire floor? Are the perches in the coop rough and splintery? Unless the situation is corrected, she will continue to be injured and it'll be just a matter of time before she has a real staph infection and you'll be facing a serious case of bumblefoot.

I didn’t find anything sharp or rough that she could’ve been walking on. I applied neosporin daily and she was doing better for a few days; less limping, standing on both feet. the lacerations have faded a little, but i noticed today there were red scab/marks on the side of her leg. these weren’t there when i inspected her, is this an issue or should they heal on their own? (i know her nails are long, forgot to bring a file down to the coop.)

 

[azygous]

Those aren't anything to be concerned about, but it can't hurt to give them a sray of Vetericyn for a few days.