About 3 weeks ago, a layer came up limping. She had a scab from what looked to be bumblefoot on her foot. I excised the scab and there didn't appear to be any infection in the foot itself. It was completely healed within a week.
She is still limping. And the dog barreled through the mass of them just now and it seems to be a bit worse. She was able to bear some weight; now she seems unable to bear any any at all. In this video it's more of a balance point than anything. This video was taken about 5 minutes after the dog did her thing. From behind, she holds it out to the side a bit.
Nothing feels broken, although it's been 3 weeks, things would start healing at this point so that I probably couldn't feel a break. I have felt all up the bad leg and the good leg and I can't tell a bit of difference. She doesn't even wince or fight me as I feel along. She sleeps in the nest box because she can't jump to the roost (it's only 14"high). She is eating fine. I assume she is drinking well. I can't say what her poop looks like, but I have no reason to believe it's out of the ordinary. She acts alert and active, not lethargic or dull. She's the picture of health...except for the limp. She had been isolated for a week. Now I'm wondering if I should pen her up again to give her a chance to let it heal again.
Here's the video.
https://youtu.be/KHYYwQVOEW0
Any ideas?
She is still limping. And the dog barreled through the mass of them just now and it seems to be a bit worse. She was able to bear some weight; now she seems unable to bear any any at all. In this video it's more of a balance point than anything. This video was taken about 5 minutes after the dog did her thing. From behind, she holds it out to the side a bit.
Nothing feels broken, although it's been 3 weeks, things would start healing at this point so that I probably couldn't feel a break. I have felt all up the bad leg and the good leg and I can't tell a bit of difference. She doesn't even wince or fight me as I feel along. She sleeps in the nest box because she can't jump to the roost (it's only 14"high). She is eating fine. I assume she is drinking well. I can't say what her poop looks like, but I have no reason to believe it's out of the ordinary. She acts alert and active, not lethargic or dull. She's the picture of health...except for the limp. She had been isolated for a week. Now I'm wondering if I should pen her up again to give her a chance to let it heal again.
Here's the video.
https://youtu.be/KHYYwQVOEW0
Any ideas?
