Chicken cannot walk. Puss filled foot.

[Farmer413]

Was anyone able to see the pictures?

 

[azygous]

As far as the injury, it appears the regular soaks are improving circulation, and it will be less likely the chick will lose its toe. But the leg deformity has me perplexed. It looks more like slipped tendon than splay leg. I don't know if it can be fixed. Let's see if we can raise @dawg53 and see if he thinks anything can be done about it.

 

[Farmer413]

As far as the injury, it appears the regular soaks are improving circulation, and it will be less likely the chick will lose its toe. But the leg deformity has me perplexed. It looks more like slipped tendon than splay leg. I don't know if it can be fixed. Let's see if we can raise @dawg53 and see if he thinks anything can be done about it.

So is that bumblefoot or something different? I'll continue to do the soaks and spray although I didn't like getting chicken poop water up my nose....

Regarding the other leg... I just wonder what happened... When I first put them in a kiddie pool I put down a lot of shavings but they all dug. I hope it's not my fault. It's hard to check them out when you have 20 but I do my best.

I appreciate your response.

 

[dawg53]

It looks like Infectious Synovitis to me. Here's a link regarding Infectious Synovitis:
http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/infectious-synovitis

 

[azygous]

What @dawg53 says is good enough for me. I would get some Tylan and put it in the drinking water all the chicks can access. There's a chance this chick can recover, but at least it may prevent others from getting it.

 

[dawg53]

What @dawg53 says is good enough for me. I would get some Tylan and put it in the drinking water all the chicks can access. There's a chance this chick can recover, but at least it may prevent others from getting it.

I was also thinking gout IF the chicks were fed an improper feed, such as layer feed instead of starter/raiser feed.

 

[azygous]

I believe there's far greater possibility of the Synovitis than gout the victim being such a young chick, and if the Tylan results in further improvement, it will help point to that as a diagnosis.

 

[Farmer413]

Now I really dont know what to do... We dont have a 'chicken' vet around here. I just called... Now I'm just worried and afraid something was passed along to the rest or possibly me.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

What breed is your chicken?

The swelling could be due to MS. How tight was the rubber band on the foot?

The leg that is "splayed out" looks like a leg bone deformity to me. Valgus/Varus, rotated tibia and other deformities are caused by vitamin/mineral deficiency in parent stock, hatching/incubation problems and/or genetics.
Unfortunately, a leg issue like this cannot be corrected. Some chickens do learn to navigate, but a lot do not survive or are picked on by the flock.

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul.../noninfectious-skeletal-disorders-in-broilers

 

[Farmer413]

Now I really dont know what to do... We dont have a 'chicken' vet around here. I just called... Now I'm just worried and afraid something was passed along to the rest or possibly me.

Updated photos...