NanooseDucks
In the Brooder
- Jun 21, 2017
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Hi. I have a muscovy hen that had her nest destroyed most likely by a raccoon and hurt her leg in the process.
I think it is fractured just below the ankle. She will not put any weight on it. The leg below the ankle is hot and very swollen. I can feel movement of the bone in there that I do not believe to be normal. She has it up behind her. I found her yesterday morning. This morning it is more swollen and the web between her toes have changed color slightly. She has what looked like a small cut on the front side of the leg where I now think it could be broken. It was a bleeder. I cleaned it and tried to seal it with blue coat yesterday. I also noticed she has a lump on her middle toe that maybe bumble foot although it doesn't totally match the pics I've seen. I gave her foot a soak in some Epson salts to start to loosen any scab to get in there.
What can I do for the leg?
Should I leave the pre existing condition alone until the leg gets better?
She is isolated. Drinking and eating.
I think it is fractured just below the ankle. She will not put any weight on it. The leg below the ankle is hot and very swollen. I can feel movement of the bone in there that I do not believe to be normal. She has it up behind her. I found her yesterday morning. This morning it is more swollen and the web between her toes have changed color slightly. She has what looked like a small cut on the front side of the leg where I now think it could be broken. It was a bleeder. I cleaned it and tried to seal it with blue coat yesterday. I also noticed she has a lump on her middle toe that maybe bumble foot although it doesn't totally match the pics I've seen. I gave her foot a soak in some Epson salts to start to loosen any scab to get in there.
What can I do for the leg?
Should I leave the pre existing condition alone until the leg gets better?
She is isolated. Drinking and eating.