Hi everyone, I'm new here and to chicken raising. We have 4 girls that have been laying for the last couple of months =)
My issue is with my EE, Henny. She is definitely my favorite and super friendly. When we got her she had a small little ball kinda between her toes, I didn't think much of it. Well, a couple of weeks ago it appeared to have gotten bigger and she started walking like her feet were painful. I checked threads on here and thought maybe it was bumble foot but she has no black spot. The "pads" of both feet seem to be swollen (kinda soft).
Now her rear end looks like it's a bit irritated =( Again, I checked some threads on here and read that habving poop on them can cause the irritation. I noticed 2 nights ago that she was sleeping in the nesting box. Now I'm thinking maybe she sleeping in there because her feet hurt and she can't use the perch =(
Where do I even start to make her better? I feel so bad for her! Otherwise, she's getting around, eating/drinking and laying eggs.
My issue is with my EE, Henny. She is definitely my favorite and super friendly. When we got her she had a small little ball kinda between her toes, I didn't think much of it. Well, a couple of weeks ago it appeared to have gotten bigger and she started walking like her feet were painful. I checked threads on here and thought maybe it was bumble foot but she has no black spot. The "pads" of both feet seem to be swollen (kinda soft).
Now her rear end looks like it's a bit irritated =( Again, I checked some threads on here and read that habving poop on them can cause the irritation. I noticed 2 nights ago that she was sleeping in the nesting box. Now I'm thinking maybe she sleeping in there because her feet hurt and she can't use the perch =(
Where do I even start to make her better? I feel so bad for her! Otherwise, she's getting around, eating/drinking and laying eggs.