nickelu
Chirping
- Mar 25, 2021
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Hi, everyone,
I am curious if you can help me with this foot issue my chicken is having.
On 1/23/22 (Sun), I noticed the top of Buddy’s foot was swollen and dark. The bottom of his foot seems to be normal. I asked a couple of chickens friend for advice. One said to put Vetrycin on it and wrap it. I did that today. (I found it late on 1/23 and received the suggestion today.) When I checked it tonight, it seems more swollen. I am at a loss. (The second friend wasn’t sure.) He is not limping. He’s acting 100% normal.
Also, when I push on it, blood comes out. It isn’t a lot of blood and I had to press pretty hard.
PHOTOS
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
I am curious if you can help me with this foot issue my chicken is having.
On 1/23/22 (Sun), I noticed the top of Buddy’s foot was swollen and dark. The bottom of his foot seems to be normal. I asked a couple of chickens friend for advice. One said to put Vetrycin on it and wrap it. I did that today. (I found it late on 1/23 and received the suggestion today.) When I checked it tonight, it seems more swollen. I am at a loss. (The second friend wasn’t sure.) He is not limping. He’s acting 100% normal.
Also, when I push on it, blood comes out. It isn’t a lot of blood and I had to press pretty hard.
PHOTOS
- The photos before the photo of Buddy are from 1/23/22.
- One of my friends noticed the spot on the bottom of his foot. I checked it out, it isn’t anything or a wound.
- The photos after Buddy are from 1/24/22 (today). The last photo is of the blood after I squeezed his foot.
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
- Dominique (?), 5.5 months old, don’t know exact weight, normal, mot under weight
- Normal
- Noticed foot swollen on 1/23/22
- more swollen on 1/24/22
- No
- No
- I have no idea.
- Eating and drinking normally.
- Purina Layena, occasional thawed frozen peas, carrots, blueberries
- Normal
- Vetrycin and wrapped
- Would like to treat myself if possible. If need to take to vet, I have a good one.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
- Buddy lives in the garage “free ranging.” He is the buddy of our special needs chicken, Sprout. Buddy and Sprout have free range of the garage and roam around. Their food and water are available. They go outside most days when we can supervise them (1 guinea fowl picks on Sprout and other outside chickens can be a pain with Sprout). Buddy sleeps roosting on the side of a wire dog crate. I wrapped the wire in rope.
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