Hi all
I have a Brahma hen that is acting off today.
She didn’t come down from the roost at breakfast. When I took her down I checked her crop (empty), her vent (they had lice before, she seemd ok now), and put her back down. She didn’t eat right away. Later on I noticed she was hunkered down. I thought she might be egg bound, so I gave her a gentle massage. It is too cold here for baths out in the chicken coop. Later on she was hunkered again, and when I put a heating lamp on for her, she sat right under it. After an hour I picked her up again, and did another massage. When I put her down again she limped away. I checked her feet. There was a very pink area, maybe slightly swollen, on the sole of her left foot. I read up on Bumblefoot and it says that can be an early stage. But I also read it happens during warm and wet weather. It is right around 32 degrees F here, or colder. A bit wetter today than usually, but not rainy wet. Plus, she is mostly in the barn, and it is dry there.
After I set her down, she limped to the feeder and ate.
I can’t provide a picture, since I am alone and this iPad takes 2 hands to use for pictures.
Is it possible she has bumblefoot or what else can it be? What is the best to do right now? I already have a sick chicken indoors, so bringing her in is not an option right now.
I have a Brahma hen that is acting off today.
She didn’t come down from the roost at breakfast. When I took her down I checked her crop (empty), her vent (they had lice before, she seemd ok now), and put her back down. She didn’t eat right away. Later on I noticed she was hunkered down. I thought she might be egg bound, so I gave her a gentle massage. It is too cold here for baths out in the chicken coop. Later on she was hunkered again, and when I put a heating lamp on for her, she sat right under it. After an hour I picked her up again, and did another massage. When I put her down again she limped away. I checked her feet. There was a very pink area, maybe slightly swollen, on the sole of her left foot. I read up on Bumblefoot and it says that can be an early stage. But I also read it happens during warm and wet weather. It is right around 32 degrees F here, or colder. A bit wetter today than usually, but not rainy wet. Plus, she is mostly in the barn, and it is dry there.
After I set her down, she limped to the feeder and ate.
I can’t provide a picture, since I am alone and this iPad takes 2 hands to use for pictures.
Is it possible she has bumblefoot or what else can it be? What is the best to do right now? I already have a sick chicken indoors, so bringing her in is not an option right now.
