Hi all,
I have a 1.5 yr old Speckled Sussex hen with a swollen leg (the feathered part of her leg-aka tibia/fibula). When you press on it lightly it looks and feels like the fat like you see on a butchered hen, but her other leg is so much more slender and lean. The skin of the lower part of her swollen leg is yellow and feels puffy while the rest of it is of normal coloration. She is not limping but does sit around more than the rest of the flock and as top bird she is not dishing out the pecks very often right now. She is eating fairly well and has normal poops. Her leg does seem a bit warm compared to the other one. Her temp (taken between her leg and body was 105 F - same temp as her coopmate sussex). Anyone have any ideas? My family and are I are worried about her - she's not her snappy self.
I have a 1.5 yr old Speckled Sussex hen with a swollen leg (the feathered part of her leg-aka tibia/fibula). When you press on it lightly it looks and feels like the fat like you see on a butchered hen, but her other leg is so much more slender and lean. The skin of the lower part of her swollen leg is yellow and feels puffy while the rest of it is of normal coloration. She is not limping but does sit around more than the rest of the flock and as top bird she is not dishing out the pecks very often right now. She is eating fairly well and has normal poops. Her leg does seem a bit warm compared to the other one. Her temp (taken between her leg and body was 105 F - same temp as her coopmate sussex). Anyone have any ideas? My family and are I are worried about her - she's not her snappy self.
