Infection in leg from pellet gun

[Tplush]

A week ago today one of our hens was shot about Midway the leg with a pellet gun. Broke the skin and she was bleeding pretty good, but after reading about how chickens heal pretty well on their own I cleaned it up and wrapped it. The past week she was usually laying down and if she did move it was on one leg. Today I checked her leg and her whole foot is swollen. I have done research on bumble foot and in this case their is no obvious area to remove a cyst. The whole area below the wound is swollen. The wound itself on the let doesn't look bad but is tender to her when I touch it. The swollen foot doesn't really bother her. Concerned now that it's been a week.

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

I'd say there's a nicked tendon or bone. Who did you say shot her?

 

[chicks are life]

Give electrolytes homade or store bought
Put her in a dog crate full if some soft bedding
Get a picture of the pad of the for so we can be sure its not also bumble foot.
But her on chick feed
Clean it and wrap it up again


Agreed with nicked bone or tendon


And who the heck shot her!!!!!!!!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Dont matter who shot her. I shot my guinea once. was trying to shoot a different one and got my male instead. I winged him and never could get the pellet out. I was going to eat the one I was aiming for. I never tried again .Anyway, My male would take spells bleeding every once in a blue moon but lived with that pellet in him the rest of his life.
Welcome to BYC, I dont know how to help but I wish you the best. ( I have boys too)

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

Dont matter who shot her. I shot my guinea once. was trying to shoot a different one and got my male instead. I winged him and never could get the pellet out. I was going to eat the one I was aiming for. I never tried again .Anyway, My male would take spells bleeding every once in a blue moon but lived with that pellet in him the rest of his life.
Welcome to BYC, I dont know how to help but I wish you the best. ( I have boys too)

I heard the old timers would take a chicken by the head and 'crack the whip' to decapitate them. A bullet isn't always the best or most efficient way. Especially a pellet gun. Those won't even kill a wasp.

 

[chicks are life]

Snapping there neck is way more human there are so many ways a gun can go wrong.

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

Snapping there neck is way more human there are so many ways a gun can go wrong.

Back before guns, the guillotine was considered the quickest, most painless death. They used it for unjust royalty.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

all true, I learned my lesson. This was long ago before I even had internet and honestly thought a bullet to the head would be humane . And I think it would be with the right gun and a good aim. I had neither.

 

[chicks are life]

all true, I learned my lesson. This was long ago before I even had internet and honestly thought a bullet to the head would be humane . And I think it would be with the right gun and a good aim. I had neither.

Guineas are even really hard to catch!!!

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

all true, I learned my lesson. This was long ago before I even had internet and honestly thought a bullet to the head would be humane . And I think it would be with the right gun and a good aim. I had neither.

There's a turkey bullet called a "jelly head" that can make a gobbler's head nonexistent. But then again, we can't get our hands on a wild turkey.