Limping and Inflammation

[SammyJoyMonte]

I just got home from college and my mother made me aware that my eldest hen (2 years old now) has recently been limping and was also egg bound, although she's back to laying again. She said the limp has gotten better but I spent some time with her this morning and she still is. Everytime she walks on her left foot, you can tell she's cautious, hence the limp. The only thing I can notice is this inflammation in-between her toes on her left foot. What could be the reason of the limp and, if it is this bump, is there a way I can help her?

 

[Razzlefrazzle]

I just got home from college and my mother made me aware that my eldest hen (2 years old now) has recently been limping and was also egg bound, although she's back to laying again. She said the limp has gotten better but I spent some time with her this morning and she still is. Everytime she walks on her left foot, you can tell she's cautious, hence the limp. The only thing I can notice is this inflammation in-between her toes on her left foot. What could be the reason of the limp and, if it is this bump, is there a way I can help her?
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How do the bottom of her feet look? The bump might be bumblefoot (an infection) or it might just be an impacted toe pocket that needs to be cleaned out.

Other possible reasons for the limp are sprain/injury or sometimes being egg bound can pinch the sciatic nerve (though in my experience once the egg is passed the hen goes back to normal pretty quickly).

 

[Poptart3130]

Poor thing. Sry I can’t offer any advice, I am a new chicken owner.

 

[SammyJoyMonte]

How do the bottom of her feet look? The bump might be bumblefoot (an infection) or it might just be an impacted toe pocket that needs to be cleaned out.

Other possible reasons for the limp are sprain/injury or sometimes being egg bound can pinch the sciatic nerve (though in my experience once the egg is passed the hen goes back to normal pretty quickly).

My parents took these pictures a bit ago. It looks like her other foot was insanely swollen, although it does not look that bad now.

 

[Razzlefrazzle]

I'd give her feet a soak in some warm water (you can make it an epsom salt bath if you have that) and and clean all the dirt off. I circled what looks like an impacted toe pocket in one of your pics. Shouldn't be too hard to clean out--you can often just press on the skin between her toes from the top to pop out most of the dirt. Once her feet are clean you make sure she doesn't have any cuts, splinters, scabs, etc.