Limping hen

Solar chook

In the Brooder
Mar 21, 2022
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Hello again folks, my 18month old leghorn, Alice, is limping. I have attached photos. She is laying, eating, drinking, scratches herself with the poorly foot but cant hold her weight on it to use the good leg for scratching etc. Ive looked through the other threads here regarding limping. I cant see anything on her foot like a cut or any damage but it looks a bit swollen in the middle to my inexperienced eye…?The first 2 pics are the poorly left foot & the last one is her good right foot. Her leg is not swollen or red anywhere. Any help at all will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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I would soak her feet in a pan of warm soapy (or Epsom salts) water. Clean them up and note if there are scratches, cuts, or small scabs) that is causing bumblefoot. She also could have sprained her leg or foot. A bandage On the foot with Betadine and sugar can be applied to her foot every other day to treat mild bumblefoot. Here are some articles on different ways to treat bumblefoot:
https://www.tillysnest.com/2015/12/non-surgical-bumblefoot-treatment-html/

https://the-chicken-chick.com/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning/
 

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