Limping, not putting weight on foot

JessRenee

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My chicks are roughly 2 weeks old. I have had them all since 3/11. This one I noticed last night was limping and wouldn’t put much weight on her leg. She was fine last morning. I’m not sure what happened. I don’t see any swelling or obvious injury.
I have seen her eat/drink/poop just fine. She is not lethargic. She still can get around the brooder but you can tell something is wrong.
I attached pictured but all you can really see is her not putting weight down. Any advice/ similar experience??
 

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Can we see the bottom of the feet?
Brooder setup?
Photos?

If she's moving about, getting to food/water and not getting picked on, I think I would see how she is in the morning.

What do you feed?

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Can we see the bottom of the feet?
Brooder setup?
Photos?

If she's moving about, getting to food/water and not getting picked on, I think I would see how she is in the morning.

What do you feed?

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Here is the brooder setup (I just moved them into this yesterday so they have more room). The spots in her feet I believed were poop stuck that I try to clean off every few days. When I get home later I will try cleaning again and get a better picture
 

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How is she doing?
Brooder looks good to me.

Look forward to feet photos:)
Sorry for the delay I guess my comment never loaded. This was after soaking her feet and trying to clean. There are some spots that are not coming off. And I noticed this morning her belly is green?? And balding a little. I see her putting weight down on the foot but still limping
 

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Sorry for the delay I guess my comment never loaded. This was after soaking her feet and trying to clean. There are some spots that are not coming off. And I noticed this morning her belly is green?? And balding a little. I see her putting weight down on the foot but still limping
 

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Do you have anything like GroGel or electrolytes in the brooder that might stain the feathers green? Anything green at all in the brooder or what she may have laid down on? Looks more like a dye or stain than anything else.

As for the foot. See all the tiny scabs on the sore foot that are like blisters? Likely these are painful and the reason why she is not putting a lot of weight on that foot.
This is like a foot pad dermatitis or burns from getting poop stuck on the feet and the feet being damp.
Keep your brooder dry. Clean up spilled water.
I'd soak her foot in a warm Epsom salts bath daily, if the foot is soiled, gently just wash it off, don't scrub it or pick at the scabs. Once your done with the soaking. Dry the feet very well and apply a very thin layer of triple antibiotic ointment to just those little scabby places.

Poultry vitamins would be good to give for a week as well. Poultry Cell is a good choice. Give her 3 drops orally once a day for a week.
 

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