Muscovy hen with pronounced limp

FathertoFeathers

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Yesterday I came home from a 4 day trip and found my Muscovy hen under the shed with a clutch of eggs. She was too far underneath the shed for me to get her so I let her be. This morning when I went to go feed the birds I noticed she was limping quite badly. So I picked her up and immediately noticed her right leg was very swollen and her skin appeared to be flaking off. Her ankle (what I assume to be an ankle for birds) was very swollen and she was not happy when it was touched or moved. Is there anything I can do to help with her pain and swelling and what can I do to help h
 

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That looks rough. I would say it’s bumblefoot, but it looks a little too red. Has she gotten any better or worse? And is she still sitting on the eggs?
 

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