My rooster's foot is very swollen and there is no evident external damage.

[ladybug3698]

Recently I saw him limping on his left foot and it was quite swollen so I gave it an epsom salt bath. At first I thought it could be bumble foot, but there was no evident wound. When I bent his leg he did not seem to be in pain, and he has been walking on it okay. Either he has been pecking at the scales on his foot or they have started to fall off. Do you know what could have happened?

 

[ladybug3698]

Here is a comparison to his healthy leg.

 

[DobieLover]

Can you get pictures of the tops and bottoms of both feet?

 

[ladybug3698]

here they are, his bad foot is on the upper left and lower right

 

[ladybug3698]

I don't think it is bumble foot due to the lack of scratches or sores, but I don't know what else it could be.

 

[Abriana]

Do you think it is broken or strained? Amazingly, they can break/strain their ankles doing something as simple as jumping off of a rooster bar. Soak in epsom salts to help with pain and swelling. I am not sure if you should wrap it or not, but I do recommend putting him in an area where he has limited space to walk/run so that it can heal. A dog crate in the coop, for example, is a good option.

 

[Gray Farms]

Could be gout.

 

[staceyj]

Clean it well and take another look.
Pretty sure the top circled area is a pocket of infection,
Aka a bumble without a scab, and the other area might be a wound hidden under that dirty spot.

Soak with Epsom salt.
If it is a bumble it might need antibiotics and/or opening up.

If a vet an option?

 

[Eggcessive]

When only one foot is swollen, I would think it might be sprained or broken, or it could be an infection from bumblefoot. You may need to do some warm Epsom salts or betadine soaks for up to 20 minutes once a day, and look for any tiny cuts or scabs in the skin of the footpads. Limiting his activity and no jumping up and down from roosts would be what I would do.

Some other things that can cause a swollen foot are gout or mycoplasma synoviae, a bacterial joint infection. Usually those affect both feet more often than one foot.

 

[ladybug3698]

Do you think it is broken or strained? Amazingly, they can break/strain their ankles doing something as simple as jumping off of a rooster bar. Soak in epsom salts to help with pain and swelling. I am not sure if you should wrap it or not, but I do recommend putting him in an area where he has limited space to walk/run so that it can heal. A dog crate in the coop, for example, is a good option.

OK, he can't really go down the ramp into the run some stays in the coop for the most part, also he does not appear to be in much pain when you touch or manipulate the foot/ankle.