Older chicken limping .

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At least 10 y/o chicken. New limp. Soft pouch on bottom of foot. No cuts seen. Wondering if chickens get gout? Eating well.
Thanks
 
At least 10 y/o chicken. New limp. Soft pouch on bottom of foot. No cuts seen. Wondering if chickens get gout? Eating well.
Thanks
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Can you post pic of foot? Is it possible she has bumblefoot?
It’s a soft delayed spingey area in missdle of foot.
I gave her some arnica(homeopathy)and it seemed to help a bit!
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At least 10 y/o chicken. New limp. Soft pouch on bottom of foot. No cuts seen. Wondering if chickens get gout? Eating well.
Thanks
It’s soft and spongy and a bit deflated
It’s a soft delayed spingey area in missdle of foot.
I gave her some arnica(homeopathy)and it seemed to help a bit!
Pho pro attached.

It does look like her foot pad may be a bit puffy.
If the arnica helped, then that may be something to consider giving in small amounts. I don't know much about homeopathy.

If you feel like inflammation is an issue- you can try soaking the feet in a warm epsom salts bath daily to see if that helps too.

At a ripe old age 10yrs it could be a number of things, from just a bit of an injury to arthritis...chickens can have Gout as well, but to me it doesn't look like that's what's going on - here's what Gout looks like https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/gout-swollen-feet-toe-deforming.1458820/
 
It’s a soft delayed spingey area in missdle of foot.
I gave her some arnica(homeopathy)and it seemed to help a bit!
Pho pro attached.
Since the pad is swollen, she might have dirt ‘plugs’ in between her toes. Not the main problem, but still good to deal with, just take them out if there are any.
 

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