when I came from work today (about 4 pm) this pullet had an inflamed left leg and was limping. She was not noticeably limping this morning Or last night or any time yesterday or the previous days but apparently by mid morning my roommate noticed that she was spending more time "resting" than the others.
When I picked her up the leg joint was hot and her leg ("drumstick") was full of this crusty and pus leaking skin and the skin was and is hard to the touch.
I ran it under cold water until the pus softened, (for like and hour), cleaned the dead skin off as best I could with a toothbrush, trimmed her leg and feetvfeathers so hopefully the area can dry, and coated it all w vegetable oil.
She's in a sick chicken cage in the living room w food n water for the night She is a 5 month old FBCM pullet.
This is her like 3 days ago when I had them in the basement to avoid all the hot weather.
Any ideas what is happening? She's the only pullet from my first hatch so ima little bit attached.
She was eating and drinking this morning and this fternoon when I came home but she might be stressed out in the crate in the house, hasn't eaten or drank water.
Her poop seems pretty normal, not quite solid, seems to have fibers in it as if from dry grass.
When I picked her up the leg joint was hot and her leg ("drumstick") was full of this crusty and pus leaking skin and the skin was and is hard to the touch.
I ran it under cold water until the pus softened, (for like and hour), cleaned the dead skin off as best I could with a toothbrush, trimmed her leg and feetvfeathers so hopefully the area can dry, and coated it all w vegetable oil.
She's in a sick chicken cage in the living room w food n water for the night She is a 5 month old FBCM pullet.
This is her like 3 days ago when I had them in the basement to avoid all the hot weather.
Any ideas what is happening? She's the only pullet from my first hatch so ima little bit attached.
She was eating and drinking this morning and this fternoon when I came home but she might be stressed out in the crate in the house, hasn't eaten or drank water.
Her poop seems pretty normal, not quite solid, seems to have fibers in it as if from dry grass.
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I feel so bad for anyone who has chicks/Chickens with Marek's disease
