Swollen foot no obvious injury?!

[Henrybelle]

Ok thanks everybody

 

[Henrybelle]

How long to soak the foot and what are the ratios?

 

[Henrybelle]

This is probably unrelated but I did pull a tiny tick off her earlier. It was like a poppy seed a little blimped up under her ear! Aren’t these little guys supposed to eat those little buggars?! Is this something I’m going to have to check for constantly? Has anyone else had issues with ticks?

 

[Henrybelle]

Apart from her injury teddy has a very docile nature and often just lays around doesn’t really scratch around like the others much. Is she lazy? Or is this common Brahma behavior?

 

[Henrybelle]

(Meaning her layaing about more would give ticks more access)

 

[Amelia ducks]

You can prevent ticks by allowing them to have dust baths all you need is some really powdery soil /dirt

 

[Henrybelle]

They have access to and I see them bathing a lot but not so much the chicken in question...
also found this article in case anyone else experiences this and had curiosities I’ll post elsewhere also.

https://www.communitychickens.com/ticks-and-lyme-disease-in-chickens-jurys-still-out/

 

[Amelia ducks]

Just telling you what I know

 

[Henrybelle]

Thank you

 

[Amelia ducks]

No problem