Swollen Joints

[fatimastic]

My 8 months old Australorp has been eating just fine and is active over all. Today, I noticed that a few joints from one of her foot were swollen. She stopped and started itching her joints a few times today. I checked her joints by moving them and she did not express any signs of discomfort or pain. Her crop was also fine.

 

[Eggcessive]

There is bumblefoot on the footpads on toes and bottoms of feet. There is usually a solid yellow core under each of those scabs. Soaking the feet in warm water with Epsom salts, povidone iodine, or other disinfectant for 20 minutes daily should be done to soften the scabs. Then you can try to remove the scabs and squeeze out the core of infection (usually from staphylococcal infection which enter the feet from small cuts or scratches.) Make sure that any bedding is clean and dry. Wet or soiled bedding, rough soil, or muddy conditions, can lead to bumblefoot. Here is a good article to read:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning/

 

[fatimastic]

There is bumblefoot on the footpads on toes and bottoms of feet. There is usually a solid yellow core under each of those scabs. Soaking the feet in warm water with Epsom salts, povidone iodine, or other disinfectant for 20 minutes daily should be done to soften the scabs. Then you can try to remove the scabs and squeeze out the core of infection (usually from staphylococcal infection which enter the feet from small cuts or scratches.) Make sure that any bedding is clean and dry. Wet or soiled bedding, rough soil, or muddy conditions, can lead to bumblefoot. Here is a good article to read:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning/

According to the article we have to operate on her feet. Is that necessary?