what’s up with my ducks leg

[brynnald]

so i noticed today my ducks legs are really hot. she hasn’t laid any eggs in about a week. I looked on the bottom of her feet to see this. Could this cause her leg to be hot? What is it? I did research it said she could possibly have fever. How can you tell?

 

[the_finch_family]

Definitely looks like bumblefoot. I haven't treated it before, but I'm curious to know what others will suggest.
Poor girl

 

[CoriM]

That is a bumblefoot infection. You'll find countless threads on the duck forum about bumblefoot. Fortunately those aren't too big. You could start by doing a couple soaks a day in luke-warm epsom salt water for ten minutes, then using a toothbrush and scrubbing each scab with colorless iodine, keeping the duck out of the water for at least 10 minutes afterwards.

 

[brynnald]

Definitely looks like bumblefoot. I haven't treated it before, but I'm curious to know what others will suggest.
Poor girl

i hope i caught it early enough. i did a research and going to try a few things

 

[brynnald]

That is a bumblefoot infection. You'll find countless threads on the duck forum about bumblefoot. Fortunately those aren't too big. You could start by doing a couple soaks a day in luke-warm epsom salt water for ten minutes, then using a toothbrush and scrubbing each scab with colorless iodine, keeping the duck out of the water for at least 10 minutes afterwards.

like this? i don’t want to use the wrong thing and kill her

 

[brynnald]

That is a bumblefoot infection. You'll find countless threads on the duck forum about bumblefoot. Fortunately those aren't too big. You could start by doing a couple soaks a day in luke-warm epsom salt water for ten minutes, then using a toothbrush and scrubbing each scab with colorless iodine, keeping the duck out of the water for at least 10 minutes afterwards.

also, could that be a reason why she stopped laying eggs?

 

[brynnald]

Definitely looks like bumblefoot. I haven't treated it before, but I'm curious to know what others will suggest.
Poor girl

i feel so bad for her. i had her for about 9 months and never knew ducks can get this!