Chicken Leg Swelling

Avoidance of salt may also be helpful.

Chicken leg swelling. If you chicken shows no signs of a physical injury like cuts or bruises or broken bones but has hot painful swollen joints chances are that it may be a bacterial infection. This results in a swelling that feels hot to the touch and causes the bird to limp hold its leg or go off its feet. This may cause lower leg swelling and discoloration along with many other symptoms including diarrhea blood in toilet joint pain skin bumps fever mouth sores and change in stools.

Advertisement If you notice these symptoms andor stretched or shiny skin or swelling in the abdomen then you should make an appointment to see your doctor. Hi I a new to the site hoping to get help with a chicken problem. Or through direct contact with an infected chicken.

One of my friends hens has got a swollen leg and she has no idea what could have caused it. Both legs ankles and feet swelling changes the possibilities. And they may even develop dark red spots on their legs and combs.

Chickens will limp from an injured or cut foot scaly leg gout and a vitamin deficiency. Roosters do have thicker legs than pullets or hens. The swelling can be due to problems with the heart past injury to the lymphatic vessels in both legs.

At the time we couldnt find anything wrong with her and figured she had just jumped wrong at some point. Apply 2 tablespoons of vaseline or you can try olive oil or baby oil on your pets feet and legs every day for 5 or 6 days. The top and bottom of the leg are normal.

Chickens with MS tend to sit around a lot and may develop blisters or scabs on their sternum or keel bone chest. Paralysis of the legs and wings. Swelling is more noticeable in joints of the feet and legs.