Chicken Swollen Leg

CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT THE LEGS TOES AND CLAWS Swollen Joints.

Chicken swollen leg. First check each chicken for leg and face mites symptoms and quarantine all infected chickens. The hen is fine in all other respects - eating drinking laying etc - and is walking perfectly well but one of her legs is very swollen about half way down. There are a number of conditions affecting the legs ranging from bacterial to viral infections.

She will need anti biotics if this is the problem. Splay leg or spraddle leg in chicks can often be repaired. Scaly face mites will cause the chickens face to swell and go flaky which leads to tissue damage lameness and potentially death.

She could have peritonitis. Its hard to get a good picture of a bumble foot treatment when you are also holding the chicken Splay Leg in Chicks. In the case of free-range farming the risk of this.

Chickens will limp from an injured or cut foot scaly leg gout and a vitamin deficiency. She stood a little bit but really is unable to stand. A quick trip to the vet would establish if this is the case and they would be able to put your hen on a course of antibiotics which typically is Tylan an oral antibiotic.

The top and bottom of the leg are normal. I have had her separated from the others as her leg at the knee is it a knee is swollen and hot to the touch. For additional healing and effectiveness brew yourself some nice chamomile tea for drinking and take the warm and wet teabags and place them over your pets feet for a couple of minutes.

Swelling is more noticeable in joints of the feet and legs. 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. Limping is usually a good sign because it means that the leg isnt as injured as if the chicken refuses to use it.