Chicken Swollen Leg
The swelling can cover the eyes and make it hard for the chicken to see.
Chicken swollen leg. Behavior frequent beak rubbing. 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. It could also be Infectious Synovitis or MS.
One of my friends hens has got a swollen leg and she has no idea what could have caused it. Reply 1 on. Has anyone heard of this before.
She stood a little bit but really is unable to stand. She could have peritonitis. Swelling of legs can be common in mycoplasma synovitis MS with other types of arthritis such as staph and with gout.
The top and bottom of the leg are normal. If theres any swelling or the leg feels hot to the touch this could be condition caused by Mycoplasma synoviae and its a condition that should not be taken too lightly. There are a lot of videos on the internet with directions to make splints and bandages to.
In the neural form the sciatic nerve is swollen causing lameness to the point of paralysis in the legs dropped wings gaping gasping for breath weight loss and diarrhea. First check each chicken for leg and face mites symptoms and quarantine all infected chickens. She is eating fine and moving around hopping on one foot.
But today her leg and foot is swollen. The chicken has discoloration of combs and eggs. Info on antibiotics for chickens in the USA.
