Good morning #Nostr ☀️

I am here for your advice and help 🙏

One of our little chicken has leg problem. The knee joint seems swollen and red (but not hot), the chicken cannot walk properly but it eats normaly. Do you have any advise what to do?

It is broiler chicken 10 days old.

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I've only read of bumble foot and a treatment in epsom salts bath, but due to translation I can't even tell if it could cover joints as well.😒 But magnesium bath couldn't hurt.

Thanks, we will try it 🙏

I've seen people cutting a hole in the lid of the plastic Ikea box, putting hen's head through and locking the body in that box with a bath, so she stays there soaking with just a head and neck out. But it applies to the feet of a grown animal.🤷🏻‍♀️

Bumble foot is on the pads of the foot.

This would be something different. I have had some broiler and laying chicks that gotthat or something similar. Unfortunately I don't remember what happened, I don't think I treated it with anything but I am not sure if they lived long.