gout

We put down our chicken today. She had gout. She had swelling of her feet for the past 1-2 weeks, but the gout may have occurred even before then. Our vet said that if we caught it early by testing kidney function, there was some treatment, but with the swelling it's like she's walking on razor...

Hi all please be gentle with judgement as this has been a very stressful and anxious situation. This has been going on since summer 2023 and I have been trying my absolute hardest to deal with this. My silkie rooster has had swollen feet for quite awhile now. At the time, I thought it would go...

I noticed that one of my hens has severely enlarged feet and legs on both feet. I cleaned her feet and checked the bottom of both feet and did not see any obvious wounds just the swelling. Her toenails? (Spurs) are all very long as well. Any advice on how I should treat this? She is still...

She is a 5 year old lavender orpington. She has some other health issues, but is doing ok. This has been on her foot for about 4-5 months. She will limp for a while then be fine for weeks. It has never spread or changed. No other chickens have foot issues. I’d love anyone’s help, but I am going...

She is 5 years old and has had water belly for about 2 years. She has now developed gout on her foot and is walking with a limp. She still plays with the other girls, but lays down a lot. Is there anything I can do? Any guesses on the progression of this or how much time she has?

I've got two old quails (both are no longer laying), Octopus and Tsapa, who have quite a few health problems and I was wondering wether anyone has advice for some of their issues. Octopus has -what we believe is- gout on her feet and we've been giving her chopped salad and buckwheat in addition...

I've got two old quails (both are no longer laying), Octopus and Tsapa, who have quite a few health problems and I was wondering wether anyone has advice for some of their issues. Octopus has -what we believe is- gout on her feet and we've been giving her chopped salad and buckwheat in addition...

1) What type of bird: 5m old Black Copper Marans rooster. Weight seems ok but he is the only rooster I have so nothing to compare. Maybe 5-6lbs? 2) What is the behavior, exactly: currently he is very painful walking, mostly favoring his right leg but I think both are painful. Stumbly and...

originally thought our wonderful 10 yo rooster had scaly leg mites, with some lameness as his scales looked raised a bit. We initially treated the entire flock per instructions of DVM Michael Darre, head of small poultry enterprise management at UConn We soaked legs in gasoline, then slathered...

My favorite rooster is about 7 years old, a wonderful gallant fella who takes great care of his hens. About 2 months ago we noticed him occasionally stumbling and his legs looked a bit scaly perhaps although not like any pictures. He does NOT have any evidence of bumblefoot, which we are...

I recently noticed a hard lump on the inner side of one of my 1.5 y/o RIR's ankles (around where her foot meets her leg). It does not feel warm to the touch, and is quite hard. It seems a bit pinkish, but it's hard to tell, because all of my chickens' feet get a little splotchy and pink when...

Hi everyone. This is my rooster, Jerry. I got him from a farm after seeing how much trouble he was having when trying to walk. He had bumblefoot & leg mites when I first got him. I took care of that and although he still had a hard time walking, it was much easier for him. The swelling of his...

A couple weeks ago we adopted three hens from a rescue group. They were rescued from a retiring farmer who was keeping several thousand hens in poor conditions, including insufficient food and water. About a week after adopting them, one of them started hiding, was lethargic, and had reduced...

First let me say I’m grateful for this web site and all the wonderful wisdom you all dispense! :-) My 2.5 year old Rhode Island Red has had swollen ankles and feet for the past 2.5 months. She is eating and drinking great, no bluish crown or color. Her feet just keep getting bigger and bigger...

I have two older chickens from a batch of six we bought around five years ago. The black star is still laying eggs, but my 1/2 frizz gened barred rock no longer lays eggs. They are together, so they both still get layer feed. The barred rock appears to have gout as of a month ago (happened all...

It's been a really rough month for me and my girls. We had to go through a long move, that both Baba Yaga and Kikimora handled like champs. Their coop got broken in the move so I had to set up a brand new one, but I got it done and set up within a few days of getting here, and in the meantime, I...

i have a chicken and I’m pretty sure it has gout, it’s in pain and I need to heal it’s ankle does anyone know how to heal it?!

This is my chicken Vanilla’s feet, after a long while of doing research I’m thinking it’s gout, can anyone confirm that or is it something else? She’s almost 2 years old. There’s also a few small sores on the top of her feet, noting at all on the bottoms.

I have NO CLUE how to post a question. I've tried in the past and it wasn't quite right... Hope someone sees this. To keep this an "easy read" I'll keep details to the point and short. *Deep breath in, and go!* Pekin Duck, 1/yo. * Presented with Bumblefoot and swollen leg (yes folks. ALL...

Here's a question, I'm asking myself, and you, poultry gurus out there. People with spiders, reptiles, exotic birds, fish,... etc, etc, often feed roaches to their animals. Dubia roaches have extremely good nutritional value. 65.6 (%) moisture 23.4 (%) Protein 7.2 (%) Fat...