Hello BYC community. I have a problem with one of my almost 4 year old copper marans and am reaching out to see if anyone has any experience with this.
Since about Dec 20th 2020 we noticed swelling in both of her legs, both above and below the heel, but not really into the foot. She is NOT lame on either one of them, however, swelling seems to be increasing now, and both legs almost have a blue/green color to them. At this point, she seems to be having mobility problems but again not favoring one leg or the other-but she is reluctant to jump down from her roost. When she does, she seems to be mobile, active, and walking around with the flock, interactive and eating. She does not appear to be in any distress nor is she lethargic. I'm going to add some relevant details below to see if anyone can help.
The legs are soft/squishy, and light pink in color, with some areas of spotty redness, and now a bit of green discoloration (as noted above).
The are not tender to touch and she lets me touch both of them.
There does not appear to be raised scales (mite) or any lesions (bumble foot).
None of the other 4 hens are affected.
She does not have any swelling anywhere else that I can tell.
She does not seem to have any breathing problems.
She is eating normally as far as I can tell.
I am in Central NJ so it is relatively cold here.
None of the flock, her included, is laying much right now.
I have done a pretty decent review of prior threads and have not come up with much, other than possibly arthritis, or mycoplasma (she has no swelling or symptoms around her face/comb).
I attached the best photos I could take.
If there is anyone who can offer an opinion or help I'd be grateful. Thank you.
Jessica
Since about Dec 20th 2020 we noticed swelling in both of her legs, both above and below the heel, but not really into the foot. She is NOT lame on either one of them, however, swelling seems to be increasing now, and both legs almost have a blue/green color to them. At this point, she seems to be having mobility problems but again not favoring one leg or the other-but she is reluctant to jump down from her roost. When she does, she seems to be mobile, active, and walking around with the flock, interactive and eating. She does not appear to be in any distress nor is she lethargic. I'm going to add some relevant details below to see if anyone can help.
The legs are soft/squishy, and light pink in color, with some areas of spotty redness, and now a bit of green discoloration (as noted above).
The are not tender to touch and she lets me touch both of them.
There does not appear to be raised scales (mite) or any lesions (bumble foot).
None of the other 4 hens are affected.
She does not have any swelling anywhere else that I can tell.
She does not seem to have any breathing problems.
She is eating normally as far as I can tell.
I am in Central NJ so it is relatively cold here.
None of the flock, her included, is laying much right now.
I have done a pretty decent review of prior threads and have not come up with much, other than possibly arthritis, or mycoplasma (she has no swelling or symptoms around her face/comb).
I attached the best photos I could take.
If there is anyone who can offer an opinion or help I'd be grateful. Thank you.
Jessica