Hens Feet are Really Red and She’s Moving Slower/Not Eating Much

[AmidalaBrahma]

Hi I can’t figure out what is wrong with one of my Rhode Island Reds. I’m in northern Florida, so whenever it rains a lot and gets muddy, my lady Narrow Beak’s feet get red around her toes, between them, and around the heel. When it gets drier, her feet get better. I always assumed her circulation wasn’t as good as the others, but we’ve never had any issues with her besides when she injured her foot last year or so. A few days ago, her feathers were puffed up and between her toes were so red they looked a little purple. Around her foot was red and she was walking slow. Even two spots on the tips of her comb looked almost purple. We isolated her into the new pen we built that is attached to the old one, but for the first couple days we kept her locked in a cage with plenty of bedding to keep her warm. Electrolytes were added to her water. She had still been eating and drinking then. We let her out into the run area but had the cage door propped open. Now she spends all her time in the corner by the other coop and I have seen the other girls go up to her corner and stand there for a bit before walking away. She didn't seem like she liked being isolated.

The day before yesterday I got her to eat quite a few blueberries. Yesterday she only picked at them, so we put them in her water so maybe it would encourage her to eat them and drink water. She didn’t and only picked at them. This evening we let her back in with the others. She even ran with them when it was time to put them up after an hour and a half of free range.

She walks really slow, but she still digs in the leaves and can still fly up on a roost in the run area.

I keep searching but what I’ve been finding seems to be something that would spread to the rest of them, but they are all fine. It has gotten below freezing a couple nights, but those nights we go out between 10 and 11pm to shut them in the coop, so it couldn’t have been frostbite. Especially since her feet and comb are not purple anymore, but feet are just red.

Does anyone have any idea what this could be or what would help? I tried to get a good picture of what her feet currently look like. She’ll be three in May, she’s always been on the thinner/leaner side, her crop doesn’t feel any different, and at first her poop was ok, but now it has that greenish yellowish tint to it. We went through something similar in October but lost one to reproductive issues. Is there any way I can help Narrow Beak?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

A few days ago, her feathers were puffed up and between her toes were so red they looked a little purple. Around her foot was red and she was walking slow. Even two spots on the tips of her comb looked almost purple. We isolated her into the new pen we built that is attached to the old one, but for the first couple days we kept her locked in a cage with plenty of bedding to keep her warm. Electrolytes were added to her water. She had still been eating and drinking then.

We let her out into the run area but had the cage door propped open. Now she spends all her time in the corner by the other coop and I have seen the other girls go up to her corner and stand there for a bit before walking away. She didn't seem like she liked being isolated.

We went through something similar in October but lost one to reproductive issues.

When was the last time she laid an egg?

I'm sure she doesn't like being isolated, if she's not getting picked on by the others, I'd leave her with her flock.

Check her over for lice/mites, make sure her crop is emptying overnight and feel of her abdomen below the vent between her legs for any bloat or a feeling of fluid.

Having a reddish tinge to white/pink legs can be due to hormones. She may be having some reproductive issues and having a hard time laying an egg or expelling material like Lash.

If possible, take a sample of poop to your vet for a fecal float to rule out worms as part of the problem.

Hi I can’t figure out what is wrong with one of my Rhode Island Reds. I’m in northern Florida, so whenever it rains a lot and gets muddy, my lady Narrow Beak’s feet get red around her toes, between them, and around the heel. When it gets drier, her feet get better. I always assumed her circulation wasn’t as good as the others, but we’ve never had any issues with her besides when she injured her foot last year or so. A few days ago, her feathers were puffed up and between her toes were so red they looked a little purple. Around her foot was red and she was walking slow. Even two spots on the tips of her comb looked almost purple. We isolated her into the new pen we built that is attached to the old one, but for the first couple days we kept her locked in a cage with plenty of bedding to keep her warm. Electrolytes were added to her water. She had still been eating and drinking then. We let her out into the run area but had the cage door propped open. Now she spends all her time in the corner by the other coop and I have seen the other girls go up to her corner and stand there for a bit before walking away. She didn't seem like she liked being isolated.

The day before yesterday I got her to eat quite a few blueberries. Yesterday she only picked at them, so we put them in her water so maybe it would encourage her to eat them and drink water. She didn’t and only picked at them. This evening we let her back in with the others. She even ran with them when it was time to put them up after an hour and a half of free range.

She walks really slow, but she still digs in the leaves and can still fly up on a roost in the run area.

I keep searching but what I’ve been finding seems to be something that would spread to the rest of them, but they are all fine. It has gotten below freezing a couple nights, but those nights we go out between 10 and 11pm to shut them in the coop, so it couldn’t have been frostbite. Especially since her feet and comb are not purple anymore, but feet are just red.

Does anyone have any idea what this could be or what would help? I tried to get a good picture of what her feet currently look like. She’ll be three in May, she’s always been on the thinner/leaner side, her crop doesn’t feel any different, and at first her poop was ok, but now it has that greenish yellowish tint to it. We went through something similar in October but lost one to reproductive issues. Is there any way I can help Narrow Beak?
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[AmidalaBrahma]

When was the last time she laid an egg?

I'm sure she doesn't like being isolated, if she's not getting picked on by the others, I'd leave her with her flock.

Check her over for lice/mites, make sure her crop is emptying overnight and feel of her abdomen below the vent between her legs for any bloat or a feeling of fluid.

Having a reddish tinge to white/pink legs can be due to hormones. She may be having some reproductive issues and having a hard time laying an egg or expelling material like Lash.

If possible, take a sample of poop to your vet for a fecal float to rule out worms as part of the problem.

Thank you. I'm not sure when she last laid one since I can't tell their eggs apart besides one. The others seem to leave her alone, but she still chose a corner to be in. Would soaking in epsom salt help her pass that? They were dewormed a few months ago. I'll monitor her crop since I couldn't see anything resembling mites or lice, but I'll check again.

 

[Eggcessive]

You could try giving her a human calcium tablet with vitamin D, or a Tums if you have that instead. That could help her pass an egg. I would not give her a soak if she is acting poorly, since that could make her worse. You could warm up a towel and place her on it to sit.