Swollen knee

[Guest Denny]

Noticed today that one of my birds is limping, so picked it up and noticed that its knee was hot to the touch and quite swollen.  I have checked for signs of damage but cannot see any, the leg looks ok apart from the swelling.  It does not have a ring on the affected leg.  

 

What could have caused its knee to swell and how do I remedy it?

[Taylorsloft]

para  :X

[owen101]

was told to go from cold to hot water one from the other

could of just knocked it

[OLDYELLOW]

can be one of three things its 1 banged itself 2 got gout , 3 paratyphoid , as warm probably gout , what are you feeding them ?

[Guest Owen]

The only time I have seen that, was when a bird caught it's ETS ring on the floor mesh in the aviary. It pulled and struggled to get it out. Next day it had a swollen joint that was hot to the touch. It took about a week to get over it.

[Guest Denny]

can be one of three things its 1 banged itself 2 got gout , 3 paratyphoid , as warm probably gout , what are you feeding them ?

 

Breed and wean a the mo with matrix as a side supplement - what feed would cause gout?

[OLDYELLOW]

too much beans pulses add 20% barley or wheat or a mixture of both