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@Sydney65 , I apologize that I didn't see your most recent posts until now. How are Nomie and Willow coming along? I was also wondering if Willow is tolerating and mobile in her new shoes?

Willow sounds like a little darling, and it is an excellent sign that she is able to slightly curl her toes around your finger. If her feet were completely dead, they would be rigid and stiff. You may find that Nomie loses her feet before Willow's recover, but with time and your care, they...

Oh gosh that is bad; I am sorry. :hugs I'm not surprised that Nomie's toes didn't bleed when they fell off, because considerable tissue above her left foot is necrotic too. The same exact thing occurred with Matilda's right foot; a dead toe fell of before the rest of her foot did, and the...

I'm sorry you are going through a similiar situation, but very glad you found this thread helpful. As you have seen while reading, I didn't know much about frostbite when Matilda's injuries ocurred, since I live in a climate where extremely cold temperatures are fairly rare. But the knowledge...

I have not. From what I've seen as far as the best-fitting prosthetics, there needs to be several "in-person" (in-chicken?😁) visits to adjust and adapt the prosthetic. A proper chicken prosthetic is no different than a human prosthetic, in that it takes time to get the fit and function just...

Yes I have thought about it. I haven't looked through all the frostbite articles on BYC, but If I think I can present new/additional info and not just repeat what has already been written, then yes i will write one. Thank you for your encouragement. .

I think many others also have chickens that would thrive even after a tragedy, if their human chooses to give them a chance. Of course every individual has a unique personality, and a trait that stands out in Matilda is she is absolutely unfazed by new experiences. She takes it all in stride...

I looked into prosthetics on Etsy immediately after a couple people provided a link on this thread back in January. The video links that the top "3d feet printer" etsy business provided on their website don't work. And as far the various photos on that website, there are photos showing people...

I ll go hunt up your thread, @korpse . Thanks for the referral, @Sally PB .🙂

I acknowledged your great idea for padding, but also meant to comment on this sentence: :lau

Duck feet would be awesome!!! After all, without the webbing duck feet already resemble chicken feet, & the webbing should offer even more balance and support.. A chicken with duck feet. I love it!!!

@BigBlueHen53 , when I discovered Matilda suspended upside down and brought her inside, I didn't know if she would survive. She was fully conscious, but in the first photo I took soon after finding her, her eyes show her extreme distress. I thought that photo might be the last I ever took of...

Matilda HAD spurs that would make many roosters envious. (Photo from soon after right foot detached.) Oddly, when her feet detached both spurs began to "absorb" and shrink, even though the spurs were attached to live tissue that remained healthy. For Matilda your idea is too late, since...

Your words allow me the chance to admit the following. I was meticulous for many months with her wound care. But as she regained her mobility, I slacked off a Little bit. One or two times recently a bandage slipped off while she was outside, leaving her stump in contact with the soil. And...

Very interesting that those resemble a gauge "plug" in that it is solid and not hollow in the middle. A silicone "plug" on her right shank and a gauge "tunnel" encircling and protecting the bony tip on her left shank would offer more cushion for sure.

Shouldnt be too difficult to locate a silicone molding kit, and i am very curious about this option. I will look into it tomorrow!

I will still need to wrap any padding with vet wrap to hold it in place, so it doesn't matter if it "picks up everything." Thank you very much for that suggestion!

What do you mean by her stump would need to be cmpletely intact? Do you mean the bumble needs to be fully healed,? There is still a flesh-covered bony part extending out from her left shank. I have wondered about using a silicone gauge tunnel (the young-uns likely know what a gauge is) to...

Thank you very much for the info. I live in the country and have a weak to zero cell phone signal there, so my time to ressearch issues on the internet is limited, and I really appreciate the leads.

Thank you!