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My guinea hen has broken toenails on a couple of toes which were packed with mud/dirt and the toes are swollen. She was getting around and eating fine but she does certainly move around less than she used to. We checked for the bumble foot scab but found nothing. After soaking her feet in warm water and epsom salts we scrubbed the dirt away and found she does still have nails (stubs) but they look to have snapped off right at the toes. We let them free range whenever they want including in the snow; we have had some crusty crunchy snow in the past month when they were out, maybe she snapped then off? The toes are hard and a bit warmer than the others and I think there is slight redness around them so I suspect infection... I'm not sure where to start trying to dig out an infection or if it's even possible (like with bumble foot)?? There seems to be nothing wrong on the bottom of the foot, all the hard swelling is on top. We wrapped her toes up with antibiotic ointment and separated her for now. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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My guinea hen has broken toenails on a couple of toes which were packed with mud/dirt and the toes are swollen. She was getting around and eating fine but she does certainly move around less than she used to. We checked for the bumble foot scab but found nothing. After soaking her feet in warm water and epsom salts we scrubbed the dirt away and found she does still have nails (stubs) but they look to have snapped off right at the toes. We let them free range whenever they want including in the snow; we have had some crusty crunchy snow in the past month when they were out, maybe she snapped then off? The toes are hard and a bit warmer than the others and I think there is slight redness around them so I suspect infection... I'm not sure where to start trying to dig out an infection or if it's even possible (like with bumble foot)?? There seems to be nothing wrong on the bottom of the foot, all the hard swelling is on top. We wrapped her toes up with antibiotic ointment and separated her for now. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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