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  1. mattdylan

    Aricana's foot is falling off

    She is doing well. We've been keeping her in a large dog crate to recover before putting her in with the rest of the flock. She's been hobbling around the crate pretty well and seems like she wants to get out of there. I think we are going to let her roam tomorrow and see how mobile she is.
  2. mattdylan

    Aricana's foot is falling off

    I'd just like to send a big Thanks to everyone here. we amputated, and so far it seems like a success. She's already hobbling around on her bandaged stump in her dog-crate infirmary, and has quite an appetite. It was a lot easier than i anticipated, and she seems to be doing well.
  3. mattdylan

    Aricana's foot is falling off

    A friend just brought up a good question, does an amputated chicken have difficulty roosting?
  4. mattdylan

    Aricana's foot is falling off

    First off, i just want to thank you all for the overwhelming and speedy response. As for where are, the chickens got frost bite with some friends in Cle Elum, WA, I brought them back to Olympia in hopes they would recover better here. I have to say, I am surprised that amputation/bandaging...
  5. mattdylan

    Aricana's foot is falling off

    Two of our 3 yr old aricanas got frost bite this winter. we've had them quarantined and warm for the past few weeks and thought they were getting better, until today. One of the aricana's foot is literally falling off. It's dangling by about a quarter inch of tissue at the ankle joint. It's...
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