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Thank you everyone for all the support, nudges, advice and "just checking" messages that I have gotten. The verdict is: Scaly mites AND Frostbite. And yes, my dear Red is in the process of losing his foot. It had completely atrophied and he even had some gangrene that has now added a daily...

Sooooooo, I found a veterinarian and we have an appointment on Wednesday morning. Thank you again, everyone, for all the help. I'll continue with the Epsom baths, Vetricyn, Mytricin, neosporin (without pain reliever), high protein diet, extra electrolytes, and maybe an Ativan or two for...

Ok, no swim noodles! I did think it was a clever idea, though. Thank you for stopping me from creating another crisis that I wouldn't know how to handle! :)

Oh my gosh, thank you for those links! There are other pictures that look just like Red's feet! I just started with chickens in the spring because the first two desperately needed a home. Then my husband bought a giant coop so we got two more, then adopted a flock that lost their home/coop to a...

Hes not going back out for a while. He's living in my house right now, in an oversized dog crate with straw on the bottom and a horizontal rod thru it for him to roost on. He doesnt seem unhappy. Other than him crowing at 4am, theres no issues with keeping him indoors as long as I need to (but...

Definitely going to.cover the pen with a blanket or tarp. So, what do I do to treat frostbite? Hes in my house right now staying warm and cozy but I cant keep him inside forever.

The floor is made wooden palletts with panelling in top, covered in lots of straw. But there is a metal fenced area, like outdoor fence, that they likento roost on (despite the fact that we installed plenty of other options for them!) I bet the fence could have gotten to cold for him...

I suppose jt could, they have heated water thingies so its hard to tell. And I put LOTS of straw on the floor. I kinda hope it is frostbite because Ive started reading about the scaly lite thing and its totally scaring me!

Would it be frostbite if hes never been outside? All my chickens live in a barn. It has been -14 recently, but they have a heatlamp and havent been outside.

My rooster had a black foot that he was favoring, so I out a post and asked advice from several.locations. the general consensus was bumblefoot, so I soaked him in Epsom salts and sure enough, the scab magically appeared. So I cleaned it and have been soaking him in Epsom baths twice daily...