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Take heart, I think she will adapt just as other animals and people who lose limbs.

I'm glad she didn't eat any long grass but she really does need access to grit every day. Pellets and grass are tough to digest. Anyway, I'm glad she is getting her footing so to speak! lol (sorry for the pun) You've really done a great job nursing her through the frostbite, be proud of yourself...

Well the leg issue seems to be moving along well! Happy to hear she is adjusting to less than perfect legs! Make sure she is not crop bound, that can cause that drooling/vomiting type situation. Is she able to get at long grass in her little corral? She does get grit regularly ?

Yah, I took a chicken to an avian vet one time, he didn't know diddley. He was no help at all-an "avian vet specializing in exotic birds" OMG! I ended up putting her down bc I didn't know what to do. I had only just joined BYC and vey new to chicken keeping.You know what it was, that I learned...

I'm glad she's still hanging in there. She must still have some live tissue in the right foot as she does stand on it. Go back to post #42 and re read the link, especially the last half. It does sound like there is still infection in the foot. You may want to consider a second round of...

I second everything stated here!

Can you give us a pic of this wing injury? there's things you might want to do for that too. Poor girl.

Yes, injectable penicillin is an internal antibiotic. you give it in the muscle tissue of the breast. Switch sides every day. You will need at least 7 needles, one for each injection/day. Silky Smooth is gonna show you what to look for. You need a whole bunch of things. Her article in post# 47...

@silky smooth That is a stellar article! If my birds ever get frostbitten feet, I know where to look for help! My roosters do have frostbitten combs. This year, all the ventilation, vasaline and triple A in the world, did no good. They walked on ice and snow all winter, feet are fine. One...

I'm so glad you can keep her inside! She needs protection from the cold and flock mates who may be inclined to pick at or rip off her toes. She needs rehab time to be able to get around on her own too. Poor girl, that looks so painful but it's good to see that her pads have blood flow. I hope...

Hello, be patient, it takes a while to get answers sometimes. I've not had this issue (cross fingers) but I think you have done all you can for now. Sometimes the bird may lose toes or even the whole foot but still get around ok. It depends on how long she has been frostbitten and how deeply...