5 week old injured toes

[ashleyconnie]

First time chicken keeper here. I saw this on one of my 5 week old barred rock chicks. Hard to see in the pics but the middle left (chicken’s left) toe was bleeding a bit.

I cleaned with surgical soap and applied stop pick so hopefully nobody pecks at them, but is there anything else I should do? Anything I should be worried about or keep an eye on?

 

[Eggcessive]

Could the chick be pecking it’s own toes because of something irritating them? Or is it one of the others doing it? The skin on the legs and feet looks a bit dry and flaky. I would be tempted to apply some antibiotic ointment, coconut oil or vaseline to the legs and feet and rub it in, every 3 days.

 

[ashleyconnie]

Could the chick be pecking it’s own toes because of something irritating them? Or is it one of the others doing it? The skin on the legs and feet looks a bit dry and flaky. I would be tempted to apply some antibiotic ointment, coconut oil or vaseline to the legs and feet and rub it in, every 3 days.

Thank you for your response. I thought the legs looked a little flaky, too, but I’m new to this so I wasn’t sure. I live in Alberta, Canada, a very very dry part of the world. I’ll give those legs some lovin’!