Bad leg wound turning black and scaly leg mites

[CluckerFamily]

It’s a tough decision either way.
I personally would put her down but I don’t want to push you toward it if you are feeling it looks better than in the pictures.

 

[darlingdarla]

It’s a tough decision either way.
I personally would put her down but I don’t want to push you toward it if you are feeling it looks better than in the pictures.

It doesn't look better. This will be the first bird I've lost in my five years of doing this.
I still don't know what I am going to do but what would be the best way to euthanize? I really really don't want to hurt her, and like I said there's no vet I could take her to. I'd prefer to bury her in one piece.

 

[BantyChooks]

It doesn't look better. This will be the first bird I've lost in my five years of doing this.
I still don't know what I am going to do but what would be the best way to euthanize? I really really don't want to hurt her, and like I said there's no vet I could take her to. I'd prefer to bury her in one piece.

Cervical dislocation leaves a clean corpse and requires no tools. So sorry you're facing this decision.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I've heard @Eggcessive mention fishmox which you should be able to get at the feed store. Hopefully someone will chime in that has experience with this.

 

[Birdie mom]

I agree with @BantyChooks, but if your nervous about having to do it with your bare hands, you could always use a gun. I am so sorry that we have to discuss this

 

[Auntiejessi3]

There is another post on here about a chicken named Matilda, she had Frost bite on both of her feet. She completely lost 1 foot and a couple toes on the other but recovered and lives a full healthy life. It's your choice but I wouldn't give up quite yet

 

[Birdie mom]

There is another post on here about a chicken named Matilda, she had Frost bite on both of her feet. She completely lost 1 foot and a couple toes on the other but recovered and lives a full healthy life. It's your choice but I wouldn't give up quite yet

I don't think frost bite and infections are quite the same. An infection will spread through her bloodstream towards her heart (I speak from experience), as opposed to frost bite with only kills the frozen tissue.

I hope that I am wrong, but I don't think this can heal itself.

 

[CluckerFamily]

I’ve only had to put down one rooster due to a stroke and he was suffering, all signs he was giving was there was no chance of recovering. My brother-in-law was home from work and used an ax for me, if he wasn’t home, I would’ve done it to stop the suffering. I buried him in the backyard.
If you decide to bury her, sprinkle lime on her before filling in the hole, it helps speed up decomposition and reduces the smell so that predators won’t dig her up.

 

[CluckerFamily]

I don't think frost bite and infections are quite the same. An infection will spread through her bloodstream towards her heart (I speak from experience), as opposed to frost bite with only kills the frozen tissue.

I hope that I am wrong, but I don't think this can heal itself.

I agree with you.

 

[darlingdarla]

I agree with @BantyChooks, but if your nervous about having to do it with your bare hands, you could always use a gun. I am so sorry that we have to discuss this

I could always call my father to do it, then again he flat out refused to euthize one of my older birds two years ago when it looked like she might die (she ended up recovering though, still doesn't lay eggs and has a hard time breathing, but does pretty good for a six year old bird).

There is another post on here about a chicken named Matilda, she had Frost bite on both of her feet. She completely lost 1 foot and a couple toes on the other but recovered and lives a full healthy life. It's your choice but I wouldn't give up quite yet

I'll look it up. Maybe I'll find a miracle.

I don't think frost bite and infections are quite the same. An infection will spread through her bloodstream towards her heart (I speak from experience), as opposed to frost bite with only kills the frozen tissue.

I hope that I am wrong, but I don't think this can heal itself.

I think you're right. My hands are shaking so bad, I don't even know if I should wait out the night. I keep thinking maybe if I'd acted quicker this wouldn't have happened but her leg was bad to begin with, with the mites and then the injury. I can't believe it happened so fast.