Bloody Foot

[chicken gal]

Hi,
My chicken, Ginger, a Rhode Island red hen had blood on her foot. I noticed while I was giving them some bread, that there was blood on the ground and I looked at all of my chickens carefully and I saw some blood on Ginger's foot. Then I looked around and I saw like a trail of blood around the chicken run. She didn't looked bothered at all. but she was limping a little bit. I thought that she scratched it on something or another chicken got into a fight with her. But I didn't see any feathers on the ground or in the coop. I also saw 1 of her feather on the ground. But which coop doesn't have any feathers on the ground.

The scratch looked like it was a scab. So it you have any ideas so the scab doesn't get infected or anything else like that.



Thanks!,
chicken gal

P.S. I put this in the new members introduction by accident. Sorry!

 

[redsoxs]

Hi chick gal...did you also post in the Emergencies & Injuries section?

 

[drumstick diva]

Have you checked to see if any of her toenails got ripped or knocked off? They can bleed a lot and make things look worse than they are. That would also cause her to limp because it's sore.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC!!!

Glad to have you aboard!!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined us!

 

[SilkiesForEver]

Hi,
My chicken, Ginger, a Rhode Island red hen had blood on her foot. I noticed while I was giving them some bread, that there was blood on the ground and I looked at all of my chickens carefully and I saw some blood on Ginger's foot. Then I looked around and I saw like a trail of blood around the chicken run. She didn't looked bothered at all. but she was limping a little bit. I thought that she scratched it on something or another chicken got into a fight with her. But I didn't see any feathers on the ground or in the coop. I also saw 1 of her feather on the ground. But which coop doesn't have any feathers on the ground.

The scratch looked like it was a scab. So it you have any ideas so the scab doesn't get infected or anything else like that.



Thanks!,
chicken gal

P.S. I put this in the new members introduction by accident. Sorry!

Where is the scab located? If it is on the 'pad' of her foot it is probably Bumble foot. Do a search on that and see if it matches.

 

[chicken gal]

never mind it's all gone thanks everybody!!!!