Booted Bantam toe amputation

[Snuggie]

Yeah I don’t know. Half way down the leg maybe? Lol.

That can be the next thread. Where’s a chickens knee cap??

 

[Purelychicks]

He’s having his surgery then having a special wrap done. This is the dead toe. It’s neurotic and smells nasty.

Yikes. I found some stuff for him maybe if he ends up being a house pet https://www.amazon.com/Birdy-Bootie...fix=chicken+shoes+for+chickens,aps,114&sr=8-2


Here’s more https://www.amazon.com/Birdy-Bootie...ix=chicken+shoes+for+chickens,aps,114&sr=8-24

 

[Snuggie]

Yikes. I found some stuff for him maybe if he ends up being a house pet https://www.amazon.com/Birdy-Bootie-Superior-Cushioning-Protective/dp/B01B8Y3EKY/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?crid=33CA9PI47AITU&keywords=chicken+shoes+for+chickens&qid=1678426564&sprefix=chicken+shoes+for+chickens,aps,114&sr=8-2


Here’s more https://www.amazon.com/Birdy-Bootie-Protective-Waterfowl-Inside/dp/B0BCX4FJB7/ref=mp_s_a_1_24?crid=33CA9PI47AITU&keywords=chicken+shoes+for+chickens&qid=1678426662&sprefix=chicken+shoes+for+chickens,aps,114&sr=8-24

Birdy Boots!!! OMG. THANKS. Those will help immensely.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Hope everything goes well with your Roo!!!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[N F C]

Hi, sorry to hear about your boy. Other members have (or had) house chickens, you can find posts about them by using the "Search forums" tool. Best wishes!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
I know others have had house roosters. I saw a video of a couple who adopted a perfectly normal gold Sebright rooster that ended up moving into the house with them. He would fly up on their ceiling fan! You can buy little chicken diapers for him. I also saw a video where some college students fitted a disabled chicken with prosthetic feet. Good luck with him and enjoy him!

 

[Callender Girl]

First of all, bless you for taking this boy and caring about him. He's lucky to have you. I know how much effort you are putting into his care; I have a long-term house chicken and recent experience dealing with the aftermath of serious frostbite.

Eleanor suffered severe frostbite on both of her feet in December, while living in the same coop she'd lived in for three years and with three other hens, none of whom got frostbite. Eleanor was going through a late, hard molt -- which I thought was the reason for her odd non-roosting behavior, not realizing it was frostbite and ensuing bumblefoot.

Long story short -- three vet visits, IV fluids, amputation of half of her toes, six weeks of twice-daily warm Epsom salt baths, vet wrap bandage changes and burn ointment, daily pain meds and her feet have healed but look HORRIBLE. However, she's alive, and she can walk.

Eleanor has been indoors since December; there's no way I can just put her outside in the frigid weather and/or hope her old coop mates will recognize her. She has a wire dog kennel with a very wide roost. At first, I was holding her water dish up to her face so she could drink because she acted as if she couldn't get down to the floor. I finally caught her hopping on and off the roost, and now make her get her own water so she exercises her legs. She spends the great majority of her day perched on her roost, resting on her hocks, where she greatly enjoys her meals and treats.

I have (another long story) an accidental house chicken that lives on a separate floor of the house. Now that Eleanor is as recovered as she will likely ever be, I am planning to move her crate near Dottie's to see if they could become friends. Should that happen, I would like to move both of them outdoors when it gets warm enough this spring. If they don't bond, I guess I will come up with yet another plan. I can't give up on either one of them.

Best wishes with his surgery. Keep us posted, please.

 

[Blue Raptor]

Hello everyone. And thanks in advance for replies. This will be long, sorry. I’m a newbie. On Saturday March 4th (this past sat) I purchased my first Booted Bantam rooster. He is as sweet as pie. 5 years old. We wanted him cause he got picked on so badly. He was living alone and stopped crowing. The minute little man made ANY noise, he was attacked, even by hens. So We drove over 5 hours to get him. In all my excitement I just scooped him up from the coop and jumped back in the truck to make the long track back home. When we arrived home (late evening) I took him out of the carrier and noticed…he’s missing ALL BUT TWO TOES and he has scaly leg mites! Yicks, I know. His owners have been away and the care giver didn’t realize his problem. Just thought his limp was old age. Care giver doesn’t know much about chickens. So I give him a full on bath and blow dry. We put him in a large dog crate for the night in our house with food (fresh bag of food) and water and soft fleece blankets. Is Eating GREAT, fyi. Next morning we wake up and race to Farm and Fleet for Ivermectin and to Walgreens for Vaseline. I wanted suffocate those mites straight to hell. Got the meds into him, feet cleaned, and Vaselined up. And heres where things go down the crapper. Now I’ve been soaking his feet in chlorhexidine 2% and warm water and reapplying the Vaseline daily. Things are going great, beyond great. Feet were looking good until yesterday (Wednesday) As I started to soak his feet, he started whimpering (least that’s how I took it) and I look down and HOLY HELL HE HAS A GIANT HOLE in his nail bed. Call every vet in the area. Got an appt the next day. So I take little man in and it turns out….it’s flipping frost bite and his last remaining toes have to go. Surgery is scheduled for next week. He is on oral antibotics, metacam, probiotics, and the chlorhex soaks TWICE A DAY. He won’t ever ever walk right after surgery. He already has trouble. He can’t roost cause he face plants. We tried. His feet are locked flat. But he eats great, plays with a ball (adorable) loves to snuggle and watch tv with me. Now he was SUPPOSE to be living in his brand new expensive outdoor coop but with all his problems, us living in a cold climate, and his up coming surgery. He needs to be indoors for A LONG TIME. Maybe forever. Now he seems super happy with his crate set up. It’s big and I have super cool boss so he comes to work with me. He has a play den with puppy pads. Don’t worry, I don’t work with food. We are moving into a much LARGER house and I bought him a harness and leash so he can play outside with supervision. My hubby thinks I’m nuts and this will never work with a rooster in the house. Actually, he’s pretty against it but he is willing to hear from people who have raised special needs Roos indoors. So I guess after all that info is…has anyone lived with a rooster indoors before?? A disabled one that’s too scared to crow. The vet doesn’t think he will last alone outside. Because he will be easy pickins cause he’s so damn quiet. He hasn’t crowed in over a year. We were suppose to raise baby chicks with him but that’s out the window now. What should I do??? I love him too much already! He’s so damn sweet and friendly. Too friendly. SORRY FOR LONG POST!!

Welcome to BYC!! Sorry about his toes! I hope he makes it though.

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. I'm sure your husband will come around. Good luck to you and your sweet little rooster.

 

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC Best wishes for your rooster and thanks for joining us.