Booted Bantam toe amputation

[Snuggie]

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!!

 

[cavemanrich]

Just keep him as an Indoor chicken. You may want to get a docile hen to keep him company. A silkie fits that profile.
I have had chickens that lost their toes. They just fell of one by one. One particular Bantie I had a long time ago , I renamed STUMPY. She did all right, but had to roost on a flat spot.
for rescuing Lil Guy
WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

 

[Snuggie]

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Just keep him as an Indoor chicken. You may want to get a docile hen to keep him company. A silkie fits that profile.
I have had chickens that lost their toes. They just fell of one by one. One particular Bantie I had a long time ago , I renamed STUMPY. She did all right, but had to roost on a flat spot.
for rescuing Lil Guy
WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

Awww. Thank you. Stumpys a good name. That’s the plan. Hopefully he makes it through surgery.

 

[Purelychicks]

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!!

We had a rooster get frost bite and his WHOLE LEG fell off.. he still stayed outside and after about a month his right leg had become super strong so we kept in in a side yard coop (his own private area) and he lived out his days there. I’m confused. Does this rooster have no feet? Or no toes? Can we have pictures?

 

[Snuggie]

We had a rooster get frost bite and his WHOLE LEG fell off.. he still stayed outside and after about a month his right leg had become super strong so we kept in in a side yard coop (his own private area) and he lived out his days there. I’m confused. Does this rooster have no feet? Or no toes? Can we have pictures?

Soon to be no toes. These were taken the night I got him.

 

[Purelychicks]

We had a rooster get frost bite and his WHOLE LEG fell off.. he still stayed outside and after about a month his right leg had become super strong so we kept in in a side yard coop (his own private area) and he lived out his days there. I’m confused. Does this rooster have no feet? Or no toes? Can we have pictures?

- side note - I probably should have put him out of his misery but I didn’t have the heart… he did still have up till his.. “knee cap?” Or whatever it’s called. Where ever you thing a chickens knee would be. I’m realizing now that having half a leg fall off sounds really bad. I think people on here think I’m a terrible owner because I’m constantly having problems

 

[Snuggie]

- side note - I probably should have put him out of his misery but I didn’t have the heart… he did still have up till his.. “knee cap?” Or whatever it’s called. Where ever you thing a chickens knee would be. I’m realizing now that having half a leg fall off sounds really bad. I think people on here think I’m a terrible owner because I’m constantly having problems

Oh boy. Lol. I’m not sure where the “knee cap” is.

 

[Purelychicks]

Soon to be no toes. These were taken the night I got him.

Yikes.. maybe you could make like a cardboard boot for him? Like a shoe!

 

[Purelychicks]

Oh boy. Lol. I’m not sure where the “knee cap” is.

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

 

[Snuggie]

Yikes.. maybe you could make like a cardboard boot for him? Like a shoe!

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