Broken, Bumblefoot, leg mites????

[Kullbergs]

I honestly think she broke her foot or sprained it. I made a post yesterday but couldn’t find it. So I covered her feet with Vaseline today. She was up in the second tier in the coop today, and standing on her foot. Although she can stand on it she limps. I’m not sure what to do because I can’t figure out what’s wrong. It looks like the bottom of her foot is black and it’s between the toes. The other foot is not. I gave her some polyvite tonight. She’s inside and not in the coop. Also gave her a 1/8 of baby aspirin. So here are some new pictures.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Now I am no expert at all.

It does not look like leg mites to me though. Her scales look good.

It looks like an injury to the bottom of the foot. Can you give her an Epsom salt soak and get the bottom of the foot really clean?
The pics are blurry when I expand them. It makes it hard to tell if it is a cut or bumble foot.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-bumblefoot-prevention-and-treatment.1215290/

I will tag a couple people to help too.
@aart, @casportpony, @Wyorp Rock, @azygous

I know someone will be able to give advice here.
It looks like she has an injury or bumble. I found that how she is sitting in the box looks concerning.

 

[azygous]

I agree with @21hens-incharge. It appears to be bumblefoot, which is a comical sounding term for a potentially serious staph infection.

You need to give her a nice long soak in water with Epsom salt as hot as it can be without burning your hand.

Then take a good well focused closeup pic of her foot with the black scabs and when you post it, select "full-size image" at the top. That allows us to really zoom in and see it really close.

Meanwhile, read through the link provided by @21hens-incharge so you will be familiar with bumblefoot. The treatment can be arduous and time consuming.

 

[jakeopatty]

So, I'm a future Poultry Veterinarian and I'm raising all sorts of poultry! Problem is, we live in the country so we have 3 coops we use, so we don't really separate anyone since it's cold season. Tuesday morning I stayed home because I just got over stomach flu, and I do my usual thing and go out to let my chickens out. I look and stare at them and I hear one of my favorites, Grayson, a gray Easter Egger, hollering with a young immature rooster mounting her! Frustrated I threw the food scooper at him but hit her instead! Please don't think I'm cruel, it's just they hurt the hens and shouldn't mate! I have her with my other hen whose leg is also deformed from genetics, and they're doing fine. Will Grayson, the hen I "hit" by accident, recover if she does have a broken leg? If not broken then what should I expect or do? Any responses will be taken!!
~Jacob

 

[Wyorp Rock]

So, I'm a future Poultry Veterinarian and I'm raising all sorts of poultry! Problem is, we live in the country so we have 3 coops we use, so we don't really separate anyone since it's cold season. Tuesday morning I stayed home because I just got over stomach flu, and I do my usual thing and go out to let my chickens out. I look and stare at them and I hear one of my favorites, Grayson, a gray Easter Egger, hollering with a young immature rooster mounting her! Frustrated I threw the food scooper at him but hit her instead! Please don't think I'm cruel, it's just they hurt the hens and shouldn't mate! I have her with my other hen whose leg is also deformed from genetics, and they're doing fine. Will Grayson, the hen I "hit" by accident, recover if she does have a broken leg? If not broken then what should I expect or do? Any responses will be taken!!
~Jacob

More information would be helpful
Does she appear to have a broken leg, limping, hobbling, etc.?
If you feel that the leg is broken, it's always best to seek vet care.

Unless you definitely know the leg is broken, I would not attempt to splint or wrap the leg. Best to separate her if she is acting injured and monitor her symptoms. A wire dog crate works well for separation. If at all possible set the cage up in the coop so she can be with the flock. See that she has her own food/water.


As for the cockerel - they are going to mate, just the facts here - he is hormone driven. Throwing things at him is not going to discourage mating and may actually encourage human aggressive behavior as he matures. If you feel that he is too aggressive with the girls, then either separate him until he is more mature, re-home him or have a nice dinner.

 

[jakeopatty]

More information would be helpful
Does she appear to have a broken leg, limping, hobbling, etc.?
If you feel that the leg is broken, it's always best to seek vet care.

Unless you definitely know the leg is broken, I would not attempt to splint or wrap the leg. Best to separate her if she is acting injured and monitor her symptoms. A wire dog crate works well for separation. If at all possible set the cage up in the coop so she can be with the flock. See that she has her own food/water.


As for the cockerel - they are going to mate, just the facts here - he is hormone driven. Throwing things at him is not going to discourage mating and may actually encourage human aggressive behavior as he matures. If you feel that he is too aggressive with the girls, then either separate him until he is more mature, re-home him or have a nice dinner.

She isn't walking but she puts slight pressure on it. Last time I had a hen hurt she healed within 24 hours I think. But it doesn't look broken but how would I even know if it would be broken!? And for the cockerel he and his brother are going to a farm with lots of other girls

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She isn't walking but she puts slight pressure on it. Last time I had a hen hurt she healed within 24 hours I think. But it doesn't look broken but how would I even know if it would be broken!? And for the cockerel he and his brother are going to a farm with lots of other girls

It's hard to know if they have anything broken or fractured without an xray.

Any swelling of the leg or joints?

I would keep her caged where she can still see the others and monitor her. Give her a few days to see if there is any improvement.

Cockerels can be a handful and hard on the girls. Even if you are re-homing them, it's a good idea to separate them so you and the girls are not so stressed.

 

[jakeopatty]

It's hard to know if they have anything broken or fractured without an xray.

Any swelling of the leg or joints?

I would keep her caged where she can still see the others and monitor her. Give her a few days to see if there is any improvement.

Cockerels can be a handful and hard on the girls. Even if you are re-homing them, it's a good idea to separate them so you and the girls are not so stressed.

There isn't swelling as far as I can see. She seems to be doing fine with Faith who is our Handicapped inside pet chicken. I just hope she doesn't have any problem by the end of January. But maybe you could help with frostbite? Another one of my hens got frostbitten wattles and I put warm rag on them and put green goo on them. What else should I do because I havent had this bad of frostbite ever!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

There isn't swelling as far as I can see. She seems to be doing fine with Faith who is our Handicapped inside pet chicken. I just hope she doesn't have any problem by the end of January. But maybe you could help with frostbite? Another one of my hens got frostbitten wattles and I put warm rag on them and put green goo on them. What else should I do because I havent had this bad of frostbite ever!

It's good that the leg is not swollen, she may have sprained. Give her some resting time with Faith and see how it goes.

Frostbitten wattles in hens is usually from drinking water. Frostbite can be very painful, so be careful when handling and administering care. I don't see any harm in the green goo. Depending on the severity of the frostbite, part of the wattle may turn black, die and eventually fall off.

 

[jakeopatty]

It's good that the leg is not swollen, she may have sprained. Give her some resting time with Faith and see how it goes.

Frostbitten wattles in hens is usually from drinking water. Frostbite can be very painful, so be careful when handling and administering care. I don't see any harm in the green goo. Depending on the severity of the frostbite, part of the wattle may turn black, die and eventually fall off.

The frostbitten hen is okay! Jessabelle's swelling went down so now we have the crippled sprained legged chicken Grayson! She's walking more on it which is good but for being 1 year old going on 2 in April, is the healing slow due to age?