Broken toe on pullet- to splint or not to splint?

[suzannaski]

1) She's a amercanus, about 8-10 wks old.
2) Her toe is broke at the knuckle, I think. if it were a hand, it would be the little finger, broken at the knuckle at the palm. The base of her foot (the palm) is swollen and very warm. The toe doesn't spread out, it remains close to the middle toe. I think she can spread it under duress, but it seems very painful . She doesn't like to walk on it, she holds it up. But she can curl her toes.
3) There is a scrape/cut.
4) She either got it caught in the fence, or one of the horses stepped on her foot.
5) She has a normal appetite
6) She has normal poop.
7) I cleaned it with peroxide and then sprayed fura-zone (the yellow stuff for horse cuts) on it. The guy I bought her from said not to splint it, just keep an eye on her. But he may prefer that I would need to buy another chicken from him, so I need a second opinion.
8 ) My friend offered to help me with splintingif she needs it.
9) She won't stand still, and when I pick her up, she curls her toes, so I haven't been able to get a pic. Video might work?
10) They are free range, but cooped at night. They sleep in the hay during the day, and on top of their nesting boxes at night. (Go figure. )
The other chicken (I only have two) is being very motherly toward the injured chicken. Yes, I named them. Babs has the broken toe, Fifi is motherly.
Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[spotsplus]

I had a Coturnix get used as chew toy by a dog but luckily he made it with the exception of a broken toe like you mentioned. I splinted it for 1 week and he slowly got better and now you'd never know anything happened.

 

[suzannaski]

Hi neighbor! Thanks for the reply
When you made the splint, did you keep her foot so it couldn't bend the toe, as if it were in a cast? I mean at the ankle. Or did you just tape her toes to a flat piece of board.
Also, how often did you change the bandage? I was just reading about staph infections & bumble foot, which has creeped me out. I'd definitely like to avoid that.
ps- mini-apps sound adorable. I have two minis myself (and two big guys). Who needs TV with all the entertainment of watching a yearling mini?

 

[suzannaski]

Update: I don't think the toe is broken, she's able to curl it.
There is a definite cut on the top of the toe, and a smaller scrape on the middle toe. She still won't walk on it except when chased, so I'm hoping that she's just really sore and it will heal up.
I'm cleaning the cut every day and putting bacitracin on it. Seems to be infection free. Just to be sure to keep it that way, I totally scrubbed out the cage & nesting box.

 

[dlhunicorn]

you need to keep her off the ground till healed ... this is how a bird can get staph/bumblefoot infection.