Chickens Toes Turning Black. HELP!!!

[Rugbygainz]

R u there Rugbygainz

hey if im not active on here send an email to [email protected] I check this a few times a day. But the people of byc are very resourceful so if im not available turn to them for help.

 

[Rugbygainz]

I will go offline soon and as you seem distressed I will put this here incase, read through this just in case it is bumblefoot
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-bumblefoot-prevention-and-treatment.1215290/

 

[lovechickens23]

I will go offline soon and as you seem distressed I will put this here incase, read through this just in case it is bumblefoot
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-bumblefoot-prevention-and-treatment.1215290/

Iam not I was being nice

 

[micstrachan]

Hi @lovechickens23. I am sorry yiur birds are having trouble. By saying you seemed distressed, I think @Rugbygainz just meant you seemed worried. I would like to try to help you, but I haven’t had this problem before. People ask questions to try to understand the situation better to help you. From what I understand, black toes are either dead or dieing. Fostbite is one way this can happen, but another way is if the circulation (blood supply) it cut off because something is strangling tbe toe... something like a string or hair wound tight around the toes. You might have to look closely to see if this is a possibility in your case. If you are able to take a picture of the feet and post it, that would help us see whst’s going on. Can you do that so we can try to help? Also, there are many people here with experience on treating sour crop, but they might want to ask questions to help them decide the bestvadvice to give. Kind of like when you go to the doctor and they usually askva bunch of questions and examine you before deciding what to do to help you. I hope you will help us help you. Good luck, and I hope to hear back from you soon.

 

[lovechickens23]

Thank u very much no its not from frost bite cuz it was fine he lost one toe I had to take it off it was dead did feel it. Now his other toe dieing just cuz I help take off his dead scales cuz his toes turn grey first some r now. They were tight like u said the dead scaels but made it worse like she said heat can cause it. And he lost two nails completely off befor this happen and were fine . It happen after takeing dead scaels skin off cause tight on. Why did it made them black? Two toes and one othet nail black and off but black. I was carefull. Keep it clean put Neosporin on it mom thinks should put him down cuz she thinks he in allot of pain and my other who has gout for 8 months now. When u put somthing tight on your arm then turns blue black she said thats how he feels black toes one. I think he has sour crop cuz his crop all ways small and squshy not hard like my other rooster is normal is it normal to have herd crop cuz I read can mean consapated. But he not my other one. What is normal crop feel??? His color is comming back on his waddle black toe one name. Chip is six I think big boy. Nice too. I dont want to put him down or other rooster down or suffer. Have no chicken vet any where

 

[lovechickens23]

Its late will try take pics he is on his perch I put in its a curten rod thin one. So he covers them he on it 24 seven. In my huge ferret cage. There on top ferrets on buttom they cant get to them cuz close ramp latter will try tommarow got one arm in cast not hard cast and numb cuz I fell. So I for to leave tords my stomtch its fix just had surgery on it today wenday day surgery

 

[micstrachan]

Thank you for the information on the scales. The scales might be a big clue to what is going on. There is a condition called scaly leg mites some chickens get. There are really tiny mites, so small you can’t see them, that work their way under the scales on chickens legs and feet. This is irritating to the chicken’s skin, and crusty stuff can form under the scales, causing them to lift. Are you removing scales because they are lifting up insteadof laying down nice and flat on the chicken’s feet? If the scales are lifting up and maybe even looking a bit crusty, your chickens might have scaly leg mites. You can soak the feet in warm water with epsom salts, or if you don’t have epsom salts, a tiny bit of dish soap. Then gently scrub with a soft brush like an old tooth brush. Gently pay t lhe feet dry and then put vaseline or some cooking oil all over the whole scale area. Since your chickens have toes that are already turning black, you might want to skip the scrubbing part. I don’t know for sure that this is the problem, but you might want to try it. Good luck, and let us know how it goes. You would need to repeat the treatment again in a couple days. I’m not sure exactly how many treatments would be needed.

 

[lovechickens23]

Thanks for help I think but I figured it out on my own how to help him and its working his color is comming back but he not crowing yet but he will he is looking better thank u