Dead foot following infection

[shelbyjune]

My 2 year old buff Orpington seems to have a dead foot. 2 weeks ago she had a sore on her leg that seemed infected. I drained the pus, poured hydrogen peroxide, put neosporin on it, then wrapped it. I attached a picture of what I found today. She’s eating, drinking, and pooping regularly. I’ve had her in a separate cage since the initial infection. My other 2 chickens haven’t had any issues. Other than her foot and ability to only use 1 leg, she seems healthy. I’m wondering now what her quality of life is.

 

[aart]

Got any pics of the initial infection before treating?
Any pics of bandaging?
Has it been wrapped for 2 weeks, or have you done daily bandage changes?

Oh, and...Welcome to BYC @shelbyjune sorry you are having troubles.

 

[shelbyjune]

Thank you. I don’t have pics of the initial infection. I was super panicked during it. It was wrapped and I got very sick and couldn’t change it. Then the wrapping fell off last night and I noticed her foot.

 

[aart]

Might want to give it a wash in some epsom salt water.
Get a good look at it.
Can she use it at all?
Does the foot and toes move at all?

 

[Diana_burns04]

Can chickens move with one foot!! It look dead! The foot I mean

 

[Diana_burns04]

I hope she's ok!

 

[Eggcessive]

Where are you located? It looks a lot like frostbite, but since it was wrapped, the bandage may have moved to become like a tourniquet and cut off circulation. That can happen with vet wrap sometimes. If the temperatures have been down below freezing, and the bandage got wet, frostbite could have occurred. I agree with aart to give her feet an Epsom salts soak in warm water to see if ichanges color or if you see some movement.