Dislocated toe?

[KranK]

Hi. My hen started limping yesterday. She puts her left leg up trying not to put weigh on her and one toe in this leg looks like the bone is sticking out of the joint? You got the point, right? Idk if it's some kind of growth or her toe is dislocated. This leg is also twitching/vibrating. Should i try to relocate it or what? Yesterday she's been roosting all night without problems. +Idk if the other hen has scaly leg mites. Her legs photo is the last one.

 

[LaFleche]

Both have scaly leg mites and need treatment. You may use Ballistol Animal Spray for 10 consecutive days spraying every other day.

The toe issue looks as if it might be related to bumblefoot as the middle toe seems swollen as well. Let us see the footpads for further assessment.

 

[KranK]

Both have scaly leg mites and need treatment. You may use Ballistol Animal Spray for 10 consecutive days spraying every other day.

The toe issue looks as if it might be related to bumblefoot as the middle toe seems swollen as well. Let us see the footpads for further assessment.

Can i just put some vaseline on the sscales to suffocate the mites? Gonna try to make some photos of footpads but for me it doesn't look like bumblefoot.

 

[Eggcessive]

You can also soak her legs in warm soapy water and dry them. Then use a thick oil or ointment rubbed into and on her scales to kill mites once or twice a week. Castor, mineral, vegetableoil, veg. shortening, petroleum jelly, or sulfur-based Nustock Cream are good ones.

The toe may be broken, but can you show the footpad? A splint may be made out of a foam meat package, doubled cut to fit the foot and taped into place. But it may be fine to not splint. It probably will be painful for awhile, but the pain sometimes helps to limit their activity while healing for a few weeks. There is a foot splint photo on page 23 of this splinting link:
https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Duerr_Splinting_Manual_2010.pdf

 

[KranK]

You can also soak her legs in warm soapy water and dry them. Then use a thick oil or ointment rubbed into and on her scales to kill mites once or twice a week. Castor, mineral, vegetableoil, veg. shortening, petroleum jelly, or sulfur-based Nustock Cream are good ones.

The toe may be broken, but can you show the footpad? A splint may be made out of a foam meat package, doubled cut to fit the foot and taped into place. But it may be fine to not splint. It probably will be painful for awhile, but the pain sometimes helps to limit their activity while healing for a few weeks. There is a foot splint photo on page 23 of this splinting link:
https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Duerr_Splinting_Manual_2010.pdf

What if i put a splint on her leg but her toe is only dislocated/not broken? How often should i remove it and put it on again? Gotta attach photos of footpad later, but i didn't saw any symptoms of bumblefoot when i was checking it yesterday.

 

[KranK]

The first two photos are "bad leg" and the third one is the healthy one.

 

[KranK]

Should i try to relocate this toe?

 

[Eggcessive]

I am not sure what to advise. Chickens can have crooked toes. The bottom of the foot looks more normal. Did you read and look at the splinting manual at the foot splint made out of foam pads?

 

[KranK]

I am not sure what to advise. Chickens can have crooked toes. The bottom of the foot looks more normal. Did you read and look at the splinting manual at the foot splint made out of foam pads?

Yeah. Gotta see if this "sticking out" something moves like a dislocated bone. Guess if I had relocated this toe i'd need to splint it. I'm pretty confused because while trying to relocate it's 50/50 i'll hurt her cuz toe isn't really dislocated or when it is dislocated it can regrow croocked and she'll limp till her end.

 

[KranK]

Well she walks a bit better today but when she runs she's still limping. Just like the other one with scaly leg mites. As i checked, this toe thing moves like other toes, but didn't tried to relocate it. I'm gonna buy some vaseline and try to treat them for scaly leg mites. She's isolated in cage so her activity is limited but i let her out for some minutes when i'm there. Should i splint her foot anyway or try to relocate the toe?