Foot injury and has stopped eating

[Chickiedoodle99]

I have a 2 month old Easter Egger bantam that has foot injury and has stopped eating. On Monday, I noticed she was hopping and falling. I believe she got hurt when I was transferring the chickens in a tote from one location to another. I separated her and saw that her foot was swollen. No lesion or sign of infection. I disinfected the foot and soaked in epsom salt bath for 5 mins. She ate a little that day. As time has gone on, the swelling has increased slightly and she is not willing to eat. She doesn’t try to move at all except to roll off of that leg onto her side after I set her down. She has become lethargic. I’ve tried wrapping the foot for compression and also made a shoe to see if it would make her interested in trying to move. I’ve tried alternating hot/cold foot baths. I also made a liquid food with added mealworms and molasses. Tried a little aspirin. I’ve put liquid vitamin in her water and she has been willing to take that via dropper. Any suggestions? Should I force feed? She has definitely lost weight. Seems like she won’t survive much longer the way she’s acting. Or maybe she’s just in a lot of pain.
Don’t have a pic because her foot is currently wrapped and there’s nothing to see. Just general swelling in center and a little in toes.

 

[Birdie mom]

It sounds like you are doing the foot baths right, I think that warm water would be better than cold water though. Make sure she is getting food and water. Force feeding may be necessary. I heard that scrambled eggs are good to feed chickens that won't eat anything else, maybe you could try that? Beside those things idk. Good luck !

 

[Chickiedoodle99]

Okay, I’ll try the egg. Thanks!

 

[Eggcessive]

The foot and leg should not be compressed. I would remove the bandage and take pictures. Then place her in a dog crate on a clean towel for bedding. Cleaning the wound twice a day with disinfectant or soap and water, and applying antibiotic ointment would be good. Leave open to air. I use a small bowl or scoop and mix a watery chick feed with chopped egg or tuna to tempt a chicken to eat. Make sure that she is taking water or add mire water to the food.

 

[Chickiedoodle99]

The foot and leg should not be compressed. I would remove the bandage and take pictures. Then place her in a dog crate on a clean towel for bedding. Cleaning the wound twice a day with disinfectant or soap and water, and applying antibiotic ointment would be good. Leave open to air. I use a small bowl or scoop and mix a watery chick feed with chopped egg or tuna to tempt a chicken to eat. Make sure that she is taking water or add mire water to the food.

 

[Chickiedoodle99]

(The red is merthiolate)

 

[Chickiedoodle99]

(The red is merthiolate)

And she won’t even swallow when I put food in her mouth. I think she’s done.

 

[Chickiedoodle99]

And she won’t even swallow when I put food in her mouth. I think she’s done.

I’m still open to suggestions

 

[Chickiedoodle99]

Never mind, she’s gone.

 

[Eggcessive]

Oh no, I am so sorry to hear that she has died. I have no idea why a sprain or broken foot might have killed her, unless she was somehow injured internally, or was very dehydrated from her foo being sore to walk on. In TX, you can get a necropsy by your state poultry vet to look for a cause of death if you keep her body cold in a cooler with ice packs. There are 3 labs in TX, and you will find the contact numbers here:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/PoultryLabs.cfm