Help… Rooster has a very swollen toe

[Smileybans]

He was hatched in November of last year. Noticed him limping today. Bedding in run is wood chips/ mulch. Husband says it looks like ripped his toenail out. Have soaked him in Epsom salts for 10 minutes. Bumblefoot? Infected?

 

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@Overo Mare @azygous
I took come pictures after his bath. Of both of his feet. I’m going to take more tomorrow when I have a helper. This is my first foot issue with a grown chicken so I’m not sure how to approach this. The pictures on google of bumble foot don’t really look like this.

 

[Smileybans]

Could this black spot be bumblefoot? The black on his other toes is dirt that didn’t come off in his bath.

 

[Aapomp831]

What are the conditions of the flooring that they walk on? Sometimes unkempt conditions (NOT accusing you of anything - just inquiring) can cause bumblefoot infection if there is a slight cut to the foot. It does look like bumblefoot infection, and another thing I noticed - is he missing a toenail on the swollen toe? I would get him separated immediately into a crate with clean bedding - I believe the first step to helping is to soak the feet in warm a epsom salt bath… after that not sure. I’m sure @Eggcessive or @azygous or @Overo Mare or @Wyorp Rock will be along shortly to help.

 

[Eggcessive]

Was there any frostbite back in winter that might have caused the swelling and the black tip of the toe? When tips of toes are frostbitten, they usually lose the toenail and it may appear to be black.

 

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@Aapomp831 The bedding is pine chips in the coop. I stir them every morning and add new on mondays. The run bedding is mulch and sand. Under the mulch is some crushed stone.
His toenail on that toe has always been little. It didn’t grow with his feet. It does look like the nail broke though.
@Eggcessive There hasn’t been any frostbite or cold snaps since April. It has been cooler here but only dropping into the 50s at night.
I have soaked his feet twice. Once this morning and once yesterday. Should I separate him but keep him within the flock? Would seeing the flock but not be able to be with them be more stressful or less?

 

[azygous]

He should remain with the flock. He shouldn't have any problems. Frostbite is likely what did this to his toe. If his toe froze in March, it would look like this after this interval. The tissue swells as a chicken's body is rejecting the damaged and dead tissue. The black part is in the process of auto-amputating. He will be fine. Continued soaks can't hurt and might minimize the amount of tissue he ends up losing.

 

[Smileybans]

He should remain with the flock. He shouldn't have any problems. Frostbite is likely what did this to his toe. If his toe froze in March, it would look like this after this interval. The tissue swells as a chicken's body is rejecting the damaged and dead tissue. The black part is in the process of auto-amputating. He will be fine. Continued soaks can't hurt and might minimize the amount of tissue he ends up losing.

Frost bite can take this long to swell up? Or maybe it’s been swollen but not enough to bother him until now? What should I look out for besides the swelling? Will the swelling go up his leg as well? I’m still worried it might be bumblefoot. I’m not one for just sitting by and letting things happen. I worry too much probably.

 

[Smileybans]

The black spot fell off after soaking him. But there’s nothing underneath. His foot is swelling up more. It’s moved to his ankle area now. He doesn’t walk on it at all.

 

[dawg53]

It would be best to get your rooster started on Amoxicillin. Give one 500mg capsule orally once a day for no more than 7 days. Hopefully it will heal your rooster. Here's where you can buy it:
https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail...mart PLA (IBSP0001)&utm_term=4584894773845920