HELP! CHICKEN FOOT FELL OFF!!

[WVduckchick]

There was a good thread a while back about a d’uccle rooster that had lost both feet. The owner tried many different pads and wraps on him. Let me see if I can find a link...

 

[WVduckchick]

Check this out... might have some ideas for you.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/need-advice-on-a-rooster-with-no-legs.1299773/

 

[Brokenchickenleg]

Welcome to BYC. Are you having winter weather where you live with freezing temperatures in the past few months? Did the legs and feet suffer frostbite? Tylenol (acetaminophen) is toxic to chickens. Aspirin may be used in the water in some cases when bleeding is not a problem, and dosage is 325 mg per 8 ounces or 240 ml of water. The chick sounds like it may be suffering, and I would put it down so that it does not suffer.

I live in Minnesota but we barely got this chick in May from one our neighbors so he doesn’t have frostbite. Thank you for letting me know about the medication.

 

[Fishkeeper]

If parts of an animal are falling off after an injury, that animal has a severe infection. Your chick is likely in a lot of pain, and no medication you can give it is going to fix that. Nor is there any real way to get such a severe infection out. It's likely going to die, and will die very slowly and painfully. You need to euthanize it.

 

[Brokenchickenleg]

Here is another picture of my chicks foot. As you can see the bleeding has stopped and he has be eating and drinking. He can still walk around with my other hen. Thank you for letting me know not to give him any more Tylenol. He is still continuing to be normal so we will wait but if he gets bad we will most likely put him down. We will be looking into making or buying a stump for him if he gets better. Thanks to everyone who replied.

 

[AmyJane725]

Definitely keep antibiotic ointment on the stump and keep it wrapped at all times.

Once it has healed I know there are people out there who are 3D printing chicken foot prosthetics. Maybe you could get him one.

 

[Brokenchickenleg]

Definitely keep antibiotic ointment on the stump and keep it wrapped at all times.

Once it has healed I know there are people out there who are 3D printing chicken foot prosthetics. Maybe you could get him one.

Will definitely look into! Thank you.

 

[AmyJane725]

Will definitely look into! Thank you.

You're welcome. Good luck.

 

[Fishkeeper]

You really need to figure out why parts of his body are falling off. How did they seem after he might have been injured?

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

Soooo how did it end????
Did that chicks survive????
Did he get a peg leg????