Help please! Injured guinea hen feet

[BlindLemonChicken]

Hi. A friend of mine was away from home for a while so she had someone keep her guineas for her. When she got them back the hen’s feet looked like this (pics below). She isn’t sure how it happened but if any one has some insight it would be greatly appreciated

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

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[007Sean]

Hi. A friend of mine was away from home for a while so she had someone keep her guineas for her. When she got them back the hen’s feet looked like this (pics below). She isn’t sure how it happened but if any one has some insight it would be greatly appreciated View attachment 4129171

@ThePoultryDoc here's your first patient! I think it might be 'bumblefoot' but not sure, could be another infection I'm not familiar with, especially in guineas.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

@ThePoultryDoc here's your first patient! I think it might be 'bumblefoot' but not sure, could be another infection I'm not familiar with, especially in guineas.

My friend does not think it’s bumblefoot if that helps. Her hypothesis is that the bird was kept caged in an attempt to breed it and that it scratched at the cage.

 

[ThePoultryDoc]

Based on what I can see, this doesn’t appear to be bumblefoot. From the photo, it looks more like an injury - possibly involving the toenail, though the angle makes it a bit difficult to assess fully.

If you’re able to catch her, a close-up photo of the tip of the toe would help clarify. Assuming this is a nail or toe injury, I recommend basic wound care: gently clean the area with a chlorhexidine or povidone-iodine solution. With supportive care, birds typically heal well from these types of minor injuries.

Let me know if you can provide a closer image or if you notice any swelling, discharge, or worsening that might need more attention.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Based on what I can see, this doesn’t appear to be bumblefoot. From the photo, it looks more like an injury - possibly involving the toenail, though the angle makes it a bit difficult to assess fully.

If you’re able to catch her, a close-up photo of the tip of the toe would help clarify. Assuming this is a nail or toe injury, I recommend basic wound care: gently clean the area with a chlorhexidine or povidone-iodine solution. With supportive care, birds typically heal well from these types of minor injuries.

Let me know if you can provide a closer image or if you notice any swelling, discharge, or worsening that might need more attention.

Thank you!

 

[Eggcessive]

I realize this post is a month old, but the toes have the appearance of having frostbite on the tips where the bulbous white tissue is, and the nails can fall off eventually. If that was nit the case, then there may have been some sort of trauma to the toe tips. Here in this link is a picture of toes that have been frostbitten:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/frostbit-in-backyard-chickens-causes/

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I realize this post is a month old, but the toes have the appearance of having frostbite on the tips where the bulbous white tissue is, and the nails can fall off eventually. If that was nit the case, then there may have been some sort of trauma to the toe tips. Here in this link is a picture of toes that have been frostbitten:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/frostbit-in-backyard-chickens-causes/

It’s possible that happened because this bird is in Montana. Perhaps the people keeping it didn’t notice the frost bite and let it go too long and of course wouldn’t have informed the owner.

 

[R2elk]

I realize this post is a month old, but the toes have the appearance of having frostbite on the tips where the bulbous white tissue is, and the nails can fall off eventually. If that was nit the case, then there may have been some sort of trauma to the toe tips. Here in this link is a picture of toes that have been frostbitten:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/frostbit-in-backyard-chickens-causes/

Guineas with proper roosts almost never get frostbite on their feet.