Help with chick foot please !

[BeOK]

6 week old Millie Fluer D’uccle has this redness on one foot. Do you think it’s injury from another chicken ? Ingrown foot feather ? Or is it something else ?
Is there’d anything I can do to help it ?

 

[azygous]

First give it a nice soak in warm soapy water to clean off the blood and any dirt. That will let you see the wound clearly to assess it. It may not even be a wound, but blood from a comb injury or a broken toe nail.

Wash it and take another close-up photo of the wound if you can see it, and we'll assess it and come up with a treatment plan.

 

[BeOK]

First give it a nice soak in warm soapy water to clean off the blood and any dirt. That will let you see the wound clearly to assess it. It may not even be a wound, but blood from a comb injury or a broken toe nail.

Wash it and take another close-up photo of the wound if you can see it, and we'll assess it and come up with a treatment plan.

This is photo right after I cleaned it with warm water. It hasnt been bleeding, but is red. I don’t see a puncture wound or anything like that. That’s why I was curious if it might be an ingrown feather or something of that sort.

 

[Katie386]

What about the bottom of his foot? Any marks?

 

[azygous]

Yes, a broken feather shaft can cause such bleeding. It's odd to have that much staining and not wash away with soap and water. I would spray the foot with an antiseptic such as Vetericyn wound spray for animals.

If the chick is walking on the foot normally and not favoring the foot or pecking at it or holding it up against its belly, then it doesn't hurt and isn't serious.

 

[LaFleche]

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6 week old Millie Fluer D’uccle has this redness on one foot. Do you think it’s injury from another chicken ? Ingrown foot feather ? Or is it something else ?
Is there’d anything I can do to help it ?

This looks like an infection caused by the pinfeathers poking through the skin. Happens quite often with heavily foot-feathered breeds.
The long pinfeathers will poke into the skin with every step the poor bird takes thus causing irritation and infection the longer this goes on.

 

[BeOK]

Yes, a broken feather shaft can cause such bleeding. It's odd to have that much staining and not wash away with soap and water. I would spray the foot with an antiseptic such as Vetericyn wound spray for animals.

If the chick is walking on the foot normally and not favoring the foot or pecking at it or holding it up against its belly, then it doesn't hurt and isn't serious.

Nothing on the bottom of the foot. It isn’t staining. It doesn’t appear to have bled at all. It is just red and irritated looking.

 

[Isaac 0]

I'm not very experienced with feet feathered chickens, but pin feathers are very sensitive to any disturbance, and basing off the condition of the feathers around her foot, it looks to be ratty-looking, so it's possible they're being rubbed frequently when she walks thus creating irritation and redness where the shaft connects to the skin. I agree with Azygous it may be a good idea to put an antiseptic on it, or maybe an antibacterial ointment. Soaking the foot in Epsom salt water may help reduce some of the irritation going on.

 

[BeOK]

This looks like an infection caused by the pinfeathers poking through the skin. Happens quite often with heavily foot-feathered breeds.
The long pinfeathers will poke into the skin with every step the poor bird takes thus causing irritation and infection the longer this goes on.

Is there any way to help this ?

 

[azygous]

Help the wounded foot or help prevent ongoing injuries?

The first has already been addressed. The second would be wise to search the space for hazards caused by sharp objects or rough surfaces.