Hen’s Feet are bleeding

[Oki&Nawa]

Since we’ve been having complaints about our hens from a very hated neighbor, we had to give them away to my grandpa. Unfortunately, they passed away from disease which results to me having one hen.It breaks my heart my babies are gone. The one hen is my gamefowl Milo. She has laid her first egg yesterday and has now laid another today.
Neighbors told me the second time she laid an egg, she was squawking and jumping on the concrete slabs. She has scraped her toes very badly and the skin on the bottom is gone. There is lots of blood and she is unable to walk. I’m very scared because she may get an infection.

 

[Smuvers Farm]

Is she only on concrete? Is there some softer ground she can be on? Try treating with some antibiotic cream. You could wrap the feet as long as you placed them on an open surface, like a piece of flat cardboard, so she could still walk around while the cream is on it.

 

[Hen Pen Jem]

Greetings Oki&Nawa,

Smuvers Farm is right. Concrete is not a good surface for a chicken to be on 24/7. Chickens do have thicker skin on the bottoms of their feet, but it is not impervious to cuts, punctures or other damage. You are right to worry about infection.

• Wash her feet with some mild soap and warm water.
• Dry them thoroughly, then, apply some antibiotic ointment, like Neosporin, to the wound (do not use any antibiotic ointment that has pain reliever in it).
• Next, cover the wound with a band-aid or a small piece of gauze.
• Lastly, wrap the foot with some self sticking vet wrap or self stick wrap for people. You will need to clean her foot and change the wrap, about every couple of days. When changing the wrap, examine the wound. You can decide if the bandage needs to be changed more often.

Here is a video to give you an idea of how to wrap the feet.

You can buy these supplies at any pharmacy or Wal-Mart.

I can tell you will take good care of Milo, and I'm sure she will do fine. I am so sorry that you other hens died. Having chickens is like having toddlers, they get sick and injured, they also have environmental needs that are different from other animals. So take time to learn more about Milo's needs. BYC, is the perfect place for you to get help and learn about chickens. The members here are very caring.

These are my thoughts on caring for foot injuries. You will get other advice from other members; please consider them too.

God Bless and welcome to BYC!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Greetings Oki&Nawa,

Smuvers Farm is right. Concrete is not a good surface for a chicken to be on 24/7. Chickens do have thicker skin on the bottoms of their feet, but it is not impervious to cuts, punctures or other damage. You are right to worry about infection.

• Wash her feet with some mild soap and warm water.
• Dry them thoroughly, then, apply some antibiotic ointment, like Neosporin, to the wound (do not use any antibiotic ointment that has pain reliever in it).
• Next, cover the wound with a band-aid or a small piece of gauze.
• Lastly, wrap the foot with some self sticking vet wrap or self stick wrap for people. You will need to clean her foot and change the wrap, about every couple of days. When changing the wrap, examine the wound. You can decide if the bandage needs to be changed more often.

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Here is a video to give you an idea of how to wrap the feet.

You can buy these supplies at any pharmacy or Wal-Mart.

I can tell you will take good care of Milo, and I'm sure she will do fine. I am so sorry that you other hens died. Having chickens is like having toddlers, they get sick and injured, they also have environmental needs that are different from other animals. So take time to learn more about Milo's needs. BYC, is the perfect place for you to get help and learn about chickens. The members here are very caring.

These are my thoughts on caring for foot injuries. You will get other advice from other members; please consider them too.

God Bless and welcome to BYC!

 

[Oki&Nawa]

Is she only on concrete? Is there some softer ground she can be on? Try treating with some antibiotic cream. You could wrap the feet as long as you placed them on an open surface, like a piece of flat cardboard, so she could still walk around while the cream is on it.

She usually runs around on grass, but there’s also a concrete part in our garden where they like to cool off. Thank you for the advice!

 

[Oki&Nawa]

Greetings Oki&Nawa,

Smuvers Farm is right. Concrete is not a good surface for a chicken to be on 24/7. Chickens do have thicker skin on the bottoms of their feet, but it is not impervious to cuts, punctures or other damage. You are right to worry about infection.

• Wash her feet with some mild soap and warm water.
• Dry them thoroughly, then, apply some antibiotic ointment, like Neosporin, to the wound (do not use any antibiotic ointment that has pain reliever in it).
• Next, cover the wound with a band-aid or a small piece of gauze.
• Lastly, wrap the foot with some self sticking vet wrap or self stick wrap for people. You will need to clean her foot and change the wrap, about every couple of days. When changing the wrap, examine the wound. You can decide if the bandage needs to be changed more often.

View attachment 1232482 View attachment 1232483

Here is a video to give you an idea of how to wrap the feet.

You can buy these supplies at any pharmacy or Wal-Mart.

I can tell you will take good care of Milo, and I'm sure she will do fine. I am so sorry that you other hens died. Having chickens is like having toddlers, they get sick and injured, they also have environmental needs that are different from other animals. So take time to learn more about Milo's needs. BYC, is the perfect place for you to get help and learn about chickens. The members here are very caring.

These are my thoughts on caring for foot injuries. You will get other advice from other members; please consider them too.

God Bless and welcome to BYC!

Thank you for showing me this! I am pleased with the results of her feet healing. I put her in a chicken cook so she doesn’t scrape her little feet again