Infected toe??

[Girlandherflock]

So my roo broke his toe January 28th. Ive been wrapping it, splinting it, cleaning it and putting on Neosporin (no pain relief). It’s been in a wrap/dressing. This is what it looked like.. but now

There is a large growth on his toe where the break is. I’m not sure if it’s infected or just growing back weird. I’m a first time chicken owner and I’ve never dealt with this before. I don’t have a vet near me but I really wanna make sure my boy is ok. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[DemeterAD9]

Is it warm to the touch, warmer than his other foot? Any leakage of any sort? Hard or squishy? Is the toe below the wound still warm?

Honestly look like it’s just scar tissue to me. If everything checks out (in the above) I think it would be okay to leave it alone now, maybe put some blu kote on it and just keep him where it’s dry and clean for another week or so.

 

[Girlandherflock]

Is it warm to the touch, warmer than his other foot? Any leakage of any sort? Hard or squishy? Is the toe below the wound still warm?

Honestly look like it’s just scar tissue to me. If everything checks out (in the above) I think it would be okay to leave it alone now, maybe put some blu kote on it and just keep him where it’s dry and clean for another week or so.

Hi there, I just unwrapped his wound and it’s turned green. It seems the same temp as his other toes but i can’t really put him anywhere at the moment minus his coop/run. Although it’s pretty wet due to the storms :/

 

[DemeterAD9]

New photos? Green is of course not good and makes me think gangrene which is the tissue dying off and rotting away. Is he acting okay otherwise? Are you making sure the wrap isn’t too tight and cutting of circulation?

Chickens do have an interesting method of auto-amputation but I only ever hear of that when they get frostbite really bad. The affected tissue gets swollen, but eventually turns black/brown and dries out before falling off. The part of the healthy tissue where the dead tissue falls off will get inflamed looking and create almost a seam before separating. It’s happened to my roo and on his comb tips and even a couple of his toe tips. I’m so glad chickens are rather tough when it comes to injuries.

 

[Girlandherflock]

New photos? Green is of course not good and makes me think gangrene which is the tissue dying off and rotting away. Is he acting okay otherwise? Are you making sure the wrap isn’t too tight and cutting of circulation?

Chickens do have an interesting method of auto-amputation but I only ever hear of that when they get frostbite really bad. The affected tissue gets swollen, but eventually turns black/brown and dries out before falling off. The part of the healthy tissue where the dead tissue falls off will get inflamed looking and create almost a seam before separating. It’s happened to my roo and on his comb tips and even a couple of his toe tips. I’m so glad chickens are rather tough when it comes to injuries.

My husband said to amputate it when it first happened cause it was kinda just hanging there but I tried to save it he’s acting normal minus being a little grouchy but he’s going through puberty at the moment.

Do you know how to treat gangrene or have heard of any articles?

 

[NBchickentender]

I am just now seeing this one, I've read chickens develop corns ILO puss for infections, like bumblefoot. And when treating bumble foot the corn needs to be removed. Were you able to remove anything out of this growth?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

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My husband said to amputate it when it first happened cause it was kinda just hanging there but I tried to save it he’s acting normal minus being a little grouchy but he’s going through puberty at the moment.

Do you know how to treat gangrene or have heard of any articles?

Can you take him to a Vet so they can remove the toe?

In your initial thread a few weeks ago, the toe was clearly broken with some bone exposed.
It now looks to be infected, so you'll want to get that treated/taken care of and get him on some antibiotics to help fight infection.