chickenyoga
In the Brooder
- Jun 29, 2018
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Hello!
One of our Mille Fleur d’Duccle bantam chicks has always had a bit of a deformed wing (the bottom half of the flight feathers on her left wing are rotated a bit)- earning her the name of Faceplant when we picked her up from a farm
She is 10 weeks old and got around quite well until about a week ago. She started to hold it up and avoid putting much weight on her left foot. At first, it looked like a couple broken blood feathers that were no longer bleeding but definitely broken/sore. She also did not have a nail on one of her toes- which I don’t think she has ever had honestly (I know, I will always count nails now! Hard on the feather foot ones). She has not gotten better or worse but is obviously in pain as she hobbles around and lays down to rest. I started soaking in epsom salt and putting arnica cream on but not sure what else to do! It does not look like bumble foot or have any heat. I think it is near the center of the foot or proximal part of the toe as she will set the most distal parts of her toe and nail on the ground briefly. She does not want to grasp with that foot either. Would love to see if anyone has ideas! I love this chick a whole lot and hate seeing her hobble around more than she already has to- I fear she will have random soundness issues due to her wing deformity.
Here are some videos:
One of our Mille Fleur d’Duccle bantam chicks has always had a bit of a deformed wing (the bottom half of the flight feathers on her left wing are rotated a bit)- earning her the name of Faceplant when we picked her up from a farm
She is 10 weeks old and got around quite well until about a week ago. She started to hold it up and avoid putting much weight on her left foot. At first, it looked like a couple broken blood feathers that were no longer bleeding but definitely broken/sore. She also did not have a nail on one of her toes- which I don’t think she has ever had honestly (I know, I will always count nails now! Hard on the feather foot ones). She has not gotten better or worse but is obviously in pain as she hobbles around and lays down to rest. I started soaking in epsom salt and putting arnica cream on but not sure what else to do! It does not look like bumble foot or have any heat. I think it is near the center of the foot or proximal part of the toe as she will set the most distal parts of her toe and nail on the ground briefly. She does not want to grasp with that foot either. Would love to see if anyone has ideas! I love this chick a whole lot and hate seeing her hobble around more than she already has to- I fear she will have random soundness issues due to her wing deformity.Here are some videos:
