Lost toenail ? Injury question.

[alinas2010]

Be sure to check farther up her leg and around her hip area for any bruises, swelling or anything out of place, also.

 

[bmaw]

Sorry for the late response, this notification got lost in my long list. How is she doing today? Her toe does not look infected, in my opinion. But you are the one there with her in person who can see more obvious changes, so if you feel like an antibiotic would help her, try it. What kind do you have? Be sure you’re giving probiotics with it.

I would definitely do the soaks, also, as well as a triple antibiotic ointment once or twice a day.

Do you feel anything out of place or any strange lumps on that toe or foot in comparison to the other? I wonder if she injured more than just the nail…

You are so kind...Yesterday she was still isolating, so I gave her BioMycin yesterday afternoon. She tanked around dinner time didn't even want her favorite snack but did go to roost. This AM I cleaned it again (no change in color) and sprayed a bandaid on. There is no evidence of exposure? Her toe is still darker than the others but it wasn't warmer anymore. she ate well, drank, good poops, stood more on the foot, even scratched in the dirt then petered out by 12. I'm dumbfounded. I don't feel anything different in this toe than the others. Could it be bruised, thus darker?

 

[bmaw]

Be sure to check farther up her leg and around her hip area for any bruises, swelling or anything out of place, also.

thank you! I'm not sure I thought to do that, other than looking for a red streak.

 

[alinas2010]

I’m so sorry to hear she didn’t do well yesterday. I hope that things are turning around today as you noted.

Here is a link about Biomycin use, which I believe is oxytetracycline, for chickens. The link includes dosage and egg withdrawal times incase you need it:

https://poultrydvm.com/drugs/oxytetracycline

I hope she is on the up and up. And hopefully that antibiotic is helping whatever is going on. Is she having any egg laying issues or crop issues? Anything else that could be causing her to isolate? I’m sure you’ve definitely checked more than once now, but no other visible injuries or bruising? Nothing hiding under her wings or belly? No mites/lice? Sometimes if something else is going on an additional injury or infection could exasperate their condition.

Try giving her some poultry electrolytes and scrambled eggs to perk her up more if needed. Consider feeding separately from the flock if you think she is being kept from food and drink at all.

I can’t tell if there is swelling on that toe in that latest picture, but do you see any swelling in person?

It’s very possible the toe is bruised and we just can’t see it. Are her feet pads dark, also or could you maybe see a color difference there?