missing toenail

[lucyboo]

hey everyone! i am new in the farm life and just got 6 chickens! they r wonderful and i wouldnt change a thing about anyone of them, but one of my Bardrock hens came home from an auction and was missing a toenail tht looked like had just poped of at the auction! it is a sore spot on her middle left toe. so we put neosporen (srry if thts not spelled right) on the spot and she seemed to do fine on it but now the whole leg looks swolen and painful but she has no problem running or scratching. wht do i do about it if it gets worse??????

 

[4-H chicken mom]

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from Ohio. So glad you joined. I would get some antibioitics for her water. Good luck.

 

[fifenashia]

Welcome to BYC,

I agree, some antibiotics in the water sounds like a good plan. We got tetracycline powder at Tractor Supply and it worked great! You can also post under "emergency/disease/illness" and get a whole host of information from others!

Good luck, hope it works out well!

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Great advice given. Good luck

 

[Chickencoop1996]

 

[Attack Chicken]

from Indiana!!!!!

 

[ghillie]

 

[lucyboo]

thanx i will head over to tracktor supply and get the antibiotics. thanx again everybody!!!!!!!

lol

 

[Desert Rooster]

Hello

from Hesperia,CA and

 

[NonnasBabies]

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from Pride, Louisiana! Hope your girl starts feeling better real soon!!