My chickens toes fell off

[Allsfairinloveandbugs]

You and your vet have provided Eleanor with stellar care! IF severe frostbite is suspected within 24-48 hours of injury, a drug called pentoxifylline can be administered which will usually prevent permanent frostbite damage. Pentoxifylline improves vascular flow and prevents ensuing tissue damage. The med must be prescribed by a vet. Most don't realize severe frostbite has taken place in time to prevent severe injury, but I wanted to mention it for anyone who has access to a vet. Bravo on your care of Eleanor!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

By chance is the frosbite-injured toe/foot re-exposed to freezing temps before it has a chance to complete the autoputation process? I know your Montana winters are extreme, but I don't know of any reason why necrotic tissue would fail to autoamputate, unless it refroze before detaching, which makes the injury worse. Sincerely curious.

Some of them, yes, some of them no. But plenty of the successful birds I have are also exposed to below freezing weather as well each day and still were able to auto amputate woth very little blood. Leading suspects now for my failures is that it's either a bacterial frostbite or frostbite with gout. All I know is the ones that successfully auto amputate are almost always better off than the ones that don't

 

[Callender Girl]

Any update on you hen, @ChickenFriedRice?