My hen, Delilah, has a broken toe. She started limping a couple of weeks ago, so I put her in a cage in the garage by herself for a few days. She improved from sitting most of the time to limping a little, but was able to get around ok.
I returned her to the coop with her flock-mates (12 of them) and she did ok for several days. I then noticed that she was sitting down again to eat and such, so I again have her caged in the garage.
I had been inspecting her feet for sore areas, and couldn't find any, so I thought she may have landed wrong and just had a bad sprain. Tonight when I was feeding her, I picked her up and held her and one of her front toes on her right foot is "detatched". The skin is good and unblemished, but it seems as if the toe is "free floating" and she has no control over it.
She is eating and drinking well and still laying eggs. She is also standing more a taking a few steps. I put another hen in with her a few days ago so she wouldn't be lonely. What can I do for her? Do you think it could be a disease process instead of a physical injury? Sorry for this long post, but I need BYC help.
I returned her to the coop with her flock-mates (12 of them) and she did ok for several days. I then noticed that she was sitting down again to eat and such, so I again have her caged in the garage.
I had been inspecting her feet for sore areas, and couldn't find any, so I thought she may have landed wrong and just had a bad sprain. Tonight when I was feeding her, I picked her up and held her and one of her front toes on her right foot is "detatched". The skin is good and unblemished, but it seems as if the toe is "free floating" and she has no control over it.
She is eating and drinking well and still laying eggs. She is also standing more a taking a few steps. I put another hen in with her a few days ago so she wouldn't be lonely. What can I do for her? Do you think it could be a disease process instead of a physical injury? Sorry for this long post, but I need BYC help.