Possible broken foot?

[jmonahan]

Hello,
One of my chickens was attacked by a stray dog on Friday. We found feathers everywhere and assumed she was dead. She came hobbling home the next day around noon, half plucked and limping.
We have now quarantined her, cleaned her with epsom salts and sprayed genetian violate on her bite wound. I just checked on her after work today and she is eating and drinking but will not use her one injured leg/foot. I say foot because it is slightly swollen and greeny blue in colour (chicken bruising). If it was the leg i would splint it...but what do you do with a foot? Can I do anything?
Help please & thank you.
This is my first post.
Jamila

 

[Lauren Kim]

I would call a vet to get her leg splinted, or someone experienced. You should separate her from the others, too. If the bone is out of the skin, this can cause an infection and chances of her living is small. Good luck with the chicken. If it is a younger adult, their bone will heal quickly.

 

[Eggcessive]

Welcome to BYC. You are lucky that she is alert, eating, and drinking. Vet care would be very good if possible. Her blue green foot is bruising, possibly from a bad sprain, so I would place her in a dog crate with food and water to force rest for at least a week or two. A chicken sling can be useful for several hours a day to get her upright and food/water within her reach. Is she hopping around on one foot or is she unable to stand.