Quick question

[Chickens are awsome]

I have a silkie hen that got herself into a pickle on 2/5/22. she had herself hung upsidedown on one of the nest boxes (issue now fixed) but she sustained frostbite on her feet looked very severe at first but after many Epson salt sokes, she is walking and using said foot to walk around her box. but how long would it take to see the full effects of the frostbite? If it's been this long is she out of the woods for losing her feet? I think the tip of her toe is gonna be a lost cause, but would she lose the whole foot?

 

[Tonyroo]

With frost bite damage, the tissue or skin would look very Black and if it's on the feet or toes it would eventually fall off over time.

 

[Allsfairinloveandbugs]

Can you post a picture(s) of your hen's feet?

 

[Chickens are awsome]

i will see if I have any on hand otherwise tomorrow prob can

 

[Chickens are awsome]

^
not the greatest pics but also from week or so ago

Right after it happened

looks a lot better now

**she had a few missing nails to start with**

 

[Tonyroo]

^
not the greatest pics but also from week or so ago

Right after it happened

**she had a few missing nails to start with**

Hope her feet looks better than those pictures by now.

 

[Chickens are awsome]

Hope her feet looks better than those pictures by now.

they do, quite a bit better I'll get some pics tomorrow

 

[Allsfairinloveandbugs]

Did her feet develop blisters a few days after the frostbite? Are the toes and feet flexible, or hard and rigid? It's hard to tell from the photos since Silkies have dark skin, but the the pictures appear to show some possible necrotic areas on her feet, in addition to some blackened toes. Two and a half weeks after the episode is not long enough to deem her out of the woods, but by now you should see some obvious developing necrosis if her feet are in danger of being lost.

 

[Chickens are awsome]

Her feet did develop blisters a few days after the frostbite. her feet are flexible.

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you get some more clear pictures in good light? At least one of the feet looks very serious.