Rooster feet - now losing toes!

[Miyashi]

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[heydeej]

I love this site...everyone is so friendly and funny!

 

[Miyashi]

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Guh I know!
I have a blog, ya know a thing I keep to vent about things and I'm not looking for an opinion at all really...people choose to look at it and I don't advertise it. I guess I could keep a journal, but it's hard to post pictures in a journal? I dunno...scrap book. Maybe I'm asking for it, but I get people posting anonymously saying that I'm ugly, stupid, should go kill myself. Can't a girl complain a little!? These people must really have all kinds of time on their hands. It's not helpful. People are just strange and generally, kinda mean.
I like coming here after a long day...no one is critical to the point of being cruel...if they are at all, it's to help you.
No one I know out here in the real world gets the whole chicken obsession....so that is also good. xD

 

[taprock]

I can see at least two toes that he is going to lose. I went through a two month ordeal with one of my guineas. At first I wasn't sure what was happening and kept her separate, treated with meds. but she drove us nuts with the noise so I had to put her back out and stop treating. When she actually lost the toe there wasn't anything more to do. There was no blood or open wound. It healed nicely with no treatment at all. What is left of the toe has gotten almost bulb shaped and helps her to walk. She does still roost and run but takes more care getting on and off the roost. It looks like he will still have part of the toes so I would think he will adapt fine.

 

[aveca]

For Just A Couple Dollars, Feed Stores Usually Keep Chicken Antibiotics That You Add To Thier Water..that Does Look Like Frostbite.. There Is Terimyacin , And Some Places Keep Other Brabnds As Well...it Miht At Least Take Infection Out And Make Him Feel Better

 

[heydeej]

UPDATE:
He seemed to be doing very well until today. He is not at all liking to walk and tends to hunker down with the weight off his feet while he eats or drinks. I'm guessing the other toes are really bothering him right now.
I put the blue-cote on the one toe he lost and put antibiotics in the water, until the cocci meds went in.

As far as the other issues...I've done the ivermectin for worms, a coccidiostat in the water, and the vet tech recommended Frontline for lice/mites. Egg production has improved greatly, although I understand that we can't eat them for a few weeks. I've been leaving the eggs in the nesting box to see if anyone would go broody. One of the banties has started sitting on this HUGE clutch of eggs and it's so funny cuz her little self just can cover all the eggs...

question is, will these eggs (because of the meds) still hatch? should they be allowed to hatch?

 

[Miyashi]

My little D'uccles toes just started falling off recently. After they were long gone, but still attached, he hunkered down like that a lot. He would hardly come out of the coop for awhile. Now that he's lost all but one of the toes, he's running around like a spaz. I think the dead toes just felt funny?
He's still sleeping in a box even though he can roost...I saw him! >_<
I hope your bird is just going through a phase and he'll be active again soon. I know it's heartbreaking to see them hardly doing much and laying down to eat and all that. It bummed me out, I know that!
As far as hatching those eggs goes...I have no idea if that's okay or not. I hope someone can answer your question.
Here's a picture of Roo Boy with his darling Phoebe. He hasn't had the energy in his little feet to follow her around and now he's stuck to her like glue just like before.

 

[heydeej]

glad your roo is doing so well! He is so pretty...

also glad to see I wasnt the only one who didnt get raptured today!

 

[PrinceSandwich]

Yup that's for sure frostbite ( I should know I live in Canada

) make sure to have flat perches ( I use 2x4s with the 4" facing upward) in the winter so they can sit on their feet to keep them warm.

 

[heydeej]

will do, Prince. I will add that to the many changes in store for the coop before next winter. Flatter/wider perches, better ventilation, etc.