severe case of bumble foot?

[Antomongis]

my friend just called me up and asked me to take in this female chicken. she is young. he just noticed today that both of her feet are badly infected. i have dealt with things like this but not exactly. she is unable to walk but eating and drinking fine. should i wrap the feet and if so with what? any suggestions would be VERY much appreciated. thanks!!

 

[Eggcessive]

Her toes are really necrotic, and she will probably loss all or most of them. Chickens can get around on healed stumps, but she may have problems roosting. But it is admirable that you are trying to save her. I would make sure that she is inside where it is warm, and do a daily warm soak of her feet in Epsom salts or Hibiclens/chlorhexidene and water. Do not wrap or put dressings on the toes or feet. Use a soft clean towel for bedding. It may take a month or so from the frostbite date for her to lose toes.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Oh, poor girl. The first thing I would do is soak her feet in some warm water and epsom salt to see what you're dealing with. Leave her there for 20 minutes if you can.

 

[Fluffy_Butt]

Soemone else may know better, but that looks like severe frostbite to me. I think the black toes are essentially dead and will probably fall off. Maybe soak the feet? Do they smell rotten?

 

[Mamatomany123]

Soemone else may know better, but that looks like severe frostbite to me. I think the black toes are essentially dead and will probably fall off. Maybe soak the feet? Do they smell rotten?

Oh gosh, that does look like it may be the case. Especially where the toes are completely separate from the foot.

 

[Fluffy_Feathers]

Yup that also appears to be frostbite to me as well.

Maybe this website may help:

https://the-chicken-chick.com/frost... the affected,held very gingerly against them.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is a thread that shows the progression of frostbite in both feet:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/frost-bitten-feet.842760/

Here is a picture that shows the black part of the toes that would eventually fall off:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/image/id/6529125/width/600/height/450

 

[Fluffy_Butt]

They do smell rotten. they are essentially completely rotted I highly doubt they will remain functional. I will soak them in warm water should I add epsom salts too?

Yes, I think so. Now that you have an idea of what you're dealing with, you can explore your options. The link Fluffy Feathers gave is one I've referenced before. That poor girl. It's good that she's eating and it was kind of you to take her.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Any suggestions? Should I still soak in epsom salts?

I've never dealt with frostbite this severe so I woud follow the instructions on the link above.

 

[Antomongis]

my friend just called me up and asked me to take in this female chicken. she is young. he just noticed today that both of her feet are badly infected. i have dealt with things like this but not exactly. she is unable to walk but eating and drinking fine. should i wrap the feet and if so with what? any suggestions would be VERY much appreciated. thanks!!

update: i soaked them in just water as i don’t have what they suggested on that site but will get it tomorrow. a few large chunks of poop came off but some did not and I don’t want to mess with it too much and hurt her so I will wait on the rest of that for tomorrow. Thank you all so so much!!! i will keep you updated on how she does