Alright. So. Yes I am the worst chicken mom ever that it’s this bad. So she presented with a foot issue about two weeks ago. Gave her the epsom salt soak, started spraying it with microcyn (tsc was out of vetricyn) seemed to be looking less angry. Two weeks later of her foot getting sporadic treatment (hubs letting out/tucking in chickens or sometimes she just flat out refuses to cooperate) and it’s bad. Gave her another epsom soak tonight and treated with vetricyn and antibiotic ointment - but now I suspect infection is taking over. She’s lost a lot of weight, mites are an issue (also got a poof down with poultry dust) and her fluffy butt is pretty gross.
Is she too far gone? Is there hope, what could I do to treat, or would it be cruel to continue? She’s in “chicken intensive care” now (aka spare bathroom shower), she was in the backyard/dog run this week - was easier to have her separated and able to keep a closer eye on her and I thought maybe there was something in the main run or coop that she got her toe caught on or something)
Before her soak
Crazy White Chicken has been very concerned. She actually broke into the dog run last weekend when I put the Brahma back here so they’ve been together this past week.
After the soak
And of course, the foot issue isn’t bad enough....
The arsenal of wound care. (Epsom salts not pictured)
Edit to say I’m in Cali so I can’t go to tsc for any antibiotics. Ditto to fish mox- I could probably get some tomorrow but locally...not so much.
Is she too far gone? Is there hope, what could I do to treat, or would it be cruel to continue? She’s in “chicken intensive care” now (aka spare bathroom shower), she was in the backyard/dog run this week - was easier to have her separated and able to keep a closer eye on her and I thought maybe there was something in the main run or coop that she got her toe caught on or something)
Before her soak
Crazy White Chicken has been very concerned. She actually broke into the dog run last weekend when I put the Brahma back here so they’ve been together this past week.
After the soak
And of course, the foot issue isn’t bad enough....
The arsenal of wound care. (Epsom salts not pictured)
Edit to say I’m in Cali so I can’t go to tsc for any antibiotics. Ditto to fish mox- I could probably get some tomorrow but locally...not so much.