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- May 9, 2022
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I’m feeding my neighbors flock while she’s out of town. All 39 birds are happy and healthy, but #40 stays in the barn by herself every day. Her toes are clubbed and the toes that still have a nail look necrotic. I’ve treated my own hens with frostbite before, but the toes never looked like this…and I can’t find any pics online that assure me this is from frostbite.
Does anyone recognize this toe issue? The clubbed part is what has me wondering. I’ve researched so much and haven’t seen this exact issue, so I’m left wondering.
I’m going to ask her about it when she gets home, but was wondering if this pops out to anyone as a definite answer??
My main concern is trying to make her comfortable. If it IS frostbite healing, I know there’s not much you can do other than wait. She does seem to be a bit uncomfortable - can’t tell if she’s in “pain”, but I’m assuming. There was some dried blood on her feathers this morning probably from touching them but no obvious sign of where the blood would have come from. This looks like a more progressed issue, not very recent. I just want to rehab her if I can, if only to ease any pain, but first need to figure out the issue. Sorry for the pic not being great - I’m going to try to get a better one today. Thanks for any help in advance!
Does anyone recognize this toe issue? The clubbed part is what has me wondering. I’ve researched so much and haven’t seen this exact issue, so I’m left wondering.
I’m going to ask her about it when she gets home, but was wondering if this pops out to anyone as a definite answer??
My main concern is trying to make her comfortable. If it IS frostbite healing, I know there’s not much you can do other than wait. She does seem to be a bit uncomfortable - can’t tell if she’s in “pain”, but I’m assuming. There was some dried blood on her feathers this morning probably from touching them but no obvious sign of where the blood would have come from. This looks like a more progressed issue, not very recent. I just want to rehab her if I can, if only to ease any pain, but first need to figure out the issue. Sorry for the pic not being great - I’m going to try to get a better one today. Thanks for any help in advance!