Dark toes, crooked feet

[Hamzahchickens]

Hello, I have recently taken my chick to the vet and was wondering if anyone on here could give me more advice since I want to heal my chick asap. She is over 4 months old, and has not been able to walk recently since her feet nerves were messed up in an accident when she was born. She has curled toes, splayed-like legs and her toes are turning dark. The vet advised me to giver her epsom baths and therapies to hopefully aid the cells in her toes and said to wrap her feet for a couple weeks. I was also given antibiotics.

What I was wondering was how I should go about her sleeping routine and bandages. The vet told me to use a type of donut technique around her feet so she can stand on them without damages her legs further. If anyone can provide me a link to something I should build her, please let me know. Also warm days are coming up so I want to take her outside instead of having her wrapped in my room, so please recommend how I should go about this as well. Any feedback helps.

I will also attach the neosprin that I want to start putting on her feet.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Looks like the toetips are dead, that usually I'd from either frostbite or something cutting off the circulation

 

[Hamzahchickens]

Looks like the toetips are dead, that usually I'd from either frostbite or something cutting off the circulation

So does this mean I should stop her from walking on them/sleeping on them? Her mobility is what I’m unsure of

 

[JacinLarkwell]

So does this mean I should stop her from walking on them/sleeping on them? Her mobility is what I’m unsure of

Not sure. I let mine walk, because if they can't walk then they can't stay in my flocks. But i don't know if it can aggravate the death

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Neosporin on the blackened toes will not help, they will just slough off in time. As for whether she should walk on them or not, I don't know. Let's ask the Educators.
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[Wyorp Rock]

She has curled toes, splayed-like legs and her toes are turning dark. The vet advised me to giver her epsom baths and therapies to hopefully aid the cells in her toes and said to wrap her feet for a couple weeks. I was also given antibiotics.

What I was wondering was how I should go about her sleeping routine and bandages. The vet told me to use a type of donut technique around her feet so she can stand on them without damages her legs further.

Same bird as in this other thread from last year?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/foot-injury.1630549/#post-27842506

I'd like to see more photos of the whole legs, the joints, etc. Without tape/wrappings. Let's see the condition of the legs. If she can stand, get a few photos of her standing from the front and the back.

How long have you kept the toes and legs taped/wrapped?

Photos of the "donut technique"?

To me it looks like her legs are twisted and/or rotated. This may be due to leg bone deformity.

Since she's been inside, the loss of the toe ends may be due to wrappings cutting off circulation, not sure.

Sleeping routine? Not sure what you mean by this. Maybe you are looking to make a sling for her to sit in for periods of time during the day?

 

[Eggcessive]

How did the toes become blackened—from freezing weather or accident or circulation interruption? Where did the chick come from? I have seen frostbite occur during shipping of baby chicks. The toe tips will be lost when they fall off. With the foot and leg deformity, I would consider putting the pullet down. A chicken sling will probably be the best way to keep her, if you decide not to cull her. Here are some good pictures of chicken slings and chairs:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/versions-of-chick-chairs-please.1166308/

 

[Hamzahchickens]

How did the toes become blackened—from freezing weather or accident or circulation interruption? Where did the chick come from? I have seen frostbite occur during shipping of baby chicks. The toe tips will be lost when they fall off. With the foot and leg deformity, I would consider putting the pullet down. A chicken sling will probably be the best way to keep her, if you decide not to cull her. Here are some good pictures of chicken slings and chairs:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/versions-of-chick-chairs-please.1166308/

I am starting to think it’s from circulation interruption, but my vet thinks it’s from the accident. While I was taking pictures for this post, I noticed that the blacked parts were what she stands/sits on, but she didn’t have it a week ago. I’ve had her in a sort of cast for a while so I’m very confused!

I will definitely try to keep her propped up by using that very helpful thread. Im thinking of putting sandels to straighten out her toes again, but I’m not sure if that’s good for the darkend toes.

The chick was my neighbors until an animal ate up its siblings, not sure what got to it. It had a bite mark on its stomach and couldn’t walk right when I first got it, For the past 4 months she’s had a cycle of having different leg issues and recovering from them each time (well except this one)

 

[Hamzahchickens]

Same bird as in this other thread from last year?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/foot-injury.1630549/#post-27842506

I'd like to see more photos of the whole legs, the joints, etc. Without tape/wrappings. Let's see the condition of the legs. If she can stand, get a few photos of her standing from the front and the back.

How long have you kept the toes and legs taped/wrapped?

Photos of the "donut technique"?

To me it looks like her legs are twisted and/or rotated. This may be due to leg bone deformity.

Since she's been inside, the loss of the toe ends may be due to wrappings cutting off circulation, not sure.

Sleeping routine? Not sure what you mean by this. Maybe you are looking to make a sling for her to sit in for periods of time during the day?

The bird from that thread is an adult and she fully recovered. The bird from this post is a chick that is over 4 months old.

Ok, I removed the bottom wrapping.she can’t really stand on all of her toes since her right foot is facing upwards a bit.

I have been keeping her toes wrapped + in crutches for 2 weeks. she did have very good progress so I took them off. In the third week, the black toes started showing up and she got a wound from kicking the side of her box at night. She was sleeping in a sling that was lifted off the ground so I lowered it after the injury. I was told that it should heal on its Own but I feel like I need to put ointment on it.

The vet said to have her feet wrapped around in a sort of donut figure, so she can walk and move her feet around. She said it was similar to what babies use to walk and jump in, and had an area to eat or drink. I think she was explaining something like this.

I wrapped her feet with her toes out every time, I basically just wanted her to not put pressure on them while i was readjusting her legs in place. I know not to wrap them too tightly but that could have been a possibility. Her dark toes are what really confused me. And by sleeping routine, I meant her sleeping position. I’m not sure if I should have her in a normal laying position, lifted up, or propped into a standing position in Her sleep.

 

[Eggcessive]

She will lose all of the toes that are black. They slowly shrivel over a month or more, and fall off or self-amputate. If she was normal, and not been injured earlier, she would probably be able to walk on her stumps after they heal. But she probably will be disabled and have to use a sling or be propped up. With slings, I would leave her feet off the ground while she heals, and let her sleep out of the sling at night and have rest periods during the day. When her feet heal, she could then touch the floor with her feet while in her sling.