Toes are gone!

[PrairiePeckers]

This chick was fine yesterday! Where did its toes go?!?! And what should I do?! The rest of flock is ok.

 

[nuthatched]

Where are you brooding your chicks?

 

[WaterfowlsPoultry]

Can I see a picture?

 

[PrairiePeckers]

Photos attached

 

[PrairiePeckers]

Where are you brooding your chicks?

Outside in coop, it has heat source. They go out in run during the day.

 

[LaFleche]

Looks like rats have access.

 

[FunClucks]

Looks like somehow it got frostbite on all its toes. Either that or a rat or something ate them all. But it looks to me like frostbite, and there's one toe that will also soon fall off. What have your night time temperatures been like in the coop? Do you feed water from flat containers the chick might have stepped in? Could it have roosted in a cold location last night?

But I'm not entirely sure, what does everyone else think?

 

[nuthatched]

Outside in coop, it has heat source. They go out in run during the day.

Very possibly you have rats.

 

[PrairiePeckers]

I soaked her feet and applied antibiotic. I’ve never had a problem happen like this. She was out running around yesterday. They have plenty of room. It’s not been cold outside. So I’m at a loss. It’s not mites if it was I don’t see how she could lose her toes in 12 hours. I’m at a loss.

 

[PrairiePeckers]

Very possibly you have rats.

This was what I was leaning towards because outside temps are above freezing and coop is plenty warm. I haven’t seen any signs of them but I’m checking again now.