llatkinson1
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- Sep 2, 2023
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Hello friends!
My 7-month-old Ameraucana has been limping and in pain. I checked her foot, and it was splitting at the creases with flaky/crusty skin at the toes. The ankles are clear. It looks almost looks like a "chicken's athlete's foot."
Things I've Tried:
1. Carefully debriding, cleaning, and wrapping every 2 days with Vetericyn for about 3 weeks (she will have temporary relief after the foot is wrapped, but the moment I unwrap it her feet are splitting and in pain again.)
2. Soaking the foot in Epsom salt water
I desperately need help finding information on chicken foot diseases *other* than bumblefoot (which I've already seen treated in other birds; I don't think this is bumblefoot) and mites (this doesn't look like mites to me.) If this were bumblefoot, I don't think the skin would be peeling and bleeding on the ends of the toes.
Any experienced owners out there seen anything like this in their flock? I want to help her, but I'm at my wit's end!
Thank you all!
Lena
My 7-month-old Ameraucana has been limping and in pain. I checked her foot, and it was splitting at the creases with flaky/crusty skin at the toes. The ankles are clear. It looks almost looks like a "chicken's athlete's foot."
Things I've Tried:
1. Carefully debriding, cleaning, and wrapping every 2 days with Vetericyn for about 3 weeks (she will have temporary relief after the foot is wrapped, but the moment I unwrap it her feet are splitting and in pain again.)
2. Soaking the foot in Epsom salt water
I desperately need help finding information on chicken foot diseases *other* than bumblefoot (which I've already seen treated in other birds; I don't think this is bumblefoot) and mites (this doesn't look like mites to me.) If this were bumblefoot, I don't think the skin would be peeling and bleeding on the ends of the toes.
Any experienced owners out there seen anything like this in their flock? I want to help her, but I'm at my wit's end!
Thank you all!
Lena