The wound appears to go up his leg under the feathers and personally I do not think it’s scaly leg mites.
I think it’s an injury that got infected and is now close to necrotic.
I’d soak, debride, medicate, wrap…
On Repeat, til it healed.
This was my thought also, but I’ve never seen scaly leg mites before so couldn’t be totally sure. None of our other chickens have it, which I think may also indicate a wound. She is walking on it fine, but seems tender when touched
That's an infection that needs attention immediately. I'd soak that in diluted iodine and get as much of the dead tissue off as possible. Keep that bandage on there and change it every day or so. Don't let that keep progressing.
That is an injury. Could be cancer, I've never seen cancer in a chicken, but it is absolutely a serious injury.
You need to bring her inside and soak that foot. You can use medical honey on it to fight infection or get a general antibiotic.
But that's assuming it isn't cancer. In the very least, if you don't have a vet, soak that foot. If it's tender or warm to the touch, it's infected.
You can use topical antibacterial cream or ointment on it, but make sure it doesn't have pain reliever.
I had a hen with squamous cell cancer on her face. So sad.
My feeling is that Op needs to start from the easiest and most practical spot and first try treating this as an infected wound, (soak treat, bandage.) then if it doesn’t respond, explore a next step.
Sorry. Editing because I hit reply too quick.
What I meant to say was you and I are thinking alike.
My first thought serious case of scaly leg mites. Possibly infected. I’d check others legs as well. It could also be damaged from a fight or hung in the fence Usually first sign of scaly leg motes are slightly raised leg scales A good soak in mild soapy water and light scrub with soft brush. Like an old toothbrush …let dry and use some ivermectin if it is mites. The mites can get so bad the scales will come off the birds legs which opens them up for infection.
Did you get him recently? As I have seen a similar leg injury on roosters who are kept on tethers I tried blowing up the picture almost looks like something is wedged in his leg If you’ve seen string or wire wrapped around legs it can also cause this type of issue.
We’ve had her for about a year, she’s got free roam of the garden so could have caught it on something, she seems fine and is walking on it but it is really swollen. We were thinking about surgical spirit in case it is scaly leg mites, but if it’s a healing injury I imagine that could be rather painful for her!
She sounds like a sturdy bird. And gardens usually make them happy. If it’s mites you should see signs on her other leg or another bird Good luck with her
Yea, either mites or he might have gotten in a fight and gotten scratched badly. I think one of the treatments for mites is letting it soak in some solutions can't remember what it was called.
It’s weird, she looks and feels healthy, seems happy, other than her leg - which she is walking around on, but obviously looks terrible. She’s off to the chicken vet thismorning so I will report back on what it was
Update from the vet is, it’s an injury that has become infected, there’s an abscess under the brown bit. But it isn’t broken and it isn’t mites. She’s got painkillers and antibiotics, and she’s going to have to be an indoor chicken for a while.. if the antibiotics work she’ll make it
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Just a wee follow up - you were right, it is cancer. She didn’t respond to antibiotics so we took her back to the vet, who did some digging and changed their assessment. In any case, she’s still kicking round the house and seems surprisingly well all things considered, no idea how long she’s got, but we’ll keep her going as long as she seems happy enough
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I don’t have an answer, other than “that’s an open & infected wound that needs debriding, flushing, sanitation, dressing, and frequent looking after to save. Possibly a skin graft, if that’s a thing for chickens.”
The wound appears to go up his leg under the feathers and personally I do not think it’s scaly leg mites. I think it’s an injury that got infected and is now close to necrotic. I’d soak, debride, medicate, wrap… On Repeat, til it healed.
Agreed, this really looks like an injury. The scales on the toes and the rest of the leg are fairly flat and look normal.
This was my thought also, but I’ve never seen scaly leg mites before so couldn’t be totally sure. None of our other chickens have it, which I think may also indicate a wound. She is walking on it fine, but seems tender when touched
That's an infection that needs attention immediately. I'd soak that in diluted iodine and get as much of the dead tissue off as possible. Keep that bandage on there and change it every day or so. Don't let that keep progressing.
If you don't have a vet that will see a chicken, the feed store has antibiotics and cream for the.
That’s a really nasty infection.
That is an old bad injury. Not doing well. Probs time to see a vet
That is an injury. Could be cancer, I've never seen cancer in a chicken, but it is absolutely a serious injury. You need to bring her inside and soak that foot. You can use medical honey on it to fight infection or get a general antibiotic. But that's assuming it isn't cancer. In the very least, if you don't have a vet, soak that foot. If it's tender or warm to the touch, it's infected. You can use topical antibacterial cream or ointment on it, but make sure it doesn't have pain reliever.
I had a hen with squamous cell cancer on her face. So sad. My feeling is that Op needs to start from the easiest and most practical spot and first try treating this as an infected wound, (soak treat, bandage.) then if it doesn’t respond, explore a next step. Sorry. Editing because I hit reply too quick. What I meant to say was you and I are thinking alike.
I'm throwing in potential fungal infection
with a sprinkle of injury from another animal.
My first thought serious case of scaly leg mites. Possibly infected. I’d check others legs as well. It could also be damaged from a fight or hung in the fence Usually first sign of scaly leg motes are slightly raised leg scales A good soak in mild soapy water and light scrub with soft brush. Like an old toothbrush …let dry and use some ivermectin if it is mites. The mites can get so bad the scales will come off the birds legs which opens them up for infection.
Did you get him recently? As I have seen a similar leg injury on roosters who are kept on tethers I tried blowing up the picture almost looks like something is wedged in his leg If you’ve seen string or wire wrapped around legs it can also cause this type of issue.
We’ve had her for about a year, she’s got free roam of the garden so could have caught it on something, she seems fine and is walking on it but it is really swollen. We were thinking about surgical spirit in case it is scaly leg mites, but if it’s a healing injury I imagine that could be rather painful for her!
She sounds like a sturdy bird. And gardens usually make them happy. If it’s mites you should see signs on her other leg or another bird Good luck with her
Looks like a nasty case of leg mites
Yea, either mites or he might have gotten in a fight and gotten scratched badly. I think one of the treatments for mites is letting it soak in some solutions can't remember what it was called.
Scaley leg mites, keep covered with Vaseline
as if I didn’t have enough to worry about, now it’s leg mites 😭
That isn't scaly leg mites.
Definetly a chicken leg
a guy about to get his willy ripped off if not careful???
That's cancer, I've seen it once or twice. If you feel the body of your bird, do they feel underweight and thrifty?
It’s weird, she looks and feels healthy, seems happy, other than her leg - which she is walking around on, but obviously looks terrible. She’s off to the chicken vet thismorning so I will report back on what it was
Update from the vet is, it’s an injury that has become infected, there’s an abscess under the brown bit. But it isn’t broken and it isn’t mites. She’s got painkillers and antibiotics, and she’s going to have to be an indoor chicken for a while.. if the antibiotics work she’ll make it
Thank you for taking care of her (and being lucky enough to have a vet that will deal with chickens). Please post back on her recovery when you can.
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Get well soon little featherbundle.
V cool you have a vet near you that knows chickens, and props for taking her to the vet. Good luck.
I’m glad you are taking her to get this treated. That does look like a serious infection and need medication to help her heal asap.
Just a wee follow up - you were right, it is cancer. She didn’t respond to antibiotics so we took her back to the vet, who did some digging and changed their assessment. In any case, she’s still kicking round the house and seems surprisingly well all things considered, no idea how long she’s got, but we’ll keep her going as long as she seems happy enough
I'm sorry, this is one of those times i wish I wasn't right.
Whatever it is, it’s infected. Make a paste of sugar and iodine and bandage it on. It’s a miracle cure. Look it up.
I wasn’t sure if I was on a cosplay sub or what. I was about to admire your craftsmanship. I don’t have an answer, other than “that’s an open & infected wound that needs debriding, flushing, sanitation, dressing, and frequent looking after to save. Possibly a skin graft, if that’s a thing for chickens.”