feet health

I recently acquired 8 chicks from an auction and noticed that two of these chicks has these lumps on the end of its toes. What is this? Is it infectious ?

We have a year old Black Australop mix hen a week ago she was falling over, her neck was flopping over to the left and she couldn't hold her head up. One of her ear lobes is red the other is shabby and unhealthy looking. I can't tell if she has bumblefoot or if she just has weird feet. I don't...

Hi, all. I have a nearly one year old Sapphire Gem hen. I noticed today that she’s limping. It doesn’t seem that bad, she’s moving around, kicking up dirt and leaves in the yard, but it’s noticeable enough that she’s limping. I wasn’t able to spend much time out there with them yesterday, but...

Hi there, this is my first post here, let me know if this isn't the right place! I'm new to chickens and hoping to get some advice about a hen who has been taking high steps when walking, but is otherwise normal. Breed: Rhode Island Red (I believe) Age: About 4 years old Weight: Similar weight...

Hi all. I will try to post pics later but I have a question about my chickens feet health. We raised 12 from day 2 and they are now 15 weeks old. We split the flock with my son and each of us took 5 hens and one roo. His are in an eglu but free ranging in his fenced in suburban lawn. Mine are in...

I was just wondering if my ducks would be okay if the inside part of the coop (about 2m by 2m and then nesting area and roosts for my chickens) is tile? the rest of my coop is hay flooring and then they free range on grass. just double checking the tile won’t damage their feet? also side note...

My hens have had this for a while now.... I think its scaly leg mites? What's a good treatment? Ivermectin injectable (orally or some drops on the back of their neck?) Scarlex Rubbing alcohol (on their feet) I have a flock of 15 hens, so I really would like something other than the long...

After some quick research I'm quite sure that one of my chickens has both bumblefoot and scaly leg mites. I've learned of treatment options, but I'm unsure of what order to treat the issues in. Her bumblefoot abscesses will likely need home surgery, so should I wait to start any oil soaking for...

This little girl, named Willow (Willow Ptarmigan) is having some issues, apx 9-10 weeks old . I recently got her from a local breeder, and she’s had issues from day 1, with her own clutch mates! My older chickens don’t bother her at all but her clutch mates constantly pick at her tail feathers...

Okay, well. I've gone into full scaley leg mite paranoia. Can winter and temperature fluctuations cause some leg/feet changes? We've gone from -40C to 5C several times now. I'm pretty fastidious about cleaning the coop and turning bedding daily and removing feces from roosts. Here are some...

Hey everyone! So back in late august I noticed 3 of my hens’ laying slowed down. Then in September it completely stopped. They were growing noon feathers and losing feathers (especially large wing feathers). Now, those three hens haven’t laid, except for maybe 3 eggs, one or two a broken/soft...

Hello, my lady has swollen feet. When I got her a few weeks ago I made a mistake and didn't check her feet, she had scaly legs, which I've been treating with ballistol oil. They're getting better and suddenly today I see that her feet are swollen like this? Could this be bumble foot? Should I...

my new cochin hen has this lump on her foot, it doesn't seem to hurt but I wanna treat it. Anyone know what this is and how to cure it? I put some ballistol on it for now Thank you! :)

It was hard to take a photo of it, but this little guy's feet have always looked a bit weird to me. He was doing fine up until this week, when he started walking funny with his wings out touching the ground sometimes to balance. We noticed a small cut on one of his toes too, possibly from...

My almost 2 y/o GLW is prone to annual bouts of bumblefoot, usually beginning in the winter of each year. Last winter we didn't catch it until it had severely progressed (we were new to chicken-keeping and didn't even know what bumblefoot was at the time). Luckily, a vet ended up performing...

I just became aware that my duck has bumblefoot on his left foot that has progressed farther than I'm embarrassed to admit, but it's being treated properly (I bring it up in case it's related to my question). While making this discovery, I took a look at his right foot as well and it had a...

One of my 9 week old Bobwhites, Llama, seems irritated by one of his feet! He rapidly taps it on the ground restlessly but there is no buildup of poop or any other substance that could be causing a nuisance. His feet are pretty much spotless and There’s no swelling to be seen! Should I be...

I have a 4 week old buff orpington that has an issue with one of its toes. There seems to be either a growth or a foreign object constricting blood flow to its toe. I noticed this a couple of weeks ago and it appears to be getting worse. There’s nothing I can recall that would have influenced...

I have 4 different breeds of duckling. I’ve noticed the largest, our saxony, seems to have one of her feet more pigeon toed than the other girls(they’re all females). I feed them Mazuri Waterfowl Starter and add Thomas Labs Brewer’s Yeast w/Garlic to their feed. Should I be doing something...

Has anyone had issues with their free range chickens when it comes to grass stickers/burrs/goat heads? I live in Texas and every yard has some sort of sticker down here. I haven’t allowed my chickens out their run yet because I’m concerned that they’ll get hurt walking in the grass. Has anyone...