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Quote: I have had them go thru my foot on several occasions. I am not sure what kind of pines we have but there are hundreds of them around here. I tell ya if they can go thru my tough feet they could certainly puncture a chickens foot IMO. We may have a different variety then. I've been...

Quote: I have had them go thru my foot on several occasions. I am not sure what kind of pines we have but there are hundreds of them around here. I tell ya if they can go thru my tough feet they could certainly puncture a chickens foot IMO.

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Quote: It will feel hard like a scab, at least thats how it felt to me.

No Problemo Glad to help I can't really prevent it but being you have them in a contained run and don't free range I would go thru the ground in there and see if you could find anything that may be the cause. Could be pieces of glass? sharp rocks, twgis sticking out if the ground, pine...

Yes rancher it was a double whammy for her She was a wreck and for awhile there I wasn't sure she would pull thru. Under all that scaley leg mite crud was massive lumps of infection I had to cut out.

Quote: YES! Seriously! Believe me been there done that with several hens around here. More then one at a time too. without seperating them. It's a process but cruel if you just leave it as it turns into that pic. What worked best for me was 1 week of vigilant soaks in an epsom salt/betadine...

She is doing well but as I stated her toes are now starting to fall off I sure worked hard and continue to do so. Weekly foot soaks and slathered with triple antibiotic on a daily basis since I have had her, multiple bumblefoot surgeries as well, none on the bottom of her feet but all on the...

Treat it reguardless because at some point it will rear it's ugly head and you will have much more of a problem on your hands. They can cut their feet on anything like rocks, twigs, pine needles ect. If left untreated this is what can happen.... along with loosing toes and feet in general. Below...