3 PROBLEMS 4 CHICKENS one singed feathers, one clumsy vitamin deciciency, two with questionable leg scales

[peggythechicken]

bought some pullets to add to my flock were way younger than expected. its cold where i am (location classified). they didnt have all their big kid feathers so i got some chicken coop heaters. today one of my old buff orps has singed feathers on her back! she must have set in fire under a heater and who knows how she put it out but no skin damage and it seems like it was just the tips of some back feathers. all the underneath parts are fine. remived problem heater. what can i do to help this poor girl? it seems all the damage was cosmetic but jeez louise she just finished a molt and now she is all scraggly again.

one of the pullets i got came severely underweight and with aweful vitamin deficiencies. i nursed her back to normal (ish) and she integrated fine. but she is still really clumsy and has leg and toe weeknesses and hyperflexibilities. well she scraped her knees (idk the right word, i want to call them hocks like horses) and it wasnt bad. treated it with cleaning, vetericine, a safe triple antibiotic and covered. now she did it again and her toe is scraped. how do i wrap a toe? also need help if her toe nails are too long but cant get a pic until noonish tmrw.

two of my girls have dry legs. its been like this the whole time ive had them but can i treat it like scaly leg anyways? vet says its just their normal but i get worried with everything going on the could get it have it be susceptible idk? how to treat in freezing weather? have lanolin, vaseline, baby oil, various cooking oils ob hand. Or should i just leave it be because its probably normal?

i know i need to get pics of all this for yall tomorrow but im very interested to hear your opinions, advice, and experience in the meantime

 

[nuthatched]

How cold is it, exactly?
Your older girl will be fine.
Don't bother wrapping any minor wounds, just a dab of neosporin is fine.
Did you quarantine the new birds at all?
Unless the scales are obviously raised, I wouldn't worry about the mites, though you can just rub down their legs with cooking oil.

 

[peggythechicken]

How cold is it, exactly?
Your older girl will be fine.
Don't bother wrapping any minor wounds, just a dab of neosporin is fine.
Did you quarantine the new birds at all?
Unless the scales are obviously raised, I wouldn't worry about the mites, though you can just rub down their legs with cooking oil.

short quarantine just long enough to get the girls out to the vet for a once over. temp 30F-20F with frequent snow and heavy wind. I am lucky to have a pretty weather proof set up for my ladies but until this december all i ever had was orpingtons and they are so well feathered i didnt stress. now i have a wtb, rir, and pbr who were supossed to be 20weeks but i swear they are in the 8-12 range. the wtb who was the one with the deficient nutrition had almost no back feathers, just the unfurled quill-like things. @nuthatched thanks for the wisdom! seriously this community has been such a godsend

 

[nuthatched]

short quarantine just long enough to get the girls out to the vet for a once over. temp 30F-20F with frequent snow and heavy wind. I am lucky to have a pretty weather proof set up for my ladies but until this december all i ever had was orpingtons and they are so well feathered i didnt stress. now i have a wtb, rir, and pbr who were supossed to be 20weeks but i swear they are in the 8-12 range. the wtb who was the one with the deficient nutrition had almost no back feathers, just the unfurled quill-like things. @nuthatched thanks for the wisdom! seriously this community has been such a godsend

You're welcome.
I'd remove all heaters before something worse happens, even at 8-12 weeks old, they don't need it.
Are they eating chick feed currently? If not everyone can eat it no problem because the pullets need it.