Hi!
My now 1 year old chicken, Penny has these strange black spots on the bottom of her feet. My boyfriend thinks it could be bumble foot, but they aren't swollen or bleeding or anything like that. The spots are like black callus'. I took her to the vet to see what thye'd say and they said said they had never seen it before, so she was going to ring around to find out. I havent heard anything back yet, so i thought i'd ask here!
Chicken people should know more than dog/cat vets.
Penny is healthy, lays, eats well and drinks. The spots don't bother her *too* much, but she will lift a foot up every now and then. They sleep on a flat timber roost, and are free range chickens all day. So she doesnt sit on wire or anything pointy. I thought it'd be best to try and treat the spots incase they become infected or something. The other chickens don't seem to have it, although one other has kind of worn areas on her feet, but not black.
Here's a photo of what she has:
Hope some one can help!
Thanks!
My now 1 year old chicken, Penny has these strange black spots on the bottom of her feet. My boyfriend thinks it could be bumble foot, but they aren't swollen or bleeding or anything like that. The spots are like black callus'. I took her to the vet to see what thye'd say and they said said they had never seen it before, so she was going to ring around to find out. I havent heard anything back yet, so i thought i'd ask here!
Penny is healthy, lays, eats well and drinks. The spots don't bother her *too* much, but she will lift a foot up every now and then. They sleep on a flat timber roost, and are free range chickens all day. So she doesnt sit on wire or anything pointy. I thought it'd be best to try and treat the spots incase they become infected or something. The other chickens don't seem to have it, although one other has kind of worn areas on her feet, but not black.
Here's a photo of what she has:
Hope some one can help!
Thanks!