Chickens feet are red and wrinkled - HELP me please!! (PICS ADDED)

[cluckmecoop7]

It seems pretty dry.

 

[ValerieJ]

I think you need to buy a bale of straw or hay, whichever is available in your area and toss it out in the run. My neighbor buys it in bulk because she has a lot of animals and pays about $3 per bale, but I have to buy mine at a farm store and pay about $10. It's $10 well spent!!!

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Thank you guys. Would cardboard make them slip, or could I use that do you think?

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Oh, my goal is to keep them from stepping on the snow and making their feet cold.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Stepping on the snow won’t make their feet cold (not enough to bother them). It’s just that many chickens are afraid of the snow... because they’re chickens. Some of mine go out, others don’t, but if the others can see the some, they eventually come out too.

But then why are their feet red and cold when I touch them?

 

[chickenenthusiasts5698]

I’ve always been told the redness was hormones. I’ve always seen it on my birds especially my roosters/cockerels.

 

[DiYMama540]

Thanks, @DiYMama540 ! I feel validated by your words.

Anytime!

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Please?

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Ugh, I was just out with them and I forgot to check Kiwi! But, I put a jug of warm water in the run for them to lean on. I also changed their drinking water so it's warm again. The run is sort of shoveled but not down to the leaves, dirt, grass, etc. Just can't get that far.

I also gave them warm oatmeal, apple peels, and raisins. A big bowl of it all mixed together. I hope that will help warm up their insides. Anyway, what do you all think? Is there more I can do for them?

I'm planning on making a scrambled egg for them later. Maybe two eggs...

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Okay, thanks for the advice.