Cochin feet problems

[Roses1421]

Hello! I have 1 cochin, 1 brahma, and 1 Green Queen all with fuzzy feet. Going into this we expected to have to be cleaning feet but surprisingly the brahma and Green Queen, Dill and Thyme, always keep there feet groomed and dry. Clove on the other hand is a different story. She is supposed to be our "pretty bird" but is alway caked in mud. I usually bathe and clean her dirty feet in a warm bath (most times without soap) but she recently found a mud puddle and her feather boots are ruined. Where I live it is cold right now so I don't feel comfortable bathing as I usually do. Does anyone have a different method for cleaning bird feet besides a bath? Thank you for your help!

 

[3KillerBs]

Can you add thick bedding to your run so that there isn't any mud to get into?

I've never had any problem with Brahma feet, but I live on sandy soil and use deep litter in my run so it's never muddy.

 

[featherhead007]

To be sure of clean feathered feet, (Keep her in the house)

 

[Roses1421]

The coop is for the most part dry and I recently cleaned it out but we got snow the other day unprepared and thats when Clove found her puddle.

 

[featherhead007]

Snow too? (Keep her warm, in the house)

 

[Roses1421]

Haha will do! We are thinking of putting up the plastic covers early this year

 

[Offshoreorca]

The best thing is to try and avoid mud in the run as much as possible! Our Cochins also like to get their feet muddy when they can

 

[Roses1421]

Ok! Will do!