Hello! I volunteer with a local garden that has chickens, and I have my own first flock but they’re only 3 years old. One of the hens at the garden is considerably older and her feet look a bit gnarled, dragonny, thickened and scaly to me. Is this a normal part of aging for chickens or is there a health issue that hasn’t yet been addressed?
First I thought it might be scaly leg mites, but there is no crusty keratin ooze. This looks more like overgrowth of scales to me…
First I thought it might be scaly leg mites, but there is no crusty keratin ooze. This looks more like overgrowth of scales to me…