Lesions on week old chick’s feet

[MaggieRae]

Hello! I have a roughly 1.5 week old chick that presented this morning being able but mostly unwilling to walk. I found lesions on her feet that I haven’t seen before, but I’m wondering if she might have gotten into fire ants since I saw some in her section of the coop despite my DE application to the perimeter. Her four other brood mates are unaffected. I treated her with 2% chlorohexidene and Vaseline which I’m hoping will disinfect and soothe. Has anyone ever seen something similar? If so, how did you treat?

 

[Eggcessive]

Are there other chicks with her? Do any have anything similar? Fire ants can be dangerous around baby chicks, so I would spray the coop with permethrin, and let it dry for an hour before chicks are put back. What is the bedding like? Any wet spots in it? Also, what is your location?

 

[MaggieRae]

Are there other chicks with her? Do any have anything similar? Fire ants can be dangerous around baby chicks, so I would spray the coop with permethrin, and let it dry for an hour before chicks are put back. What is the bedding like? Any wet spots in it?

Yes, four others that are fine and active. Bedding is dry shavings in a thin layer. No wet spots that I could see.