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[Sassysouth]

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Anyone ever seen this? The scales on the pad of her foot in one section are overgrown. It’s dry and I think I could just clip it off. I’m not sure what it is or why...

At first I thought she was missing a digit. Maybe a callus or some sort?

 

[CapricornFarm]

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Anyone ever seen this? The scales on the pad of her foot in one section are overgrown. It’s dry and I think I could just clip it off. I’m not sure what it is or why...

Might be mites.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I got 2 different sized eggs today, so that means i have 2 girls laying! Oh, and one was a double yolker!
I realized today that i am more likely to cook things for the chickens than i am for myself!

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

Maybe as small bumble that is healing.

At first I thought she was missing a digit. Maybe a callus or some sort?

It’s hard to see in the pictures but each scale is individually long. It’s almost like a callus, cause it’s thick feeling, but I don’t see any signs of bumble. It doesn’t seem to bother her in the least. I’m more concerned with stuff getting stuck and causing problems.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

Might be mites.

I thought that too but it’s just that one spot. I would think if it was mites more scales would be lifted. These look like they have just kept growing. So weird

 

[21hens-incharge]

FNF,
Maybe trim the dry edge off and keep a watch on it. It certainly does NOT look infected.

 

[Sassysouth]

It’s hard to see in the pictures but each scale is individually long. It’s almost like a callus, cause it’s thick feeling, but I don’t see any signs of bumble. It doesn’t seem to bother her in the least. I’m more concerned with stuff getting stuck and causing problems.

I can tell. It is like little stalactites.

 

[pitbullmomma]

It’s hard to see in the pictures but each scale is individually long. It’s almost like a callus, cause it’s thick feeling, but I don’t see any signs of bumble. It doesn’t seem to bother her in the least. I’m more concerned with stuff getting stuck and causing problems.

Weird. Sometimes dogs get this thing on their pads, I think it's called hyperkertosis (it's been awhile, lol) where the individual little teeny bits of their paw keep growing, and it can get longish, almost like hair! But it's part of their pad, like excess keratin. I wonder if chickens can get this?

Maybe try trimming it back a little, if it bleeds, stop and apply pressure and/or a little Quick-Stop.

You gotta love those weird-ass little anomalies...!

ETA: Here's a good pic I found online that shows this in a dog. I'll have to Google hyperkeratosis in chickens, now!

 

[Anansi]

FNF, I would trim it down and go from there. Where does she normally perch? Is she favoring that foot at all, or has she in the past? If it was on a person, I'd say it's a plantar wart, but I don't know if chickens can get those. As long as it doesn't bleed, you should be able to trim it decently. You may need to trim it every couple weeks or so. Another thing that may work is s rotary nail file.

 

[Suzi18]

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Here are my girls. The CB and Wheaton sisters. Of course they didn’t want to cooperate to get pictures.

Where did you get the Wheatons? They are beautiful...I want one