raised skin on chickens foot

[Sycamore Hill Chicks]

One of my girls has irritated, raised, scaly skin on her foot. She does not have scaly leg mites and is acting normal. It doesn’t appear to be painful. Any ideas on what it is/how to treat?

 

[Lollychicken]

The only thing I can think of is scaly leg mite.
You could try and spray with avian insect liquidator (lice spray). It usually works with my chickens (takes a few weeks to heal)

 

[Isaac 0]

Do you have a picture of the affected foot?

Scaly leg mites can only be seen microscopically, so unless you swabbed the scales, and checked under a microscope it can't be eliminated as a potential culprit to her problem. In older hens, especially during dry weather, scales may rise, predominantly near the ankle region. You can address both as possible causes to her problem, and apply a thick amount of vaseline to the scale, which would effectively smother any mites, and moisten the scales as well.

 

[Sycamore Hill Chicks]

The only thing I can think of is scaly leg mite.
You could try and spray with avian insect liquidator (lice spray). It usually works with my chickens (takes a few weeks to heal)

Her legs are not scaly but I will post a picture

 

[Sycamore Hill Chicks]

This is only on the pad of one her feet

 

[Sycamore Hill Chicks]

One of my girls has irritated, raised, scaly skin on her foot. She does not have scaly leg mites and is acting normal. It doesn’t appear to be painful. Any ideas on what it is/how to treat?

I will upload the pic of her foot tommrow

 

[Sycamore Hill Chicks]

This isn’t the best picture but you can get the general idea

 

[Sycamore Hill Chicks]

This is another one of my girls legs for reference. Hazel is the only one with the issue on the bottom of the foot. To me, all my girls legs look normal, it’s just Hazels foot.

 

[Isaac 0]

If you are referring to the devitalization going on her footpad, that can be simply attributed to walking on rough grounds, perching on rough perches, or anything that may degrade the epidermal layer of skin. The severity is minimal, and I would likely leave it be. Sanding down your perches, and ensuring her run is free of hard/rough materials would help prevent it from developing into something more severe such as bumblefoot.

 

[Sycamore Hill Chicks]

If you are referring to the devitalization going on her footpad, that can be simply attributed to walking on rough grounds, perching on rough perches, or anything that may degrade the epidermal layer of skin. The severity is minimal, and I would likely leave it be. Sanding down your perches, and ensuring her run is free of hard/rough materials would help prevent it from developing into something more severe such as bumblefoot.

Ok thank you!