Worried about chicken feet...

[Lil Chickie Mama]

Do chickens have any sort of pad on their feet? I was looking at pictures of normal chicken feet while they were being held in the air so I couldn't quite tell, but it didn't look like they had any kind of pad. I'm going to have to take a closer look at my kids' feet in the morning, but I thought they had a small pad in the middle for some reason. For the record, I just looked at the recent bumble foot post so I may be extra cautious, but when looking at the feet the other day I was wondering how much of a pad was too much. I really hope I'm just overly cautious and my kids are fine

Oh, and yes pics would be nice but I didn't think to ask until it was completely dark so...no pics for now.

 

[MandyH]

The bottom of their feet are not smooth and scaly like the tops and legs, they have a thicker, rougher bottom. So yes they kind of have a pad on there.

 

[silkiechicken]

There is sort of a pad in the middle:
(warning, these are chicken feet prepped for food)

So I wouldn't worry unless there is a big scab or swollen tissue on their feet.

 

[Nif]

Breeds will probably differ, like my cochins' feet are pretty meaty, while the silkie and Polish feet are more refined.
But they definitely have some cushion underneath.

 

[Lil Chickie Mama]

Ooh that pic helped! That's about as much pad as I saw. And as for breed I did notice that it seemed more prevalent on my Ameraucanas than on my bantams. Thanks for the help!