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Any tips for feathery feet?

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Our little feather footed pekin gets balls of nasties stuck to her feet.

Is there anything i can do to stop this happening? I've trimmed her feathers and washed her feet,

do a poo pick once a day to keep it under control but it keeps happening.

 

Is there anything you can rub into them to stop things sticking? maybe oil?

I have woodchip in the run, has anyone tried gravel?

Wondering if this might be a bit better?

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Hmmmmm, she's just started perching in the day so I'm hoping this will become more of a habit!

The run is covered and it doesn't get muddy at all as i've covered any muddy bit's too.

I think she just walks in bits of poo :roll:

Oh well, she's just starting to hate me as she doesn't like her feet being touched at all! Ticklish

or something. :?

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My pekins are prone to this. During very wet weather I keep them in their covered run. The run is on concrete slabs, with horse bedding as scratch. It tends to help 'clean' dirty foot feathers so that the balls don't develop. Other than keeping them in all the time, I don't think you can stop it happening tbh. I just keep a close eye on my girls and soak any mud balls in warm water and ease them away.

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