peebles Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Hi there, we've had a small outbreak of scaley leg on one chicken. We've been treating them all so it's under control, I think all the mites will be dead and suffocated by now. Thinking that this query is unrelated to the scaley leg, hoping you lovely chicken people can help shed some light on that! Noticed Ginge has a sort of reddy bulbousy lump on his foot. It looked the same sort of reddy skin that forms the comb and wattles, perhaps a bit smoother. Today it was wet and I could see it through his sodden feathers. With the quills dampened, I can see some red protruding into the quill stem. Are they blood feathers? He's lost a few feathers but none of them have had a full moult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebles Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Just noticed while uploading the photo, there's a small red lump away from the main blob. Is this an inflammatory disease? Or an infection? Any input appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Tiger Lily my Silkie developed scaley leg last year while broody. She always moults after her chicks have hatched and when her leg feathers grew back her legs were very sore, just like in that photo. She did have a small lump on one leg which I squeezed and emptied of pus I bathed it then purple sprayed it and she was fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy049 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 it looks like ours when their tails feathers are coming through. might be the same on their feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
