Problem with my hen's feet

[wolfinator]

After discovering her foot condition, I have been checking the rest and so far she's the only one affected.

 

[trumpeting_angel]

That’s good. But I wonder what the experts would say about the others who were housed with her. Preventive treatment?

 

[wolfinator]

I'm going to seclude her from the rest during the treatment. I worry others smelling something different about her may try to peck on her. Also to make it easier to handle her for treatments and it might make her more accustomed to being handled. I'm going to have to rig a lower wattage heat lamp up since she'll be alone and our nights have been dipping below freezing.

Thanks again everyone.

 

[DobieLover]

I'm going to seclude her from the rest during the treatment. I worry others smelling something different about her may try to peck on her. Also to make it easier to handle her for treatments and it might make her more accustomed to being handled. I'm going to have to rig a lower wattage heat lamp up since she'll be alone and our nights have been dipping below freezing.

Thanks again everyone.

Is there any way you can keep her with the flock? Removing her from the flock will increase her stress and will make putting her back with the flock a full blown integration process.
It should be rather simple to remove her from the roost every other night or so, slather on the vaseline and put her back. I've never heard of or experienced other chickens pecking a hen with vaseline on her legs and feet.

 

[coach723]

Agreed, I wouldn't isolate for this. Some birds do very poorly in isolation, since she's so flighty I suspect she might be one of those.

 

[MandaH]

I did not read all responses but I wanted to add that it will help to also treat the roost area.

 

[Don 27]

Wow you guys have some good advice . I'm going to save this for the future.