Hock Burn???

[di]

I think one of my girls has one
As far as I'm aware it's only chooks sleeping in their own poop that get them?
I poop scoop their coop at least every other day and it gets washed out once a week.Also,as far as I can tell they all roost anyway.(at least when we shut them in at night they're all on the perch)
She has lost most of her breast feathers and is very red,also at the weekend I noticed there is a scabby bit(which I'm guessing is a hock burn)right on the breast bone
Is there anything I can treat her with and is there anything else it sounds like it could be?

[Suechooks]

Just a thought - sometimes my ex-batts poop on their perches - goodness knows how they manage it! Could it be something like that?

[RichmondHens]

It might not be "burn" but just where she rests on it. If she has a habit of doing this then in time I suppose it might rub the feathers off and create a calloused area (you describe a scab). She's not plucking her breast feathers out in preparation for brooding, is she?

[di]

Thanks both...sorry for the delay in responding,it's been a busy week.
I think you're possibly onto something Sally.It does look more like a callous,I'm now thinking a burn would be more open and possibly weeping,this is dry and scabby.
Would be OK to apply E45 cream or Aqueous cream or something similar?Or would you just leave it but keep an eye that it doesn't worsen?

[Suechooks]

If its dry and scabby Di I'd leave it alone unless there looks to be swelling/pus/fluid underneath it or its hot or causing problems. The scab will protect the flesh underneath. Keep an eye on it though. keep us updated.

[Nicos]

Would purple spray on her 'scab' be a good idea- just to try and keep the area 'clean'??

[RichmondHens]

Thanks both...sorry for the delay in responding,it's been a busy week.
I think you're possibly onto something Sally.It does look more like a callous,I'm now thinking a burn would be more open and possibly weeping,this is dry and scabby.
Would be OK to apply E45 cream or Aqueous cream or something similar?Or would you just leave it but keep an eye that it doesn't worsen?

I would just leave it be. If it's not obviously bothering the hen (is she picking or scratching at it?) then just leave her be. Not every hen has to be a perfect specimen of flawless feathered beauty! As long as they are active, bright eyed, eat and lay well then there is no need to worry.