The castor oil is working for me, also, but I am only using it once a week and my girls had a pretty severe case. It has helped with the dryness and cracking, though. I think I will increase the frequency of application. I am also battling a feather picker that has caused injury to one of my...
I treated my two hens with castor oil for the first time on Sunday since it actually warmed up above zero. It has been a few days and their dry, cracked, bleeding legs now look soft with no bleeding. I am very happy to alleviate their suffering. Winter has been really hard on my poor girls...