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  1. Wickedchicken6

    Scaly Leg Mites - Need Best / Easiest / Quickest Solution - Scaley

    :gig so both you AND I were out early dusting our birds yesterday morning! :highfive: After several hours of dusting, I just have the roosters tonight and I'll be done. I considered oiling their legs after hearing your input, but decided against it because I could just imagine the oily mess...
  2. Wickedchicken6

    Scaly Leg Mites - Need Best / Easiest / Quickest Solution - Scaley

    Thank you. "Labeled" was the word I wanted to use...lol.
  3. Wickedchicken6

    Scaly Leg Mites - Need Best / Easiest / Quickest Solution - Scaley

    Hi! Since your in Alabama, I'll note that I believe the Sevin dust (Carbaryl) is no longer suggested for chickens under your rules and regulations but I don't have the information in front of me. @casportpony @KikisGirls @Wyorp Rock and many others can advise. Permethrin is the suggested choice...
  4. Wickedchicken6

    Scaly Leg Mites - Need Best / Easiest / Quickest Solution - Scaley

    Somehow I missed seeing this post. How is everything going? Have the scales grown back? For your question about slippery roosts, we use 2-3 inch fence posts for the roosts and they can get slippery. The birds learn to adjust. :)
  5. Wickedchicken6

    Scaly Leg Mites - Need Best / Easiest / Quickest Solution - Scaley

    Yes, that's leg mites. That's build up and excrement from the mites. It is likely quite painfully. My first birds were that bad when I noticed my first winter. It can be cleaned up. It sounds like you're doing the right things. It will take a bit to get past the crusts to get back down to the...
  6. Wickedchicken6

    Scaly Leg Mites - Need Best / Easiest / Quickest Solution - Scaley

    I've been using cooking spray for my birds' legs. One can does the majority of my flock and it takes a fraction of the time.:yesss:
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