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  1. pdirt

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

    Thanks for your detailed response. I think that's why your so popular around here, your answers just make so much sense. As a worm purge for your birds, how would you administer it? Just mix it in with their food? And your rooster's hip, did you actually apply CO to his hip or was it more just...
  2. pdirt

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

    Quote: Bee, are you recommending Castor Oil over Nu Stock now? Is the main reason cost or other reasons?
  3. pdirt

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

    Update: got some straw and have put a thick layer of that down on top of the deep litter, rather than trying to dig out all the leaves right now in the deep snow of winter. Also forgot to mention that we painted the roosts with the mineral oil/Vick's/lavender mixture as well. It's been over a...
  4. pdirt

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

    Have you treated the affected birds as well or just their housing/bedding? I think you need to also treat the birds directly for best results, if you haven't already done so. I would not use tea tree oil undiluted directly on the birds, it might be too strong. Regarding DE, from what I've...
  5. pdirt

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

    I think we got the SLM from the yard leaves. Feed store owner says it could be from wild birds that roosted above the fallen leaves. We've done two treatments. First, we dipped each birds leg into a mix of mineral oil, Vicks (for essential oils) and a few drops of lavender essential oil. A...
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