Please don't do that. Use some vaseline, cooking oil, castor oil, PAM, or something non-toxic that isn't dangerous.WD40 safe for chickens feet???? My girl has scaly leg mites. I want to try it but doesn't seem safe
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Please don't do that. Use some vaseline, cooking oil, castor oil, PAM, or something non-toxic that isn't dangerous.WD40 safe for chickens feet???? My girl has scaly leg mites. I want to try it but doesn't seem safe
Hoo boy. My RITs have scaly leg. They've had it since I got them and I'm so green I didn't realize it wasn't normal at first. Have been spraying with a mite spray we got at the feed store and am noticing some slow improvement but really like the tea tree suggestion a lot. Will be giving this a try. Gonna clean the coop and scour it out this week, too. I keep it clean but it could use a thorough scouring so I may as well do it!!
I've been using food grade DE. I'm assuming that's good in their bedding etc?
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 week later we noticed significant improvement on the bird most affected.
Second treatment was putting Nu Stock on the legs of the same bird. A week later, a fair amount of the Nu Stock is still on her legs, seems longer lasting than the first, albeit less expensive treatment. Her legs continue to improve.
Hey guys I just looked on Amazon for Nu Stock and its 55% off right now. I hope this helps some of you. I ordered a tube right away!