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    scaly mites causing weird scale? or something else?

    Hahaha. You are funny. You won't be "showing them then" but one of your girls are "showing off" her legs. How sexy!!!! ahahaha. NP. Not sure if I was of any help. Good luck!
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    Does this look like scaly mites?

    No pic attached? TY
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    Is this scaly leg mites?

    The black one looks like the scales are raised and different color. The golden colored one looks normal but I would treat them all the same as preventative. It would NOT hurt to slather vaseline on their legs and feet even if they don't have SLM. Good luck!
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    scaly mites causing weird scale? or something else?

    Wow! She is different. Like you said, she is an enigma. I have no experience with Dutch-ish bantams. I did a quick search on Mozilla Firefox (we don't use Google as there are FBI warnings on Chrome). Read the EXCEPTIONS: Here it is: Typically, Dutch Bantams do not have pinkish legs. Standard...
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    Is this bumblefoot?

    I can only share what we have experienced and that does not seem like bumble foot. A bumble foot is a bacterial infection and would manifest with a black or brown plug at the bottom of her foot pad. She is special if it is a deformity because she is UNLIKE the others. Treat her well.
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    scaly mites causing weird scale? or something else?

    Also, my Black Sex Link named Itum has really, really big talons and feet compared to her peers. She is like a real dinosaur. It is sooooo awesome. She is my favorite of all our birds. At first I thought there was something wrong with her feet (like you mentioned - fat feet) but I think it's...
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    scaly mites causing weird scale? or something else?

    We have the same breed. She is like mine. That is normal color and scales of the legs of a Black Sex Link. BUT it would not hurt to give her vaseline. If it does not come off and you have tried everything and she is acting normal, eating, free-ranging, drinking, socializing and have no other...
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    Gave two of my chickens away

    Sorry for the late reply. I got our 4 pullets (teenage girls) in May 2023. As their feathers grew, one of the girls was the most adventurous. She would fly to the fence and explore the neighbor's yard who probably had yummier insects and bugs. hehehe. This happened maybe 3-4 times in a span of...
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