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Thanks for asking. Max is hanging in there, but we are still trying to get him better. We found a very good avian/chicken vet near us, and have been there with him twice so far. The vet believes the scabs are secondary to some medical problem that was causing him to lie down all the time...

Ok. I took him off the roost (he has been getting up there, but keeps his wings out to help balance and doesn't look very comfortable) and I just finished doing all I can do for now. First, I cut about 1.5-to-2 inches off of his spurs with dog clippers and then sanded them smooth. Trimmed his...

Thank you all so much. I am currently treating the mites and will take care of the spurs and follow all other advice. So everyone agrees that the black patches are essentially just big tough scabs?

I posted about my poor limping boy Max a few days ago but didn't get too many responses. Today while examining him (and slathering his legs with cooking oil on the chance that scaly leg mites could be responsible), I discovered this. At the top of each leg, where they meet his body, he has a...