scaley leg

  1. chickmamat

    SCALEY MITES? Lame chicken

    This is an 8 year old hen. For quite sometime now she had had…an odd gate? Almost like she is waddling, for at least a year now. I’ve never been able to find anything wrong with her. Aside from a pocket a dirt/poop between her toes on one foot, every couple days I “pop” out the little dirt back...
  2. MilesFluffybutt

    Severe SLM

    I rescued a rooster from a coworker's extended family after they lost their pet flock to a predator. They were just done with chickens and since my bachelor flock is down to two, I figured I take him. He's about the same age as my two boys - approximately 10 years old, if you're wondering. The...
  3. N

    Looking after sick chicken for family

    I'm hopeful for some advice with a sick chicken. Dad just dropped it off for the weekend, and I'm not sure what it needs. 1) She's a 3 year old Isa Brown, she's maybe feeling a bit lighter than she usually does. 2) One eye is sometimes open, the other is closed. I haven't tried to open it...
  4. BigBlueHen53

    Question About Scaly Leg Treatment

    A couple of my hens show signs of scaly leg mites, so tonight I started treating them all with Bag Balm. Will this work? I know the aim is to smother the little buggers, which reside up under the scales on the legs. Vaseline is usually recommended, but I thought Bag Balm seemed more therapeutic...
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