Yes, the most friendly quail I knowIāve had tame quail before but theyād still have a wary side to them and I wouldnāt have trusted them to free range like Hugo. I would go as far as saying Hugo is a ābomb-proofā quail
Heās been around us when weāve been working in the garden and on the house, weāve dropped stuff thatās made a loud noise and he isnāt phased.
Scaly leg isnāt great on a bird and of course does need treating but people hear āmiteā and go into panic mode. Scaly leg mites are by far the most easiest to treat and eliminate.
If itās not bad on your Silkie Iād wash the feet in warm water (soak them) and then scrub them with a toothbrush to loosen any scales that are raised and gross. If the scales arenāt raised enough to come off donāt force them. Then lather the legs in a thick amount of petroleum jelly making sure itās well worked under any scales too.
Me being me I do this every day if I have a bird with scaly leg like my snowflakes I bought. Thatās only because I want to see smooth legs quicker.
You could do it two days in a row, each time youāll notice the jelly has loosened any raised scales and they can be rubbed off. Then repeat in 7 days. If no improvement, continue with treatment or do it more often.
Itās always worth buying a scaly leg preventer spray to spray onto your flocks legs even if they arenāt showing it and donāt have it
Wow, thank you very much!!!
: I've already bathed her feet, but even if i brushed it with the toothbrush, i couldn't remove any scale...I understood my error! i applied the oil only some days, but i have to apply it all days until resolution...! I'll do. I heard someone does it with mineral oil or sunflower seed oil... Do you know if it is a letal thing? I absolutely want to get rid of it, but i'd like to know if it is an emergency...
I just posted this in my intro and thought I'd cross-post it here too. Got a few pictures of the girls today! They chose a new spot for a community dust bath and were very proud of themselves. (DH's comment is "3 phase chickens" ... a little electrical engineering humor for you.) Poor Plucky (the reddish hen) is missing some feathers from a recent close encounter with a very bold fox.
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Wow...really great hens
Poor Plucky! so cute 
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The four chicks so far
AWWWWWWWW
