Are these scaly leg mites? (Feathered Feet)

[Aha76]

Hi, I've been trying to search around, here and elsewhere, to find some pictures of scaly leg mites on chickens with feathered feet. Most images I'm seeing look a lot more severe (or just very different, to my eyes, due to different skin colors, etc), so I was wondering if someone else could weigh in on my particular chicken.

Does this chicken look like it has scaly leg mites?

I have three Salmon Faverolles and one Speckled Sussex. They are 19 weeks old and none of them are laying yet. Besides seeming a little extra itchy, everyone is eating and behaving normally.

Yesterday evening, I noticed one of my pullets had coarse, raised skin on the top of her feet. This patch of skin looks yellow and there seem to be deep slits under her scales. She does have some feathers growing near this spot, but the rest of her scales are pretty smooth and lay flat; this part doesn't. One of my other Faverolles has a more subtle, but similar area of coarse skin on her feet. The third Faverolle and the Speckled Sussex appear to have healthy skin.

Since I was concerned about possible leg mites, we attempted to treat them before bed last night, using what we already had on hand. We soaked their feet in warm water with Epson salts, brushed the skin gently with a toothbrush, dried them, and applied a generous amount of coconut oil. We treated all four chickens and cleaned out their entire coop, replaced all their bedding, and applied neem oil to the surfaces. We also checked their vents, just in case, which appeared clean and healthy.

If these do look like leg mites to you, what is your advice? How often should I treat my chickens and for how long? (I have access to a few feed stores near me and my vet will also treat chickens.)

This is another picture of the same chicken. It's not very easy to photograph; it's more noticeable in person.

Thanks for any help you can offer!

 

[aart]

Yes, the raised scales indicate scaly leg mites are present.
What you've done already is good.
Only need to continue the oil application every few days fora week or so to suffocate the mites.
May take quite awhile for the scales to smooth back out.

 

[Aha76]

Yes, the raised scales indicate scaly leg mites are present.
What you've done already is good.
Only need to continue the oil application every few days fora week or so to suffocate the mites.
May take quite awhile for the scales to smooth back out.

Thanks so much for the reply; I appreciate it!
I'll continue treating them in the same way, then, every few days.
Hopefully, they'll get a little more used to me touching their feet... They were pretty nervous (except for the Speckled Sussex who happily chomped on mealworms).

 

[Chicalina]

you are doing the right thing. I just hold the bird firmly under my arm with their legs sticking out to do the oil treatment. The scales fall off and then regrow, and their feet look a bit pink while that happens.

 

[aart]

I'll continue treating them in the same way, then, every few days.
Hopefully, they'll get a little more used to me touching their feet... They were pretty nervous

No need to soak and scrub, just coat with the oil, get it up under the scales.
I treat all my birds after dark off the roost, much easier to 'cacth' them then.

 

[Aha76]

No need to soak and scrub, just coat with the oil, get it up under the scales.
I treat all my birds after dark off the roost, much easier to 'cacth' them then.

Okay. Will do.