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[ronott1]

Thanks IM for coffee, much appreciated and needed this am.
I am feeling like I just got my vent handed to me on BYC. Could be over reacting but it is time for coffee and a cafe smile.


Prayers for you and your medical team @007Sean .

About the scaly leg mites?

People are weird. Leg mites are treated with thick oil. In Texas coconut oil might not be heavy enough. The castor oil looks like a good idea. Vaseline is traditionally used

Because scaly leg mites are not blood feeders and live off of the dead skin, you can not use systemic poison like ivermectin. Permetrhrin can't get to them because they are up in the scales.

Allergies? Not likely. Ignore the weirdos and keep using the heavy oil. I read a UCD mite paper and it said that is the best treatment. You have to do this for a long time and watch the other flock members for symptoms too.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Good morning, Cafe. With all of us pulling for Sean, he is bound to do well. Plus he is tough. We are all on your side, Sean. Hugs.

 

[tjo804]

I have been putting bag balm on him weekly for 4 months. I thought a thinner oil might get in between the feathers if I wasn't getting it with the balm. The suggestion that I am seeing a problem that isn't there because I did/do not know enough to about healthy legs kinda makes me hopeful that I am seeing a natural hormone aged leg and I tried to google it, but all I can find is leg mites or growth hormones
nothing about natural red lines on rooster legs. Oh maybe I should just google that!

BRB

 

[ronott1]

I have been putting bag balm on him weekly for 4 months. I thought a thinner oil might get in between the feathers if I wasn't getting it with the balm. The suggestion that I am seeing a problem that isn't there because I did/do not know enough to about healthy legs kinda makes me hopeful that I am seeing a natural hormone aged leg and I tried to google it, but all I can find is leg mites or growth hormones
nothing about natural red lines on rooster legs. Oh maybe I should just google that!

BRB

Some breeds do get lines. It usually shows up when younger though.

I will attach the UCD mite paper as a pdf. It has a lot of information about lice and mites. This is from the leg mite section:

 

[tjo804]

Great article it is making me think it's not leg mites. No crusty what nots.

 

[tjo804]

DH is laughing at me said after 4 months of weekly leg and foot rubs, he might feel hormonal too.

 

[tjo804]

@ronott1 could it be he turned red leg for mating season and it was more apparent this year because this past fall the dominant rooster in my coop died. Until then Lulu was submissive and stayed mostly in the background. It took him a while to convince the hens they could trust him to be in charge. Some still don't. But this is his first year of no fear mating.

 

[ronott1]

@ronott1 could it be he turned red leg for mating season and it was more apparent this year because this past fall the dominant rooster in my coop died. Until then Lulu was submissive and stayed mostly in the background. It took him a while to convince the hens they could trust him to be in charge. Some still don't. But this is his first year of no fear mating.

It could very well be that!

None of the others in your flock has an issue? They would get it too especially if he is mating them

 

[tjo804]

He is the only one and he is eating drinking dating and mating.
Even suspecting now a hormonal change it is hard to find anything that doesn't go to leg mites.

@ronott1 Thank you wise one!

I will get Vaseline and try that since it won't hurt him but I am really thinking now hormonal. Thank you thank you Thank You!

 

[ronott1]

He is the only one and he is eating drinking dating and mating.
Even suspecting now a hormonal change it is hard to find anything that doesn't go to leg mites.

@ronott1 Thank you wise one!

I will get Vaseline and try that since it won't hurt him but I am really thinking now hormonal. Thank you thank you Thank You!

He will love the attention!