Chicken

[duckmom68]

Hi i have a chicken with a foot problem scales lifting up what can i do?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Sounds like it could be scaly leg mites.
If so, brush your roosts and chickens' legs once a month with a mixture of one part kerosene to two parts linseed oil.
It can also be controlled with ivermectin but there is a meat and egg withdrawal period.

 

[Blackberry18]

Post a picture. @ChickenCanoe is right, you could have Scaly Leg Mites, I recommend putting Vaseline or petroleum jelly on the legs; it suffocates the mites. But beware, I once thought I had Scaly Leg Mites, and was assured I did by someone here, but it ended up that my chicken just had some dirty under the scales.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[drumstick diva]

You can put "scaly leg mites<" in the search box to get more info and maybe photos you can compare to your birds feet.

 

[Blackberry18]

You can put "scaly leg mites<" in the search box to get more info and maybe photos you can compare to your birds feet.

True. Here's a picture of my hen's legs when I thought she had Scaly Leg Mites; but she didn't.

 

[NickyKnack]

Hello!

Welcome to BYC and the coop! There's a lot of great peeps here! Feel free to ask lots of questions. But most of all, make yourself at home. I'm so glad you decided to joined the BYC family. I look forward to seeing you around BYC.

 

[N F C]

Thanks for joining us!

 

[duckmom68]

 

[duckmom68]

Can my duck get it of the chicken?