Feet Problem... What IS this?!

[SterlingAcres]

It's scaley, flakey, dry and bumpy. How do I fix it?! These birds are in quarantine btw. Thanks in advance!

 

[TaLani]

Probably is scaly leg mites. Put bag balm or vaseline on their legs for 1-2 wks and that should do the trick.

 

[SterlingAcres]

How often and how much?

Please and thank you!

 

[Southernbelle]

You should coat her whole leg - it doesn't have to be too thick, but the idea is to suffocate the mites, so an even coating.

Once a day until better.

 

[redhen]

i have never seen leg mites before.....can you actually see them on the feet?...crawling around...or is the scales just residue from them?...

 

[silkiechicken]

Just lifted scales.

Could be mites, could be just very dry, but I'd lean towards mites.

 

[Poohbear]

Scaly leg mite bore under the scales of the chickens leg, lifting the scale and will cause the fowl physical trouble as time goes by. You can smother and kill leg mites with a myriad of creams, grease and meds. Some are: Scarlet oil, Corona smear (for horses), Vaseline Petroleum Jelly, WD-40,Bearing Grease, bacon Grease and VetRX. The idea is to SMOTHER the leg mites and medicate the chickens leg at the same time. It's best to use at least vasaline petroleum jelly (the kind you buy at any store) on ANY of your fowl occaisionally. This will prevent leg mites.

 

[SterlingAcres]

Thank you! I will coat them with vicks and vaseline as instructed. Hopefully, they're better soon

redhen - I don't see any mites, just very rough nasty skin. Looks like it should be itchy. I wouldn't want my legs to look like that!

 

[bwebb7]

I did not see "vicks" on the reccommended list?...

 

[Chicken Woman]

I have used olive oil and also VetRX