He has scaly mites right?

[welasharon]

THe way mites do their damage is they burrow under the scales and make deposits of crusty crudy stuff ( I am sure there is a better term for this but when I was reading about them this is how I remember it!) and that pushes up the scales. Unless you remove this stuff it pretty much stays there for some time. When I was treating the ones I helped I brought the worst ones home with me and soaked their feet in vegetable or mineral oil every day and carefully picked off the crud. It took a couple weeks for the worst ones but I feel the first oiling actually killed the mites. The soaking I did was to soften the crud so I could get it off without bleeding or making sores. It is possible that what you see is the damage and crud instead of live mites.
sharon

 

[Celtic Hill]

Okay i gotchya, i was soaking his feet in warm water and then using a tooth brush and a bar of home made flea and tick soap and scrubbing up the legs, hoping i was getting the dirt. I think im going to keep doing that plus dip their legs in something, i havn't decided yet what everyone does something diffrent!

 

[welasharon]

Just don't keep on to the point you make his legs sore! You may have to leave the scales like that. I am pretty sure that oiling them a couple times and treating the area with Adams flea and tick spray or dusting with seven dust will take care of them.
sharon

 

[spartacus_63]

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Not sure how long you treated before stopping, but you must treat after any eggs hatch too. I believe the life cycle for scaly mites is 5-7 days. Scaly mites typically spend their entire life cycle on the host but can migrate. It is typical to pass SM from hen to chicks through the nesting material. If this bird is sharing nest boxes, chances are some of her nest mates have been exposed. This can also happen while roosting.

I recommend avoiding Ivermectin unless you find your birds heavily infested or you just do not have the time. I have found that SM are easy to treat and Ivermectin is not labeled for poultry. Continue the pedicures on the bird(s) and dust the nest boxes and roosts with carbaryl (Sevin Garden Dust) or a pemethrin (Poultry Dust) Both work well.

 

[Celtic Hill]

Okay thank you guys! I read through that 10 page plan and i think i have plan of attack!