I had no idea! Looks like I learned something too!
Same. That explains my alpha roos legs. I would have thought it was like frostbite or something except I'm in the South.
Yeah, especially the back of his legs. Mites in his feather follicles would drive him to pluck and pull his own feathers; the equivalent to a human digging a hole in their flesh to scratch a chigger bite. I'd surely oil his legs and feet, won't hurt him at all, but would suffocate any mites that have bored into him. If he's got mites, then they've all got them so might as well do a spa day with leg and foot massages for all members of your flock; can 'dust' the roost with permethrin as well to kill anything hiding out in there. I wouldn't separate him from the flock. The images you shared show a lot of residual blu-kote (which makes the whole thing look worse than it probably is).
Sorry. These are current pictures. They look the same as when I started to wrap them.
I thought mites would present as excessive scaling? I have never dealt with that before. Ty
Thank you for your input. Yes I am using plain Neosporin without the pain reliever.You're using the ointment with NO pain reliever, right? I can't help with any idea on what to do if t is infection spreading, but if he were mine, I would start by crating him with his legs unbandaged with a towel or something similar instead of bedding to keep the detritus from sticking to the open areas. And then I'd be right here doing what your doing, looking for a someone with experience!
Good to know! Thanks.
