Help please. Scaly leg mites?

[TXmama4boys]

Hello! Is this scaly leg mites?
This is my first time seeing anything like this.
I adopted this poor fella from a neighbor.

Thank you!

 

[Debbie292d]

It is. It's easy to get rid of but will take him a long time to look better as once you've killed the mites, the chicken has to shed their scales naturally and regrow them. That can be many weeks or months.

You can slather his feet and legs with vaseline every two or three nights for a total of three times. I do it at night when I can catch them and they are calmer about it.

Ivermectin 5% pour on we've used once too. I wouldn't buy that for just one chicken though as it's pricey, but that is just putting a couple drops on their neck, then repeat in 10 days.

 

[TXmama4boys]

It is. It's easy to get rid of but will take him a long time to look better as once you've killed the mites, the chicken has to shed their scales naturally and regrow them. That can be many weeks or months.

You can slather his feet and legs with vaseline every two or three nights for a total of three times. I do it at night when I can catch them and they are calmer about it.

Ivermectin 5% pour on we've used once too. I wouldn't buy that for just one chicken though as it's pricey, but that is just putting a couple drops on their neck, then repeat in 10 days.

Thank you! I really appreciate you responding. Do you recommend me treating the other hens and the coop?

 

[Themellowyellows]

Sure is scaly mites. He might have bumblefoot also.

 

[TXmama4boys]

Sure is scaly mites. He might have bumblefoot also.

I was wondering…
How would I know for sure?

 

[Themellowyellows]

I was wondering…
How would I know for sure?

Pick him up, but be carefull! Check to see for swelling, redness, or brown spots. You might need to clean the area.

 

[Debbie292d]

Thank you! I really appreciate you responding. Do you recommend me treating the other hens and the coop?

You can treat the coop with garden/permethrin powder or spray, and even do the vaseline on the hens too, just in case they spread from him to them. If they don't have them, they'll have nice conditioned feet and legs anyway.

These aren't like the regular mites chickens get though. They specifically embed themselves in their scales on feet and legs, and sometimes even their face.

 

[TXmama4boys]

Pick him up, but be carefull! Check to see for swelling, redness, or brown spots. You might need to clean the area.

He definitely has brown spots, redness and swelling.

 

[TXmama4boys]

You can treat the coop with garden/permethrin powder or spray, and even do the vaseline on the hens too, just in case they spread from him to them. If they don't have them, they'll have nice conditioned feet and legs anyway.

These aren't like the regular mites chickens get though. They specifically embed themselves in their scales on feet and legs, and sometimes even their face.

Yikes! A thing of nightmares. Thank you so much for helping.

 

[Themellowyellows]

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He definitely has brown spots, redness and swelling.

That could possibly be bumble, although it could be from scaly leg mites... His palm looks really swollen.