HELP!!!

[RROSA]

Hello,
I hope someone can help as a am new to this. I took my Roo to the county fair for my son to show, and the tag on his cage said DQ for leg mites. So I found out that was disqualiifed for leg mites, He is a huge frizzle and hard to see his legs. What do I do??????

 

[buckbeak]

Hi Rrosa,
Use the search feature on leg mites. Common suggestions include spraying the legs with vegetable oil or covering them with Vaseline to kill the mites.
Good luck!
Carol

 

[keystonebantams]

buckbeak is right use some cooking spray on the leggs to kill off the mites. you can tell you have scaly leg mites by the scales on the birds legs, they will be lifted up some and appear rough rather than smooth like normal.

mike

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

OH no I bet your son was disappointed! Vaseline works well for everyone it seems to do the trick by smothering the mites.

 

[seminolewind]

I would think Sevin would work. And sprinke it on their roost, and in their dust bath area.

 

[spatcher]

DE (diatomaceous earth) should help as well!