How long to continue scaly leg mite treatment?

[CHICKENX2005]

So I understand that it takes at least 3 months for the scales to look better. So how will I know if the treatment actually worked until then? I don't want to treat them and wait a couple of months only to find it didn't do anything.

 

[aart]

So I understand that it takes at least 3 months for the scales to look better. So how will I know if the treatment actually worked until then? I don't want to treat them and wait a couple of months only to find it didn't do anything.

It's hard to tell.
Just push the petroleum jelly up under the scales once a week for 3 weeks or so.
That should suffocate any live or freshly hatched SLM.
Then you'll have to wait.
SLM is not really a dire issue.

 

[Debbie292d]

So I understand that it takes at least 3 months for the scales to look better. So how will I know if the treatment actually worked until then? I don't want to treat them and wait a couple of months only to find it didn't do anything.

The first thing you'll notice, they aren't getting any worse.

They will gradually look improved. There's no way it's not going to help.