Is this normal for a roosters foot.

[Belovedturkey]

I recently moved and we inherited a rooster and his bantams with the house, I never realized it before but tonight I saw that his big foot scales were popped up. I have never had a rooster before and this guy is huge, so huge scaly feet could be normal. I did notice that the scales that looked farther out could be lifted up which is what really worried me and got me thinking about swollen joints. He walks ears and drinks fine so is this just a big rooster thing.
I added a picture of both his feet an him in case that was important.

 

[Jener8or]

It looks like the beginning of scaly leg mites. I would start treating their legs with petroleum jelly (or something similar--I've used Crisco and lard, too, anything that will smother the mites.) I would recommend using Nu-Stock ointment if you can find it, or if you can't find it, mixing in your own garden sulfur into the petroleum jelly or whatever you are using (since sulfur is one of the active ingredients in Nu-Stock and should help kill the mites.)

You should only have to apply the ointment once a day. Hopefully his legs clear up in a few weeks.

 

[Belovedturkey]

It looks like the beginning of scaly leg mites. I would start treating their legs with petroleum jelly (or something similar--I've used Crisco and lard, too, anything that will smother the mites.) I would recommend using Nu-Stock ointment if you can find it, or if you can't find it, mixing in your own garden sulfur into the petroleum jelly or whatever you are using (since sulfur is one of the active ingredients in Nu-Stock and should help kill the mites.)

You should only have to apply the ointment once a day. Hopefully his legs clear up in a few weeks.

I don’t have any of that stuff yet but I will get it as soon as possible

 

[Belovedturkey]

It looks like the beginning of scaly leg mites. I would start treating their legs with petroleum jelly (or something similar--I've used Crisco and lard, too, anything that will smother the mites.) I would recommend using Nu-Stock ointment if you can find it, or if you can't find it, mixing in your own garden sulfur into the petroleum jelly or whatever you are using (since sulfur is one of the active ingredients in Nu-Stock and should help kill the mites.)

You should only have to apply the ointment once a day. Hopefully his legs clear up in a few weeks.

do I need to treat the whole flock or just him

 

[Belovedturkey]

Can I get nu stock or garden sulfur at tractor sulply

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Definitely scaly leg mites. Scaly leg mites are mites that burrow underneath the chicken's leg scales and therefore make the scales go up. I have heard of one of the best ways to treat scaly leg mites is using VetRx, but I am not experienced with using that treatment so wait for more people to reply.

do I need to treat the whole flock or just him

The scaly leg mites will get on the legs of other flock members as well. I would not treat them until they show beginnings of having the mites.

 

[Belovedturkey]

Definitely scaly leg mites. Scaly leg mites are mites that burrow underneath the chicken's leg scales and therefore make the scales go up. I have heard of one of the best ways to treat scaly leg mites is using VetRx, but I am not experienced with using that treatment so wait for more people to reply.


The scaly leg mites will get on the legs of other flock members as well. I would not treat them until they show beginnings of having the mites.

Does the vet rx work if they drink it or does it have to be applied to the leg

 

[Jener8or]

do I need to treat the whole flock or just him

I would keep an eye on the others' legs, but you just have to treat him. It won't hurt the others, of course, but it's just labor and product intensive.

If you have anything like Bag Balm or Vicks Vaporub, and I know most people don't have pine tar around, but if you did, those would work, too. You could use those in a pinch until you get petroleum jelly or something more economical. You could use permethrin dust instead of sulfur as well.

 

[Jener8or]

Can I get nu stock or garden sulfur at tractor sulply

Yes, Tractor Supply should carry both of these.

Edit: The Nu-Stock already has sulfur, mineral oil, and pine oil in it, so you shouldn't need to buy the garden sulfur, (as long as they have the Nu-Stock in stock!)

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Does the vet rx work if they drink it or does it have to be applied to the leg

You put it on their legs.