Is this Scaly Leg Mites? Need Help.

[The_Patriot5150]

My Brahma rooster didn’t start out with too many feathers like others do but I noticed his legs were all red. I keep the coop clean and the roosts clean, but what is happening to my rooster? Is it hormones? I now scaly leg mites look a lot worse than this but maybe this is the start. Any suggestions on how to treat it?

 

[The_Patriot5150]

 

[The_Patriot5150]

 

[The_Patriot5150]

 

[The_Patriot5150]

 

[getaclue]

Yes, that's scaly leg mites. You can use Vaseline, Baby oil, Pam spray, A & D ointment, anything safe for skin, and greasy. Apply it a couple times a day, or often enough the legs stay greasy. The idea is to smother the mites. In the meantime, spray, or dust the roost with a poultry spray, or dust. It would be a good idea to treat all of his flockmates too.

 

[The_Patriot5150]

Thank you for the reply. I have the Pam spray and vaselin at hand and I will try that, do I need to isolate him? His legs are the only one with symptoms. Does diatomaceous earth work for getting rid of them in the coop. I have a lot of that.

 

[getaclue]

Use one, or the other, not both. I wouldn't isolate him. Treat everyone that's in the group with him, even if he's the only one with symptoms. No, DE (diatomaceous earth) does not work.

This is good, to mix with water in a larger sprayer, and spray the roosts. https://www.amazon.com/Martins-Perm...ermethrin&qid=1589163104&s=lawn-garden&sr=1-3

This is a good poultry dust, and good for dusting the roosts.
https://www.amazon.com/Voluntary-Pu...able+dust&qid=1589163251&s=lawn-garden&sr=1-3