A few of my girls seem to have some slightly raised scales on their legs. Are scaly mites the only thing that would cause this? I have 11 hens that are about 18 months old. Here is a pic of the one that looks the worst.
There are two others that have a few spots that barely look raised, and all the others look fine.
Of course if it is mites I will treat all of them.
Edited to add: The one I posted the picture of is also the only one I have ever had go broody. Which she has done at least 5 times this year and is again now. So I haven’t seen her legs as much as the others, but I inspected all of them when I saw this today.
There are two others that have a few spots that barely look raised, and all the others look fine.
Of course if it is mites I will treat all of them.
Edited to add: The one I posted the picture of is also the only one I have ever had go broody. Which she has done at least 5 times this year and is again now. So I haven’t seen her legs as much as the others, but I inspected all of them when I saw this today.