leg mites--substitute for kerosene?

[7L Farm]

You don't have to use any of those nasty chemicals

ANY type of oil will smother the mites, and plain old COOKING spray is the easiest (and safest) to use

You mean "PAM" ?

 

[DianeS]

You mean "PAM" ?

I used Pam cooking oil spray for the one chicken I had that came to me with leg mites. I had intended to smear regular oil on her legs with my fingers, but she was too afraid of me to do that. So I got Pam spray, and when I would unlock the coop in the morning I would stand to the side until she came out, then spray her legs from the back as she walked down the ramp. It worked well.

I bought my Pam spray on a *really* good sale, that's why I got the name brand. But any brand or variety will work. The point is to smother the mites with something oil-based that sits on the legs for a while.

 

[7L Farm]

I used Pam cooking oil spray for the one chicken I had that came to me with leg mites. I had intended to smear regular oil on her legs with my fingers, but she was too afraid of me to do that. So I got Pam spray, and when I would unlock the coop in the morning I would stand to the side until she came out, then spray her legs from the back as she walked down the ramp. It worked well.

I bought my Pam spray on a *really* good sale, that's why I got the name brand. But any brand or variety will work. The point is to smother the mites with something oil-based that sits on the legs for a while.

Thanks, I'll remember this.

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

You mean "PAM" ?

You can call her any name you like

(All it does is smother them so ANY kind of oil will work)