I've used Sulfur ointment for a long time for scaly leg mites. I've used Nu-Stock too, but hate the smell of that yellow, paint-like substance, and used it more sparingly on the legs and feet. Linseed oil and diesel oil mixed together is an old method. When I was younger, I remember my Dad using nicotine sulfate which was called Blackleaf 40 on the roosts. Now that was natural! Problem is some people never followed directions, some kid probably ate some, got sick, and the nanny state mentality banned it. You can still get Malathion, but I guess not enough people have taste tested it to get it banned. I've used them all and prefer Rooster Booster Sulfur Ointment for regular treatment. Most people don't seem to understand you have to treat the coops/roosts as well. Emulsified concentrates like Ravap have a month long residual, and have found it to be the most effective.
My dad used kerosene on my whole head when our school came down with lice! LOL
It worked
I'm still alive too. I stunk like a barn lantern the next day.
Until my mom soaked my whole head in tomato juice then followed that with sunflower oil! LOL
There are lots of things that sound criminal that are actually pretty nifty. Kerosene is what they have and it works. When you have 60 different kids from 10 different households you use what works or it just keeps coming back.
Something I don't want to see happen with Gracie and Liza.
I'll keep all of these ideas in mind if I need to switch tactics. After having just done their legs, feet and toes I'm pretty happy with what I'm seeing. Gracie is about 65% de-scaled. The inflamed look is gone for the most part. Her feet are getting a bunch of little feather starts growing in and sticking out
I wish they'd wait! I've never seen her with fluffy feet but it looks like she's trying to grow some serious fluff down there.
The exposed leg and feet look healthy. The way she walks is hugely improved. She even seems like she stands up taller to me. Less of a shuffling clumsy footed gate and more like Liza. She is certainly more active and covers a lot more ground than she did when I first got her. No more doodling around here and there. She's busy, busy, busy when she's not laying in the shade.
Liza's feet look good. Her infestation being in the beginning stages in comparison to Gracie and her scales are attatched to healthy chicken leg. They might need more time to rotate off naturally as I'm seeing they are holding on longer than Gracies. I've been very careful to make sure i take my time and get their legs covered in, under and over every single crevice. So far no signs of infection or flesh decay anyplace I can probe or poke around.
The bumblefoot that was removed from Liza's little toe is healing nicely. No signs of anything but healing there. Its still the tiniest bit fatter than the same toe on her other foot but its not completely healed yet either. I'm still putting bacitracin on that too.
After the worming I've noticed Liza squats. When she goes poo - she goes and then squats like a female dog. (?) This is new. And she's got squirty poo and messy butt
I'm making her some seed cake from crumble, quinoa, sesame seed, spinach, BOSS and honey that I'll soak in the vitamin and electrolyte water before giving it to them. And there goes my oven timer
Again, thank you for the help and sharing the information!
