Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[gladahmae]

Ok. I'm ready to feel like a bad chicken mom. Is this just really dirty feet or a really bad case of leg mites?

 

[chickwhispers]

Fuzzy do keep us posted on your results with both the feed and the bumble foot. I am curious as to which seems to work/help. I use Dumor and have had no problems that I'm aware of. But if there's something I can get that I can trust and is better and doesn't cost a lot more then I'd like to switch to that. And the bumble foot I did find a small gray colored scab on her other foot late yesterday, but she's not limping at all and it doesn't seem to bother her at all. So I'm taking a wait and see approach checking it every day. I'd like to try Vetricyn. But I'm not sure in this weather. Everything is melting and the humidity is high even in the coop with windows open. She's decided she's still broody so I don't want excess moisture problem inside nest box. Tomorrow it will get colder again.

Today they went out for an hour!

 

[chickwhispers]

Ok. I'm ready to feel like a bad chicken mom. Is this just really dirty feet or a really bad case of leg mites?

I don't know. I have never seen any. So I would be interested in hearing expert opinions. Don't feel guilty. Just know you're doing the best you can.

 

[Fam project]

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It has been a long time since I have visited. I hatched 18 of 20 LF light brahma eggs from the trio I bought from Ron Hahm in late May. Unfortunately I only hatched 3 females. I am going to keep one of the boys, the rest are going to go into the freezer soon unless someone is looking for a Roo for breeding purposes. I also have an extra black Americana Roo that might be handy for someone wanting to hatch Easter Eggers. I am in the Lapeer area.

 

[SillyChicken]

Judging by other photos on google of scaley mites.. I would say yes. You should treat all the birds that come in contact with the one infected, including the coop.

Don't sweat it, stuff happens.

I think you can coat them with ivermectin to kill the bugs or suffocate what is there with oil based product.. didn't someone use skin so soft or something like that once? IDK


Scaly leg is a disease of chickens and other birds. It is caused by a parasitic mite, Knemidocoptes mutans. The mite burrows under the scales in the bird's legs, but may also infest other areas, such as the comb or wattles of chickens. The mite spends its entire lifecycle on the birds and is usually spread by direct contact.
Birds infested with scaly leg have raised or protruding scales, sometimes with a white crusty appearance. Scaly leg is irritating to the infected bird, and in extreme cases can result in lameness.
In domestic birds the disease may be treated by application of an oily substance such as petroleum jelly, vegetable oil, or a commercial chest rub, thus preventing the mites breathing. Alternatively an insecticide may be used to kill the mites – or the two methods may be combined. The loose crusty scales may also be removed by soaking the afflicted bird's legs in soapy water mixed with diluted ammonia, and the encrusted areas scrubbed gently with a soft brush. Complete removal may take multiple treatments. Dropped scales may remain infectious for up to a month, and so pen, perches, and nesting areas may also be treated, or birds may be moved to different housing for several weeks.

 

[gladahmae]

Judging by other photos on google of scaley mites.. I would say yes. You should treat all the birds that come in contact with the one infected, including the coop.

Don't sweat it, stuff happens.

I think you can coat them with ivermectin to kill the bugs or suffocate what is there with oil based product.. didn't someone use skin so soft or something like that once? IDK

I know Opa really likes skin-so-soft for leg mites, and that petroleum jelly is also a usual thing to "smother" the mites with. Doesn't Nova use red-kote for leg mites? Gosh, it's going to be an absolute nightmare trying to get everything into her feet with how much feathering she has! I might just bring her in and give her a bath because it was on the top AND bottom of her feet....see if it all just washes off. Other than that looks like i'm going to be dusting the coops heavily....my grow-out coop has lice. Oh what a wonderful day it is.

 

[Peep-Chicken]

Someone is giving us the eggs!

Here is our bantam Cochin Luna, who we think lays these. Or could it be our Polish? The egg is a tinted egg. (We put her with the egg, she wasn't like that when we found her)

Ok. I'm ready to feel like a bad chicken mom. Is this just really dirty feet or a really bad case of leg mites?

We rescued one of our girls, she came with scaly leg mites!

(Few weeks after treatment)

Even tho this is a protecter, it's working very well! We got it a TSC.

I would also sprinkle some powder stuff around the coop? Right?

Our chickens get sick, it's not usually our fault. All you can do is take care of them till they are better

 

[aart]

Wonderful sunny day here, stuff still melting....high humidity from the warmth and close to freezing last night, frostbite on both roosters and even one hens tiny wattles...bummer.
Weird tho that wattle on one side has a big patch, the wattle on the other side has none.

 

[Opa]

Always trying to be cost conscience I carefully read ingredients and oft times discover that the packaging is the majority of the cost for many items. I wouldn't pay the price for dedicated leg scale products when mineral oil is substantially cheaper. Place some in a spray bottle and thoroughly spray the leg and foot. I once wanted to treat some birds for leg mites and didn't have any mineral oil so I used Avon's Skin So Soft. Worked great and sure had some nice smelly birds for a few days. Any petroleum based product will work but some you can spray will be much easier to apply.

 

[NovaAman]

Yup... the redcote comes in a spray or in a bottle with a dauber. Th spray sure does make it easier to apply to legs, even with all the feathers. Give them a good soak, use a oft toothbrush and brush the scales, you'll be amazed at how many will fall off just from that soaking, then dry em up, and coat them up. Check the other birds. Do any that have any bit of lifted scales.