Minnesota!

[lalaland]

Okay thanks. How long does it take to kill? And how do the mites survive in freezing temps? Is there anyway to get rid of them without getting some product? Do they affect waterfowl?

Scaly leg mites are really hard to get rid of, and they do not die off in freezing weather. Fastest way is to dose your birds with ivermectin, but that means egg withdrawal.

If you don't want to buy something, you can use the old fashioned method of dipping each bird's leg into oil (any kind of cooking oil will do) and do it every other day for a couple of weeks. Otherwise, coat legs with bag balm, nustock, vaseline, vet-r-x, etc - what you are doing is smothering the mites.

If you have some birds with the mites, and others not yet affected, treat all - but the ones that don't have it yet you can dip/rub just once a week instead of continuously.

I don't know whether waterfowl can get them or not, but would bet they could, although perhaps not so likely with the continual submerging in water?

Here is someone recommending a lot of different options, including gasoline on the legs. (not sure I would do that one) http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2013/03/scaly-leg-mites-in-chickens.html

 

[lalaland]

Coffee,
congrats and what fun wedding pictures!
Wishing you and your new husband many years of happiness

 

[scandiafowl]

Am happy to report that no other birds are showing signs of any illness.

Now if I could just move my desk outside for the day...

 

[scandiafowl]

Handsome Tony keeping a close watch on our chicks. He's so thoughtful!

 

[scandiafowl]

Is everyone ready for the snow storm that is brewing? Be sure to stock up on milk and bread! Hahaha

It seems every time we get reports about significant snowfall it turns out to be a dusting.

Am waiting. And we have the plenty of coffee and chicken feed. Good to go!

 

[KlopKlop]

It seems every time we get reports about significant snowfall it turns out to be a dusting.

Am waiting. And we have the plenty of coffee and chicken feed. Good to go!

We were just upgraded to a full blizzard warning with 40mph wind expected. That wind with any snowfall means nasty drifts for my road.

 

[NathanZee]

Scaly leg mites are really hard to get rid of, and they do not die off in freezing weather. Fastest way is to dose your birds with ivermectin, but that means egg withdrawal.

If you don't want to buy something, you can use the old fashioned method of dipping each bird's leg into oil (any kind of cooking oil will do) and do it every other day for a couple of weeks. Otherwise, coat legs with bag balm, nustock, vaseline, vet-r-x, etc - what you are doing is smothering the mites.

If you have some birds with the mites, and others not yet affected, treat all - but the ones that don't have it yet you can dip/rub just once a week instead of continuously.

I don't know whether waterfowl can get them or not, but would bet they could, although perhaps not so likely with the continual submerging in water?

Here is someone recommending a lot of different options, including gasoline on the legs. (not sure I would do that one) http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2013/03/scaly-leg-mites-in-chickens.html

Well, they aren't laying right now, and the eggs are always tiny anyway. I applied bag balm to the afflicted hens legs, but not the other two. I'll put it on their legs too. Thanks for the help!

 

[NathanZee]

We were just upgraded to a full blizzard warning with 40mph wind expected. That wind with any snowfall means nasty drifts for my road.

I'm sorry about your drifts, but I can use the snow! I want the swamp to fill up for the ducks this summer!

 

[holm25]

AlezaJ I butcher my roos somewhere between the end of summer and middle of fall. I just do it before it snows. But I raise smaller and larger breeds. Alot of roos I butcher are ones I hatch but I always have a few roos from the straight run bin at the feed store. So the r around 20-30 weeks when I butcher but many prefer butchering around 20 weeks when they get sexually mature.

 

[scandiafowl]

We were just upgraded to a full blizzard warning with 40mph wind expected. That wind with any snowfall means nasty drifts for my road.

Good to know! I need to check the forecast again.
You are further south than I am but have noticed the line moving north.