Parasite causing feather loss.... not molting UPDATE

[Betsy57]

For the feather loss due to mounting, I've had great success with Hen Saver saddles. I get lots of snide comments from my friends and visitors who wonder why in the world I'm "dressing" my chickens

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[welasharon]

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Betsy, I treated a flock of rescue chickens for scaly leg mites and one of them had red, dry rough skin on her head. I thought it was odd so while I was oiling her legs (she was a severe case so I brought her to my house to treat intensively) I wiped some oil on her head...immediately the skin came off on the paper towel. I found out she had scaly leg mites on her head. The ivomec pour on worked the best.
sharon
ETA: I could not see any bugs on her either.

 

[Betsy57]

Thanx. I'll give it a try!



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Betsy, I treated a flock of rescue chickens for scaly leg mites and one of them had red, dry rough skin on her head. I thought it was odd so while I was oiling her legs (she was a severe case so I brought her to my house to treat intensively) I wiped some oil on her head...immediately the skin came off on the paper towel. I found out she had scaly leg mites on her head. The ivomec pour on worked the best.
sharon
ETA: I could not see any bugs on her either.