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[BullChick]

Two babies I want to keep track of. I tried to put ankle bands on them, and think they would have stayed on, but I couldn’t get them on.

 

[dheltzel]

Southern Chester County here!!

Welcome from Northern Chester County!

 

[FluffyButt789]

I will have to take a picture tomorrow if I remember to, but one of my chickens has a wound of some sort on her leg. It looks as if some scales fell out, then scabbed over. I was waiting a little while to see if it would re-grow or start looking better but it is the same. I worried it was scaly leg mites, but every picture I see online is an extreme case. If we have scaly leg mites, it's a very minor case, as I'm not sure at all. Any advice? I know it's hard without a pic, so I'll try tomorrow. Thanks!

 

[BullChick]

I will have to take a picture tomorrow if I remember to, but one of my chickens has a wound of some sort on her leg. It looks as if some scales fell out, then scabbed over. I was waiting a little while to see if it would re-grow or start looking better but it is the same. I worried it was scaly leg mites, but every picture I see online is an extreme case. If we have scaly leg mites, it's a very minor case, as I'm not sure at all. Any advice? I know it's hard without a pic, so I'll try tomorrow. Thanks!

Vaseline is good for whatever. Mites or a wound. It will heal the skin and/or smother mites.

 

[FluffyButt789]

Vaseline is good for whatever. Mites or a wound. It will heal the skin and/or smother mites.

Thanks for a quick reply! So, just smother their legs in vaseline? How often? And won't the legs get dirty since the dust will stick to the vaseline?

 

[dheltzel]

First duckling of 2019 is hatched and resting quietly in the incubator!
It is an Australian Spotted duck.

 

[BullChick]

Start now, and get pictures tomorrow. The dust isn’t going to hurt anything. First, it’s not an open wound, and second, the vaseline is a barrier dirt won’t get through.

 

[BullChick]

I’m headed to bed.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I will have to take a picture tomorrow if I remember to, but one of my chickens has a wound of some sort on her leg. It looks as if some scales fell out, then scabbed over. I was waiting a little while to see if it would re-grow or start looking better but it is the same. I worried it was scaly leg mites, but every picture I see online is an extreme case. If we have scaly leg mites, it's a very minor case, as I'm not sure at all. Any advice? I know it's hard without a pic, so I'll try tomorrow. Thanks!

I recommend a soak in warm, soapy, Epsom salt water for about 15-20 minutes. Then, just in case it is scaly leg mites, use an old toothbrush, soapy water with a little peppermint, trea tree, and/or eucalyptus essential oil mixed in and scrub her legs. Then dry and coat with Vaseline. This method has worked miracles on birds that I've gotten that had them

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

I will have to take a picture tomorrow if I remember to, but one of my chickens has a wound of some sort on her leg. It looks as if some scales fell out, then scabbed over. I was waiting a little while to see if it would re-grow or start looking better but it is the same. I worried it was scaly leg mites, but every picture I see online is an extreme case. If we have scaly leg mites, it's a very minor case, as I'm not sure at all. Any advice? I know it's hard without a pic, so I'll try tomorrow. Thanks!

maybe think about separating her from the rest just in case...sorry this is so late, haven't been on here.

I’m headed to bed.

night