Rooster's severely infected shanks! What should I do?

[consciousvoice63]

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Two days ago, I brushed Denice's feet with a toothbrush and have seen a great improvement as his scales have gone down. Next, I put an antibiotic ointment on his feet for 5 hours and then wiped it off. Pictures will be posted of his feet tomorrow. I also saw huge mites crawling under his feathers, about ten of them or more. I immediately went to the pet store and bought permethrin poultry dust and carefully applied it on him. The mites instantly came running out from his feathers, squirming and then fell off of him and died.

I still haven't gone to the vet because my father wants me to find a person or a place where they charge less. If I can't find any assistance I'm going to take Denice to my first choice, which is Alder Animal Hospital.

 

[Pickaduck]

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Did Peter call you? I'm really interested in what he has to say so when you do talk to him please update us! And thank you for helping get help for the roo!

 

[Pickaduck]

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Hopefully Peter will be able to help. I'm glad to hear his legs are doing better. You might want to check your other birds for mites, as well. Definitely change the bedding and dust everything down to get rid of them. Looking forward to seeing pics of the progress!

 

[consciousvoice63]

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I'm still here and determined to do something and anything for Denice. I won't leave this forum no matter what happens.
How do you trim the spurs? With what kind of tool?

 

[consciousvoice63]

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Me too. I'm still wondering who he is though. But even if he is not able to help, Denice will be taken to a vet or an expert who can help him.
I did recently check 4 of them. Two were hens and the other two were roosters which was Denice and my other rooster, Archie, who was rescued months ago had tons of mites on him. I know my other chickens don't have any parasites because of previous check ups. They really don't have any bedding because the roosters have their own pens. Right now, the hens are on break from them and they're in one section.
Awesome..same here I just want for him to live a healthy and happy life with his friends and me. I'll post pictures of Denice's feet tomorrow.

 

[stoopid]

I just sent Peter Brown the kids number, I hope with the time zone difference they can finally get together.
If I were you, I would dust all the places the chickens go. In the coop, where they take a dirt bath, too.
Parasites will wait for a meal to come along, even if you find them once and think you got them, they pop up somewhere else.

 

[stoopid]

Sorry, forgot the spurs. I trim them just like the toenails. I use a scissor-type nail clipper, and, at an angle, just chip away a little at a time, almost like the angle of a pencil. I stop when it starts looking different on the inside, that means you'll probably hit blood soon.
Or, if you don't mind the mess, just chop wherever you want the length to be, and use blood stop powder. They shouldn't bleed out that bad.
And don't "worry" about Peter, He's the best you are gonna get. Consider yourself lucky!

 

[consciousvoice63]

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Standing by and waiting for him to call me today. I will be available in the late afternoon because that's the time I arrive home from school.
I should buy diatomaceous earth if I'm going to spread the treatment on everything. Have you tried using diatomaceous earth or know if anyone who has?

''Parasites will wait for a meal to come along, even if you find them once and think you got them, they pop up somewhere else''
I'll get them before they hitch a ride on my chickens.

 

[stoopid]

Haven't seen pics of the legs lately, but did you know that the scales on his legs can actually pop off with a little pressure?
They are like the dinosaur/lizard/snake thing. They actually kind of shed off when they get old. If there are a few nasty looking ones, or alot of bugs living under them, you can get your fingernail under them and peel it off GENTLY.
Don't get too crazy, but that may help a little, just so you know.

 

[welasharon]

You will get a lot of opinions on DE. I tried it and do not think it was of any use. Other people swear by it. I think the main point is that it is best used as a preventative and not for treatment of an established problem.
sharon