Scaly leg mite

[Hollielouu]

My broody has developed scaly leg mite, I have a solution to treat it however she has 5 two week old chicks, can I still treat this or could it harm the chicks, if so what else could I use?

 

[dawg53]

My broody has developed scaly leg mite, I have a solution to treat it however she has 5 two week old chicks, can I still treat this or could it harm the chicks, if so what else could I use?

What is the solution?

 

[Hollielouu]

Nettex, but it doesn’t say anything about chicks.

 

[dawg53]

I've never seen that product before. However since your concern are with the 5 week old chicks, you can always apply olive oil or vaseline to your broodies legs to smother the scaly leg mites. You'll have to continue to apply either to her legs until the scales are completely free from mite dirt and laying completely flat on the legs/feet.

 

[Ebony Rose]

I've never seen that product before. However since your concern are with the 5 week old chicks, you can always apply olive oil or vaseline to your broodies legs to smother the scaly leg mites. You'll have to continue to apply either to her legs until the scales are completely free from mite dirt and laying completely flat on the legs/feet.

I was going to suggest the vaseline/cooking oil method too. Give your girl a nice massage while you're there and it wouldn't hurt to oil up the feet and legs of her chicks while you're at it. Will give the birds some positive reinforcement, bonding time with you too. (chicken thoughts) "Here comes Hollilouu! I can hardly wait for that massage! Hollilouu gives the best massages! Good things come from Hollilouu."

 

[Stepnout]

Contact the company and ask them. Tell them you want the MSDS, Material Safety Data sheet or the new SDS sheets, Safety Data sheet for that product. In Canada it is law this has to be supplied.

 

[Chicalina]

that product is as safe as vaseline. It is paraffin oil. Use it with adults and chicks, or as i prefer, use any household cooking oil like olive oil, coconut oil etc.