Scaly Leg Mites? Anyone ? Help

[Yolkles]

I adopted a silkie rooster, rehomed the little guy, and recently noticed his feet. . . I've been reading articles on what to do, and have been soaking his feet everyday in warm water for a few minutes drying them, and resoaking in coconut oil. It's been five days, perhaps not long enough? But questioning myself wondering if he has what I think he has or if it's something else? Can anyone with scaly leg mite experience confirm if that's what my little rooster man has?

 

[azygous]

You've diagnosed it correctly. You're doing well with the soaks, but castor oil is a better oil to smother the mites because it's much thicker.

I fill a small container with the entire bottle of castor oil and dip the legs and feet in it, letting it soak in well under all the scales. Leave the oil on the legs and feet. It will slowly wear away. In a week, you will need to do it again to get any new mites that have hatched.

If your budget allows, there is a very good biological insecticide that works very well on leg mites and it only requires one soaking in it. It's called Elector PSP, completely safe to use on and around chickens.

It's a small 8 oz bottle of heavy concentrate that goes a long, long way. I mix a quarter teaspoon into a quart of water or double that for a deeper soaking. You do not need the oil treatment if you use the Elector. You can get it off Amazon, but prepare for sticker shock. I'm sold on the stuff despite the price. One bottle has lasted me years.

It can take up to a year for new scales to grow in. That's a very bad case of mites, and they are quite painful. He will be feeling much better in a few weeks.

 

[Yolkles]

You've diagnosed it correctly. You're doing well with the soaks, but castor oil is a better oil to smother the mites because it's much thicker.

I fill a small container with the entire bottle of castor oil and dip the legs and feet in it, letting it soak in well under all the scales. Leave the oil on the legs and feet. It will slowly wear away. In a week, you will need to do it again to get any new mites that have hatched.

If your budget allows, there is a very good biological insecticide that works very well on leg mites and it only requires one soaking in it. It's called Elector PSP, completely safe to use on and around chickens.

It's a small 8 oz bottle of heavy concentrate that goes a long, long way. I mix a quarter teaspoon into a quart of water or double that for a deeper soaking. You do not need the oil treatment if you use the Elector. You can get it off Amazon, but prepare for sticker shock. I'm sold on the stuff despite the price. One bottle has lasted me years.

It can take up to a year for new scales to grow in. That's a very bad case of mites, and they are quite painful. He will be feeling much better in a few weeks.

Thank you, I'll check it out, the first couple of days I used mineral oil, then day three tried vaseline, then I thought organic coconut because it hardens, and also has fungal, I adopted him in the fall, i am new to the breed, and never paid close attention until I started reading posts in backyard chicken, I feel so bad. My other 20 chickens seem fine, I have quarantined him off since my discovery, and have provided everyone dust baths of wood ash mixed with DE .
should I do anything about the lumps of what I think are mite deposits? Rub?

 

[azygous]

Warm Epsom salt soaks and a soft brush to remove the loose stuff. If you can do that every day, you will be expediting his healing.

 

[chickens really]

I use Vaseline with dusting powder mixed in and lather it on thick. It works.