Scaly Leg Mites - Need Best / Easiest / Quickest Solution - Scaley

[mandymae1984]

Its easier to treat them all when i the sun goes down and they roost for the evening. Or at least it has been for us!

 

[redbirds]

I think I am having this issue with a few of my birds as well.....Here are my questions... I have some Bird mite and lice spray (for pet birds that live in the house) would this be ok to spray in the coop? Would it do any good? It has a 0.03% pyrethrin and 0.30% piperonyl butoxide in it, anyone know about these ingredients? Also, I live in MO and it is freezing here right now, like 14* right now, is this to cold to take them into the shop and clean their feet?

 

[LaLa Chickie]

Updates on my Brahma roosters feet:



Castor oil two times a week and we did penicillin x4 days a while back. Tonight we'll oil up again. I think it's slowly working.

The Castor Oil has become my favorite...I posted on my profile pictures...oiled, left on for 10days, then bath and sprayed with Poultry Protection...kept spraying the coop. for."lice and mites". something my husband sprayed with, and was able to air out all day...not so easy in wet weather...castor oil.worked really well...suffocated those pests

 

[Summer98]

The Manna Pro Spray was worthless for me. I have had to stop doing the castor oil for some time because the weather is so cold. I didn't want to apply wet oil to the birds when the temps have been below zero. But because I was applying it 1-2x per week this fall, I think it was already working. They are looking much better this winter. When the weather warms up a bit in March, I plan to resume treatments again (just to be extra sure). But I do believe it is working. I will try to get an updated photo of the rooster again.

 

[ten chicks]

The Manna Pro Spray was worthless for me. I have had to stop doing the castor oil for some time because the weather is so cold. I didn't want to apply wet oil to the birds when the temps have been below zero. But because I was applying it 1-2x per week this fall, I think it was already working. They are looking much better this winter. When the weather warms up a bit in March, I plan to resume treatments again (just to be extra sure). But I do believe it is working. I will try to get an updated photo of the rooster again.

Vaseline works as it smothers the mites and does double duty in offering protection against frostbite.

 

[One Chick Two]

When ridding our newly purchased OEGB roo of moderately severe, pesky leg mites, we dipped his legs each separately into a cup of mineral oil, than "floured" his legs right away in DE. This method worked extremely well for us. Healing was a slow process, so, we dipped him daily for a few weeks, then backed off to every few days as he started to look and feel better.

We occasionally do a touch up, and this treatment has seemed to do the trick. We tried leaving him with and without DE, and he was definitely more comfortable walking, and having white "boots" than without the DE. Without the DE, he was high steppin'. lol It also solved the problem of getting sticky, oily gook all over his feathers, especially at night on the roost.

 

[Math]

The Manna Pro Spray was worthless for me.  I have had to stop doing the castor oil for some time because the weather is so cold.  I didn't want to apply wet oil to the birds when the temps have been below zero.  But because I was applying it 1-2x per week this fall, I think it was already working.  They are looking much better this winter.  When the weather warms up a bit in March, I plan to resume treatments again (just to be extra sure).  But I do believe it is working.  I will try to get an updated photo of the rooster again.

I would like to see before and after pictures. Thanks.

 

[Summer98]

I noticed my rooster's feet were bleeding today. So I decided we would do a castor oil application tonight. While applying the castor oil, I was disappointed with the way they looked. I really felt like they were getting better. And I do believe that they did improve, but after today, I think the battle is not over. Would he be pecking at his own feet if the mites itch? My husband is tired of it and he wants to treat them chemically. I'm not sure what my options are. My vet doesn't do poultry. If I'm going to try a chemical method, this would be the perfect time because they aren't laying eggs anyway. My other idea was to get some used oil from a restaurant and dip their legs into a pail of it. But this would have to wait until spring.

So my question is: what chemical methods, or more aggressive methods, can I use? I've heard of ivermectin, but how? I don't feel interested in dry powders, because I don't feel I could get it underneath the scales.

 

[Beekissed]

Ivermectin comes in a gel that you can place on their back, on the skin, and it will absorb there. I don't know how much people use as I've never used it. In the meantime, you might really slather a thick layer of the castor oil on there and just leave it. Really work it up under the scales by bending the foot to help the scales lift up across the joints. No soaking, no scrubbing, nothing but a thick, massaged in coat of the oil and then leaving it to let it work...just until you get the Ivermectin.

 

[grassfedchicken]

We had rescued a flock with horrible scaly leg mites, swollen bad- tried a lot but, what did work was letting them free range in a large area. Make sure they have freshly tilled dirt or a sandbox to clean themselves. The ivermectin might work too, it is a natural product and quite cheap, it is on 'rescue pet supply' shop on amazon.