- Aug 17, 2016
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We constantly have problems with scaly leg mites, and I’ve got a number of chickens whose feet are mainly scar tissue as a result. We treat as best we can, but yesterday one of my Spitzhaubens had these dark marks on her feet. It looks like blood from dryness/mites, but it wouldn’t wash off (and I didn’t want to scrub and risk removing a scab). I cleaned, sprayed with antiseptic, and slathered in Vaseline, but does anyone think this could be something different? If so, any better remedy?
For what it’s worth, we’ve tried every scaly leg mite cure in the books and have had little success— one hen I even scrubbed and Vaseline-d daily for a month. I think that for the most part, the mites themselves are dead, it’s just that the scales are permanently disfigured.
For what it’s worth, we’ve tried every scaly leg mite cure in the books and have had little success— one hen I even scrubbed and Vaseline-d daily for a month. I think that for the most part, the mites themselves are dead, it’s just that the scales are permanently disfigured.