Scaly Leg Mites?

[eighthens525]

Is this what I think it is? Suggestions on treatment?

 

[DobieLover]

That leg looks good to me.

 

[ChickNanny13]

2x ... Why are you suspecting Leg Mites? Are the scales raised?
You could spread some vaseline on the legs if you suspect, won't hurt.

From my notes:
Scaly Legs - Soak in warm water & mild dish soap. With toothbrush scrub with vinegar, garlic or Neem Oil. Smear leg with Coconut Oil. Clean out coop; remove shavings; spray Orange Insect Spray or DE, spread lavender, lemon grass, thyme, wormwood in shavings
Ivermectin (pour on) - Rub onto the legs, wear gloves. Std 0.75ml = 25ml ea leg & 25ml on skin. Ivomec on daily 1 & day 10, rub some kind of oil on legs daily.

 

[Kiki]

Daily...for a while:

 

[sourland]

That leg looks good to me.

Looks fine to me.

 

[eighthens525]

2x ... Why are you suspecting Leg Mites? Are the scales raised?
You could spread some vaseline on the legs if you suspect, won't hurt.

From my notes:
Scaly Legs - Soak in warm water & mild dish soap. With toothbrush scrub with vinegar, garlic or Neem Oil. Smear leg with Coconut Oil. Clean out coop; remove shavings; spray Orange Insect Spray or DE, spread lavender, lemon grass, thyme, wormwood in shavings
Ivermectin (pour on) - Rub onto the legs, wear gloves. Std 0.75ml = 25ml ea leg & 25ml on skin. Ivomec on daily 1 & day 10, rub some kind of oil on legs daily.

The scales look slightly raised and her legs looked a little swollen and she is going through a molt and she's under a year old so I didn't think she would molt this winter. Her comb is pale and shriveled and she's not laying.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Is she eating/drinking/pooping? What are you feeding? What breed is she? What makes you think she's going thru a molt? Have you checked her for mites/lice? Do you have others? Is it possible the molt you see is actually her being bullied/pecked at? Was she laying, and not not?


If there are no symptoms & you want to play it safe, applying the coconut oil to her legs won't hurt. Could you post a picture of her standing on her own. Your location would help, wondering about your climate.

 

[eighthens525]

Is she eating/drinking/pooping? What are you feeding? What breed is she? What makes you think she's going thru a molt? Have you checked her for mites/lice? Do you have others? Is it possible the molt you see is actually her being bullied/pecked at? Was she laying, and not not?


If there are no symptoms & you want to play it safe, applying the coconut oil to her legs won't hurt. Could you post a picture of her standing on her own. Your location would help, wondering about your climate.

She is eating and drinking and pooping fine. I feed her layer feed. She is a Barred Plymouth Rock. She has lost a lot of neck and tail feathers. I did check her and see no evidence of mites/lice. She doesn't get bullied or pecked at. Everyone was laying fine until we got a big snow that seemed to put a halt on everyone laying but that has been over a month ago and since then 2 out of my 4 of the Plymouth Rocks have molted and stopped laying. Now only 1/4 of them are back to laying but I have other breeds and they seem fine. I figured the snow would mess them up for a bit but not for this long. I live in western North Carolina. We've had some cold weather but the snow is gone and the days are warm.

 

[ChickNanny13]

I'm sure the snow/weather has alot to do with their laying ... We may not. have snow here, we get days of rain and the shorter days affect our chickens.