Scaly Leg Mites?

[jetters]

I'm new and my 4 girls are 10 months old. Discovered signs of scaly leg mites on 3 of them in December so did the dipping in oil every 2-3 days for 3 weeks. About 6 days later one was losing a few scales on her legs and feet. The next day a few bleeding cracks.
I treated all of them with the PSP leg soak for 10 minutes and sprayed the coop 5 days ago. The winter storm hit so i haven't spent much time with them but seemed to be looking better. Today 2 of them have larger areas of bloody spots where maybe some scales have come off? I'm clueless as to what to do for them now. Any advice much appreciated!

 

[debid]

I used ivermectin on them when we had leg mites. Also cleaning and treating the coop plus replacing the roosts with fresh ones... I don't recall any bleeding associated with it.

 

[jetters]

Thanks, I hadn't thought about replacing the roosts. Could that have introduced new mites in 5 days? The PSP was supposed to kill mites and eggs all at once and was quite expensive.
Also wondering if our severe low temps 4-8 degrees for several days could've caused damage that I'm seeing. SO confusing and can't find a vet who treats chickens!

 

[debid]

Spraying kills mites but not their eggs. You have to repeatedly spray to get them all. And, they will hide in cracks and crevices where the spray doesn't reach. I use natural wood so I just pitched the roosts into the bonfire pit (far from the coop) and cut new ones.

 

[McChooky]

Remove all bedding and treat the coop,run and nest boxes. Install new roosting bars. Coat with suitable oil so mites can't hide in the crevices of the wood. Administer ivermectin to kill the mites. Do not scrub the legs and feet or attempt to remove the scales on their legs or feet.This will cause bleeding.The old scales will remain until they molt and regrow new ones next molt

 

[McChooky]

Ivermectin dose : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...attle-pour-on-for-mites.1559406/post-26443229

 

[jetters]

Thx much for all the info. I had previously treated the coop and their legs with the Elector PSP only a week ago. My problem now is trying to determine if this new foot trauma could still be caused by the active leg mites, as an after effect of the mites already killed, or by something else entirely?

If the PSP didn't work i can try the ivermectin , but don't know if that would be ok so soon after the other treatment.

 

[debid]

Rats have been known to go after chicken feet while they sleep. How tight is your coop security? Any holes bigger than a quarter open after dark?

 

[jetters]

Wow i didn't know that. So great to have this site and connect with others.
But no I have no holes larger than a quarter. Also installed a baby monitor in November to hear anything that may occur at night. All has been peaceful.

The feet of my leghorn which were the worst seem to be better by last night. So hoping for the best.