Silkie thread!

[jajeanpierre]

There are many home remedies and varied opinion on treatment. The simplest way is to lather their legs up with Vaseline. Make sure you get right up under the feathers at the top of the leg and between the toes. A good thick application will smother the mites.

That would be for scale mites? There is no evidence of mites that I can see. I would expect to find some sort of debris from the mites. Nothing. Also, the redness is on any of the skin that doesn't have a lot of feathers--under the tail, the oil gland and the keel. I don't want to slather an oil on this bird's skin--I'm afraid the bird will get chilled (that's how most animals die in an oil spill--the feathers/fur lose their insulation properties) or the lack of air to the follicles will cause what feathers they have to fall out. If I were going to treat for mites, I would want a good chemical treatment.

I'm almost tempted to take both of these birds to an avian vet for skin scrapings but I am terrified of the cost. I have parrots and not a lot of faith in avian vets--their goal is to maximize income and I'm not impressed. Plus, they will be specializing in parrots, not chickens.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: ivermectin pour-on. dilute 50/50 with a light weight oil, use one drop of the diluted mix per baby. a 1ml syringe is good for dispensing a single drop.

 

[ChickNmamma]

Quote: ivermectin pour-on. dilute 50/50 with a light weight oil, use one drop of the diluted mix per baby. a 1ml syringe is good for dispensing a single drop.

Would you suggest mineral oil - or cooking oil? 3-in-1? Sewing Machine oil? Hopefully not engine oil...

I really like your new avitar... can't stop staring at it...

 

[sheeshshe]

More drama. So, Mr tough somehow injured one of his toes while he was out and it was bleeding.

And then one of my LF hens seems to have scaly leg mites. drama drama drama!!!!

 

[aoxa]

Would you suggest mineral oil - or cooking oil? 3-in-1? Sewing Machine oil? Hopefully not engine oil...

I really like your new avitar... can't stop staring at it...

I like PAM it's so easy to apply and I've dealt with the scaly legs a time or two - from adding them to my flock (took care of it before in general pop) It's not hard to get rid of the mites, but it takes a while for the scales to slough off

 

[kabhyper1]

ivermectin pour-on. dilute 50/50 with a light weight oil, use one drop of the diluted mix per baby. a 1ml syringe is good for dispensing a single drop.

Okay, have you used this on day old chicks?

 

[chicketydooda]

I wanted to share my new flock members and also get an opinion on whether the roo is PQ or show...for now it's just a curiosity. Also he has some yellow on the tip of his head that doesn't show in the pics.

Here's Mr. Fluff

This one is little bit

and this is Noir

This is Bleu. I am not sure if this is a grey color or blue?

 

[Jharper]

I wanted to share my new flock members and also get an opinion on whether the roo is PQ or show...for now it's just a curiosity. Also he has some yellow on the tip of his head that doesn't show in the pics. 

Here's Mr. Fluff

 This one is little bit

and this is Noir

This is Bleu. I am not sure if this is a grey color or blue?

All pet quality, but pretty birds!

 

[chicketydooda]

All pet quality, but pretty birds!

Thanks....do you know where to go to find show bird characteristics? and is that last one considered blue or grey?

 

[PaintedFeathers]

When they are stressed (and with all that injury, you know that poor bird is very stressed), they often will forego laying or crowing. A mature male should have spurs, though, even if they are not long. Consider adding an antibiotic to the water, and also something like neosporin on the wounds. Watch for worms, lice and mites, which will need to be treated if present.

Snowmiser still doesn't have spurs =P lol

Actually, there is such a thing as lavender splash, although you would be heard pressed to tell it apart from regular splash on appearance. Genetically it would be lav/lav Bl/Bl. Most of the poultry world frowns on mixing these two genes together.

I learn a new thing every day!

Try giving her extra oils in her feed--sunflower, safflower, and add some canned mackerel on a regular basis.

will do!

Neither of mine like to snuggle--I wish they did.

I just can't stand the feather quality--it feels so awful to touch. If you so much as look at them, their feathers fall out or break.

Will you breed your frazzle Cochin? How will you protect her from getting hurt? I would think a saddle will also damage the frazzle--maybe not yours, but I think it would damage my frazzle. I have the frazzle cockerel and a Silkie cockerel (that I have not had the heart to slaughter....yet) that I would like to mix in with the flock of Silkies, Polish and the frazzle, but I am worried that the frazzle pullet will be badly hurt if the cockerels try to breed her.

Of the four hatchery bantam Cochin frizzles I bought, I expected half would be normal feathered and half frizzled. Instead I got three frazzles and only one frizzle (that my #($& mini Dachshund killed). The frizzle was a fabulous little cockerel, very docile. You could play with him like a little doll.

Mine have some sort of skin thing going on and have since they were little chicks. It almost looks like folliculitis. I've read reference to skin problems with frazzles, but can't find anything other than hearsay. Below are pictures of the skin issues on the foot and under the tail. The third picture is the underside of the tail. He's lying wrapped up on his belly with the tail pulled up--the tip of the tail is at the top left, the vent, which you can't see, is at the bottom right. The skin is inflamed in a narrow stripe down the outside of the leg. I didn't notice it on the feet at first, because it was hidden in the feathers. I had thought it might have been a sensitivity to the pine shavings and have recently put them on hay. I've bathed them a few times in a flea shampoo and that seemed to improve things, but they don't show any signs of parasites, just inflamed skin where it is bare--the tip of their tail/oil gland, their butt, their keel bone. I almost think it is a skin infection, deep in the tissues. I've also dusted them in DE.

Anyone have any thoughts on this? It is only the Cochins that have this skin thing. The other birds (Silkies, Polish and bantam Plymouth Rock) raised with them since day-olds from the hatchery have never had anything.

The last picture is my little frazzle Cochin pullet. I would appreciate any help anyone can give. Thanks.

Looks like their skin color to me. My black bird's skin looks like that too and they don't have any issues. I'm not sure what i'm going to do about breeding. Maybe introduce her once every other week to the roo's so she doesn't get hurt. She will be living inside anyway for the most part so no one else picks on her.