Silkie thread!

[aoxa]

we're not talking scaley leg; we're talking about diluting ivermectin for use on very young birds. I know folks who have used PAM. I cannot take the odor from the spray; it sets off a major asthma attack; I also don't like the ingredients.

Have you tried VetRX for scaly leg? It states it is intended for such.

I'd think Coconut oil would work, and it smells fantastic.

 

[Fancychooklady]

I have been using some aloe Vera gel with some good results.

 

[I<3MyChickens-Jewel&Flash]

Yeah lol. We had extra lol.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: ???? I guess we are changing subject from lice on day old chicks to scaley leg remedies?

 

[kabhyper1]

???? I guess we are changing subject from lice on day old chicks to scaley leg remedies?

Lol. Apparently the external parasites are wreaking havoc right now. I'm glad my littles don't have any signs of bugs anymore! I wanted to take a gasoline bath for 2 days!!

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Lol. Apparently the external parasites are wreaking havoc right now. I'm glad my littles don't have any signs of bugs anymore! I wanted to take a gasoline bath for 2 days!!

haha yeah they're gross. Good thing poultry lice and mites don't transfer zoonotically! I just went out and put some vetrx under everyone's (well, almost everyone =P) wings and feet. Should make them feel good too, it's going to get to the low 30's! I used it on my babies too, I have 2 silkies just over a month old. Threw in some second cut hay and said "good luck" lol. They should all be fine, there are a lot of chickens in there and a lot of shavings and comfy hay.

I should add, the babies have a mommy and daddy to snuggle with.

 

[Suzierd]

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.

Read this thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/832711/red-belly-and-legs#post_12199105

 

[aoxa]

???? I guess we are changing subject from lice on day old chicks to scaley leg remedies?

I had said the stuff about PAM on Scaly mites - how would you use cooking oil for lice? That was the original post I replied to you on, and you commented on the PAM (which I intended for use on scaly legs), so I'm not sure how we got from scaly legs to lice.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: I originally said to dilute ivermectin with a light oil, then apply a drop of the diluted ivermectin to each chick. The person who was asking about treating the day old chicks then asked what kind of oil, and you replied that PAM was great for treating scaley leg mites...

 

[sheeshshe]

I have to treat one for scaly leg mites. but, she is a super skittish marans. I noticed a few days ago. and I know the only way I"ll be able to do it is at night when she goes to roost. but I keep forgetting to do it then, and I cant catch her during the day. so frustrating!

you'd think if one has them, they'd all get them too, right? is it not as catchy as lice and mites?

how on earth do you see it on silkies though, they're so fluffy!