Silkie thread!

[ChickSter99]

Here are the two I got today. I just spent the last couple of hours doing his feet. Seems he has a bad case of scaly legs. He must be older than I thought too from the look of his feet
Thanks Chickster~ I have a lot of extra roos but have thinned out a bit. I have decided that if I need to get rid of any more I will either 1)butcher them for dog food or 2) advertise till I find a really good home for them. (like do a little adoption questionaire) I wish I could keep them all, but space and my budget guide my decisions. Good luck with your rehoming efforts / roo pens.

You got that right with the space and budget! Well, I'm glad you found these guys & gals and were able to fix them up.

 

[ChickSter99]

I'm with you here! I hatched non-stop from my first time setting April 13th to now. We went from 36 when we moved here, to over 150. Good thing I have a huge barn! We plan to sell some at the swap (mostly boys - though some mixed girls most likely). I think we will still be around 100 for winter.
they are so cute Tiki! Is scaly legs not highly contagious? I have 3 birds with it (my own for over a year) just noticed it a few weeks ago, and they've been treated and it has worked wonders, but none of the others show any signs. I'm constantly looking now that I've seen it. Two came from the same place (they are brother & sister) and the other is a silkie - and hers was the hardest to notice. I got her last October and she didn't have them when I inspected, loused, washed and blew her dry.
What I did was put sevin with some olive oil and lathered their feet up. Worked great!

I will have to remember your recipe for future use. I've not had any problems thus far, but being a chicken owner...it's bound to happen. Glad to know.

 

[Flowerbh]

Hey, my daughter just told me a friend of hers from college wrote a cute children's book about hatching chickens so I downloaded it to my Kindle Fire. It was wonderful and accurate! It's called Samantha Hatches the Chicken Egg by Daisy Griffin. If you have kids or grandkids, this is a great book to tell them about hatching eggs. Enjoy! oh yea, she also mentions BYC in the book!!!!

 

[Sanna]

I'm with you here! I hatched non-stop from my first time setting April 13th to now. We went from 36 when we moved here, to over 150. Good thing I have a huge barn! We plan to sell some at the swap (mostly boys - though some mixed girls most likely). I think we will still be around 100 for winter.
they are so cute Tiki! Is scaly legs not highly contagious? I have 3 birds with it (my own for over a year) just noticed it a few weeks ago, and they've been treated and it has worked wonders, but none of the others show any signs. I'm constantly looking now that I've seen it. Two came from the same place (they are brother & sister) and the other is a silkie - and hers was the hardest to notice. I got her last October and she didn't have them when I inspected, loused, washed and blew her dry.
What I did was put sevin with some olive oil and lathered their feet up. Worked great!

Scaley leg mites are contagious. They are a mite after all. I don't know how contagious they are, but other birds can get them for birds that have the mites. I know from experience. lol My first 4 silkies somehow ended up with them. I'm not sure if they came home with them or some random wild animal gave them to my birds. I did a little bit of reading when I discovered the crusts on my silkies feet and found out it was a mite. I used vegetable oil a couple of times a week. I've even used vaseline and it seems to work better than the oil, but just makes a bigger mess because it sticks to everything. lol
I would say, if you have birds with the leg mites in with birds that do not have them, make sure the ones with the mites are treated until the mites are all gone. And, check on the others that do not have the mites to make sure they don't get them. Probably wouldn't hurt to slap some oil on their feet every here and there just incase they have a couple little ones crawling around their legs. I think the mites are so small that the human eye can't see them?
Someone correct me if I'm wrong on all this!!

 

[Suzierd]

Here are the two I got today. I just spent the last couple of hours doing his feet. Seems he has a bad case of scaly legs. He must be older than I thought too from the look of his feet
Thanks Chickster~ I have a lot of extra roos but have thinned out a bit. I have decided that if I need to get rid of any more I will either 1)butcher them for dog food or 2) advertise till I find a really good home for them. (like do a little adoption questionaire) I wish I could keep them all, but space and my budget guide my decisions. Good luck with your rehoming efforts / roo pens.

I love the Buffs! So cute.

 

[chickendales]

hi it been lil while sense ive been on here over look my breeding year never turned incubator on this year hens hatched every thing did ok, hopeing next year well be a more producetive year and well beablie to aftord to turn on the incubator

 

[tiki244]

I soaked the rooster in water for a half hour with dish soap. Then I tried to remove the extra scabs(white junk). Then I put some cocoa butter on because I didnt have melse to use. I took a picture or two but they are gross. I will have to soak again in a day or two and also get some sevin dust and oil

WB chickendales!

 

[chickendales]

I soaked the rooster in water for a half hour with dish soap. Then I tried to remove the extra scabs(white junk). Then I put some cocoa butter on because I didnt have melse to use. I took a picture or two but they are gross. I will have to soak again in a day or two and also get some sevin dust and oil
WB chickendales!

burned motor oil works the best

 

[aoxa]

Scaley leg mites are contagious. They are a mite after all. I don't know how contagious they are, but other birds can get them for birds that have the mites. I know from experience. lol My first 4 silkies somehow ended up with them. I'm not sure if they came home with them or some random wild animal gave them to my birds. I did a little bit of reading when I discovered the crusts on my silkies feet and found out it was a mite. I used vegetable oil a couple of times a week. I've even used vaseline and it seems to work better than the oil, but just makes a bigger mess because it sticks to everything. lol
I would say, if you have birds with the leg mites in with birds that do not have them, make sure the ones with the mites are treated until the mites are all gone. And, check on the others that do not have the mites to make sure they don't get them. Probably wouldn't hurt to slap some oil on their feet every here and there just incase they have a couple little ones crawling around their legs. I think the mites are so small that the  human eye can't see them?
Someone correct me if I'm wrong on all this!!

I know they are contagious, I just don't know how contagious they are. I was just reading up - and it seems that they are more prone if free ranging and the older the bird - the more chance of it occurring. I will treat as needed, as my birds all free range, and have even had ticks on them (my NN's and turkeys especially). I always provide kiddie pools full of black earth with sevin mixed in, and they keep parasites off them for the most part. Some birds are dust bath stupid. Especially my silkies. I am going to watch their legs closely, and I've recently cleaned the coop (after treatments).

I'm wondering if Oxine would help? It seems to work with so much.

 

[chickendales]

I know they are contagious, I just don't know how contagious they are. I was just reading up - and it seems that they are more prone if free ranging and the older the bird - the more chance of it occurring. I will treat as needed, as my birds all free range, and have even had ticks on them (my NN's and turkeys especially). I always provide kiddie pools full of black earth with sevin mixed in, and they keep parasites off them for the most part. Some birds are dust bath stupid. Especially my silkies. I am going to watch their legs closely, and I've recently cleaned the coop (after treatments).
I'm wondering if Oxine would help? It seems to work with so muchi

ive seen it where only one bird got mite in the barn it lil diffrent from lice