Oh my, you are probably right about the mites. I have them pretty much resolved in my main run, except one hen who our vet says i may have to resort to the ‘gasoline dip’ with. The poor Roos have been relegated to their own run and I need to get them their own dust bath area set up and treat their coop. I’m on it - THANKS for the heads up.
Well I’ll haven’t done it yet, but I’ve been researching.
Have you tried Ivermectin? I would go with that.
I'll bet that Vet is on his vet website laughing to his buddies about what he convinced his client to do to her chicken.
Still not the worst vet advice I've seen here. Goodness they can be scary sometimes.
So after tackling the mites for several months, the legs on my other eight hens are looking pretty pristine. My vet thought the case of this one hen might be beyond ivermectin, but I should probably give it a try. He did think she was a pretty healthy hen otherwise and should eventually recover well.
He seemed concerned though, that it would be good to get quick results at this point. She’s not feather footed, which seems to me should be slightly easier to treat?
Yes, I’ve been reading lots more. I went out and got permethrin today. There is also a guide to treating mites from Kansas State University that recommends a linseed oil treatment for scaly leg mites. I was looking at her legs today and one actually finally appears to be improving just from the diatomaceous earth bath I’ve set up in their run, which was my vets original advice several months ago and seemed to have worked quite well for my other hens. It takes a long time to see the results, but it seems quite effective and treats lice infestations as well. I was quite surprised that he recommended the gasoline, but I got the feeling he’s had a lot of other clients at their wits end after trying all the other methods.
