What breed is my white/blonde hen?

[AvaPrentice]

Yes! They are very contagious. She NEEDS to be treated for mites NOW, before the young ones get it.

Thank you, I'll do it first thing in the morning

 

[MagpieDucks]

Take a look at this:http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2013/03/scaly-leg-mites-in-chickens/

 

[The Phantom]

Looks like a blonde Orpington?

 

[coach723]

You can use vaseline, castor oil, coconut oil, vegetable oil. My preference is castor oil, I just find it a little less messy. I apply it with a soft toothbrush and work in into the raised scales gently. If she doesn't like to be handled then do it after dark when she's gone to roost, they tend to by much calmer then, and you can wrap her in a towel if it helps. Just take her off the roost or nest, treat her legs and put her back. You will need to reapply several times a week until her legs look better (the oil smothers the mites), and that may take several months. Here is a link with more info (since she has chicks I would NOT use the gasoline method): http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2013/03/scaly-leg-mites-in-chickens/
Also you do need to treat the coop, remove and replace bedding, spray the roosts and walls and floor with a permethrin spray product.
She does look like a crossbreed, even could be a very pale sex-link, I had a very pale one once.

 

[AvaPrentice]

Take a look at this:http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2013/03/scaly-leg-mites-in-chickens/

Thank you for your help

 

[AvaPrentice]

You can use vaseline, castor oil, coconut oil, vegetable oil. My preference is castor oil, I just find it a little less messy. I apply it with a soft toothbrush and work in into the raised scales gently. If she doesn't like to be handled then do it after dark when she's gone to roost, they tend to by much calmer then, and you can wrap her in a towel if it helps. Just take her off the roost or nest, treat her legs and put her back. You will need to reapply several times a week until her legs look better (the oil smothers the mites), and that may take several months. Here is a link with more info (since she has chicks I would NOT use the gasoline method): http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2013/03/scaly-leg-mites-in-chickens/
Also you do need to treat the coop, remove and replace bedding, spray the roosts and walls and floor with a permethrin spray product.
She does look like a crossbreed, even could be a very pale sex-link, I had a very pale one once.

Thank you very much for your help. I will start treating her first thing tomorrow morning.

 

[RollTideChicken]

Your hen is very pretty. And you've already been given enough advice on her legs so I won't bother. But she'll be fine as long as you tend to her. Also, just as a practice, you should always keep new chickens quarantined for a time before introducing them to your flock. Her legs is the perfect example of what new birds can being to your flock.
RTC

 

[AvaPrentice]

Your hen is very pretty. And you've already been given enough advice on her legs so I won't bother. But she'll be fine as long as you tend to her. Also, just as a practice, you should always keep new chickens quarantined for a time before introducing them to your flock. Her legs is the perfect example of what new birds can being to your flock.
RTC

Luckily she has been kept seperate from the main coop and other chickens. I will definitely keep an eye on the rest of them just incase though!

 

[drumstick diva]

I noticed the scaly leg mites at once, in the photo - just because so many photos lately have shown birds with the same thing. She is a lovely hen even if she is a mixed breed.

 

[drumstick diva]

PS would NEVER use gasoline for any reason