What to do with this foot?

[coach723]

@Carolyn Tearne can you post some pictures of your birds legs/feet so we can see?
The tea tree oil may be too strong and causing irritation, so vaseline, coconut oil, castor oil, other vegetable oil may be a better choice. Nu stock ointment here is also often used, or plain neosporin ointment or triple antibiotic ointment, not sure what is available to you there. Pictures would be helpful.

 

[Kris5902]

hello..i was just looking at these pics of the before and after..please tell me what u used on ur chickens legs and feet..i just feel im fighting a loosing battle..i been treating this bantum for wks now..and the scabs are a zillion times worse then the chook u have pictured..i been washing her feet in a epson salt bath putting vasaline on them and twice a wk i put tea tree oil on her legs and feet..i clean her bed and area every day clean hay ect..shes eating and drinking well..seems happy..but cant walk or stand on a perch..she sleeps in a clean nest of hay..and lined with clean news paper..ive sprinkled lime through out her pen..to prevent more mites attacking her..

I’m sorry, I’ve been without internet access for the better part of the summer and am just seeing this post now. Mostly, it was lots of foot soaking 20-30 minutes daily, gently brushing with a soft toothbrush, and thickly slathering on a Vaseline, mineral oil, and petroleum based triple antibiotic ointment which I combined at a very low heat (it was winter in Canada and the mineral oil made it easier to work with and it seemed to penetrate under the scales better). I personally now also treat rescues with SLM with ivermectin cattle pour on, but that is not approved for use in poultry and a personal choice, if it is available in your area. The powders (lime, DE, etc) don’t have a great effect on the leg mites as they live under the scales where those treatments can’t reach.