WORMS, RASPY BREATHING AND SCALY LEG

[mattman1978]

Ahhh! Scaley legs/feet/beak are all caused by a mite. It burrows into the karatin (scales on legs, beak, nails, and sometimes even flesh) and lives/lays eggs there. While oils will slow it down and make the bird more comfortable, they do not get all the mites or the eggs so it comes back. Treat with ivermectin, which kills the eggs and mites that are too deep for oil to reach. Treat all birds. Wait a week or so and retreat. Solved. Along with all other internal parasites. The same mite is common on caged birds. They can carry it for a long time with little to no symptoms. Again. Oil only treats symptoms and must be reapplied often and will never truly get rid of it.

Google scaly leg and face mites. Add the term chickens. Study the subject. Do not use things like WD-40 or kerosene. They damage the bird and can kill the bird while never getting to the root of the problem. If one bird has it, assume every bird on your property has it. Treat them ALL and then retreat a week or so later. I prefer ivermectin, the kind you pour on cattle. Dosing and application info is easily available here and with a google search.

Ivermectin is the absolute best thing to use in killing parasites. It kills ALL internal parasites. Meds like Wazene only kill intestinal parasites. Ivermectin goes into the bloodstream and kills all parasites that are exposed to the bird's blood. We treat twice a year. More if we have a problem (rare).

 

[enola]

Ahhh! Scaley legs/feet/beak are all caused by a mite. It burrows into the karatin (scales on legs, beak, nails, and sometimes even flesh) and lives/lays eggs there. While oils will slow it down and make the bird more comfortable, they do not get all the mites or the eggs so it comes back. Treat with ivermectin, which kills the eggs and mites that are too deep for oil to reach. Treat all birds. Wait a week or so and retreat. Solved. Along with all other internal parasites. The same mite is common on caged birds. They can carry it for a long time with little to no symptoms. Again. Oil only treats symptoms and must be reapplied often and will never truly get rid of it.  

Google scaly leg and face mites.   Add the term chickens.  Study the subject.   Do not use things like WD-40 or kerosene.  They damage the bird and can kill the bird while never getting to the root of the problem.  If one bird has it, assume every bird on your property has it. Treat them ALL and then retreat a week or so later.  I prefer ivermectin, the kind you pour on cattle.  Dosing and application info is easily available here and with a google search.  

Ivermectin is the absolute best thing to use in killing parasites.  It kills ALL internal parasites.  Meds like Wazene only kill intestinal parasites.   Ivermectin goes into the bloodstream and kills all parasites that are exposed to the bird's blood.  We treat twice a year.  More if we have a problem (rare).  

Ivermectin no longer treats worms in chickens. They have become resistant to it. However, ivermectin works like a miracle on scaley leg mites.

 

[mattman1978]

Works great on mine. You may not be dosing properly.