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Anonymous
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3 of my 4 chickens have scaly leg mite. I have read loads of ideas about how to treat it - now really confused as I have too much info! What is the best treatment?
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Not had scaley leg mite,so unsure of the best treatment.Pick the one you think will suit you and your chooks the best,and stick with it.
elmwood
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Hi,
I can only comment on my experience with our youngest Pekin, who arrived seven weeks ago. Three weeks ago, we learnt she had scaly leg..... So, as it was a poultry breeder who diagnosed it, I bought some scaly leg treatment from her......she hasn't any on ebay at the moment but it is available from other sellers.
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As Lydia says you have to do whats best for you. After 4 treatments over the past 3 and half weeks, my Pekin is now scratching, some of the crustiness had fallen away, and her legs looks much healthier. Despite her feathered feet, I really worked the creamy but watery solution into them and the other girls. It says not to get on the feathers, but its very difficult not to. Also I had a spare jar of vaseline, so I rubbed it all over everyones feet.( Each got sprayed firstly, as a preventative measure)
Have also ordered some "Sudocrem" from Asda, (£2), along with my on-line grocery order for today. Having spoken to another breeder on Sat, whom we bought our sablepoot from, she recommended it. If its good enough for babys bums then I reckon its fine for chickens. It contains Benzyl Benzoate, (spelling?) which I have read a lot about, and no doubt you have too. I believe the actual Benzyl solution isn't so easy to get hold of from your average chemist?
I am sure my greek relations who have hundreds of chickens, use aged old tried and tested natural methods for husbandry, which probably involves lots of olive oil.....
Anyway i reckon, if you relieve the pain, which it has clearly caused our Pekin, and suffocate the blighters, then you are on to a winner. I only wish I had know what I was looking for from the offset, so that our girl didn't suffer. Looking back over the past seven weeks of hen-keeping, can't believe, we thought she was "above" scratching- she was clearly suffering!....
Here is a recent photo of her leg, which is slowly on the mend .......I took the photo with the intention of posting as I was a little concerned about the crusty lump, being so loose, until the one on the other leg fell off to reveal lovely new healthy skin. So I reckoned it must be ok. Would apprecaite any comments or advice regarding my hens leg and if this is indeed progress??
I can only comment on my experience with our youngest Pekin, who arrived seven weeks ago. Three weeks ago, we learnt she had scaly leg..... So, as it was a poultry breeder who diagnosed it, I bought some scaly leg treatment from her......she hasn't any on ebay at the moment but it is available from other sellers.
NET-TEX-SCALY-LEG-250ml-MITE-POULTRY-HEN-
As Lydia says you have to do whats best for you. After 4 treatments over the past 3 and half weeks, my Pekin is now scratching, some of the crustiness had fallen away, and her legs looks much healthier. Despite her feathered feet, I really worked the creamy but watery solution into them and the other girls. It says not to get on the feathers, but its very difficult not to. Also I had a spare jar of vaseline, so I rubbed it all over everyones feet.( Each got sprayed firstly, as a preventative measure)
Have also ordered some "Sudocrem" from Asda, (£2), along with my on-line grocery order for today. Having spoken to another breeder on Sat, whom we bought our sablepoot from, she recommended it. If its good enough for babys bums then I reckon its fine for chickens. It contains Benzyl Benzoate, (spelling?) which I have read a lot about, and no doubt you have too. I believe the actual Benzyl solution isn't so easy to get hold of from your average chemist?
I am sure my greek relations who have hundreds of chickens, use aged old tried and tested natural methods for husbandry, which probably involves lots of olive oil.....
Anyway i reckon, if you relieve the pain, which it has clearly caused our Pekin, and suffocate the blighters, then you are on to a winner. I only wish I had know what I was looking for from the offset, so that our girl didn't suffer. Looking back over the past seven weeks of hen-keeping, can't believe, we thought she was "above" scratching- she was clearly suffering!....
Here is a recent photo of her leg, which is slowly on the mend .......I took the photo with the intention of posting as I was a little concerned about the crusty lump, being so loose, until the one on the other leg fell off to reveal lovely new healthy skin. So I reckoned it must be ok. Would apprecaite any comments or advice regarding my hens leg and if this is indeed progress??
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Thanks for the advice! Have two kids so always have sudocreme (or salad cream as my youngest calls it!) handy. Will rub some on later. Don't know why I didn't think of it as we are always applying it to dogs paws etc.
Thanks again
Thanks again
Your'e doing a good job with them!!
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After fiddling about with painting paraffin wax on my Pekin's legs I thought I'd try dipping their feet and legs in canola oil. I found some info on google and it said to do this once a week (not sure for how many weeks though) so it would stop any mite eggs from hatching etc. Out of 12 pekins 7 have got the problem. It's been a messy job and they certainly don't like it but I've got to the stage that I hate seeing it on their feet. Funny thing is that the black feathered bantams don't seem to have the problem, perhaps the mites don't like their black feet. 
