scaly leg mites

Hello. One of my hens has has scaly leg mites for a long time. She became pretty inactive. For many years she had had missing butt feathers. I never thought that mites could cause these and I thought since she was a buff cochin her feet always looked like that. They have sand in their roost and...

My Red Star hen, Rosie, stopped walking a few days ago. She was stumbling around unable to keep her balance. Since then her feet have become completely paralyzed and curled up into fists. She can't walk or sit up, only shift around now and then. Before I continue, I should mention she has been...

My chicken (at least 5 years old) has been noticeably slower than the rest of the flock, and is concerning me. I first started noticing it maybe 2 months ago. When the other chickens are scratching around, she’s usually lying down resting. She is older than most of the other birds, but I think a...

My hens have had this for a while now.... I think its scaly leg mites? What's a good treatment? Ivermectin injectable (orally or some drops on the back of their neck?) Scarlex Rubbing alcohol (on their feet) I have a flock of 15 hens, so I really would like something other than the long...

I found what I think were roundworms in a poop on my deck and started treating my flock with Valbazen 10 days ago. I just gave them a second dose today and noticed that a few of my hens look like they may have scaly leg mites. Sheesh! I’ve treated it before successfully with Ivermectin pour on...

I’ve tried to find info on this but it’s confusing. I’m hoping to use the pour-on or oral ivermectin to treat for a bad case of scaly leg mites and possibly deworm. My sheep may also need to be dewormed, but from what I can tell the ivermectin for cattle is not approved for sheep. Since...

Hello, I’m hoping to get some insight on my small flock. I have 3 birds (5yo, 2yo, 2yo) that have been contained in a covered run for months due to HPAI risk in Massachusetts. We lost a 4th (2yo) in October to a hawk and recently euthanized a 5th (5yo) due to an abdominal mass. The remaining...

After some quick research I'm quite sure that one of my chickens has both bumblefoot and scaly leg mites. I've learned of treatment options, but I'm unsure of what order to treat the issues in. Her bumblefoot abscesses will likely need home surgery, so should I wait to start any oil soaking for...

Hello, I have a sick hen who went downhill due to un untreated case of scaly leg mites. I didn't realize anything was wrong until one day she was just on the ground in the corner, she could barely walk, and had stopped eating. By the time I realized what was wrong with her, and started treating...

Has anyone tried ivermectin for scaly leg mite?

I have 3 roosters that have a lot of scabs on their feet. 2 are 1.5 years old and the other is about 9 months old. The 2 older ones are a turken and a mutt. The younger one is a mutt too. A few months ago I noticed scabs on the turken, but they were small. I thought he had gotten hurt. They...

Hi all, I have noticed my Rhode Island Reds (3) are developing red lines on their feet (image below). I have heard that some types have these, but can’t work out if it’s Scaly Leg Mites or something else??!! Help appreciated. The flock are 3.5/4 months old and consist of 3 RIR (1 cockerel). Thanks.

Hi I have a 6 month old black copper maran who about a month ago started limping with a swollen leg overnight. I checked and there does not appear to be any bumble foot issues going on so I assumed she had strained/ broken it at first and splinted her leg. It then seemed to get a bit worse and...

Greetings to this wonderful community! I've read so many posts here on treating scaly leg mites. Our hen started limping and from the look of her legs initially, figured it was scaly leg mites. We are about 8 days in with soaking her in vegetable oil to exterminate the mites in her scales. We...

Need help in what to do about my hens legs. And why do they all have this? Am I doing something wrong?

I took a break from the forum while I moved my chickens into their coop. Now my chickens look like they have early signs of leg mites. The edges of their scales are peeling and starting to raise slightly. I've got today and tomorrow (I've got school during the week) to clean out my coop and...

I have a beautiful brahma / rhode island rooster who is about three years old. We noticed him kicking his right leg out behind him a lot. Almost like he was being irritated by something. I had recently moved him into a new run while I added new hens so I thought maybe he was just being sassy...

I have 3 female pekin bantams and they all have quite a lot of feathers on their feet. One of them has quite bad scaly leg mites and I assume the other 2 probably do. However because of feathers on their feet + them moving, it is very hard to me to cover all of the spots on their feet with...

Ok, so we just rescued a chicken who had been dumped and living in the woods by herself for about a year. I know what I'm supposed to do regarding incorporation, taming, Etc... I just have 2 things I'm not too sure about: 1: I'm very glad she's safe, but I'm terrified that she might have some...