Silkie mix - foot issue

[Pippys Place]

Hi! I washed my gal’s feet this evening for the first time (she’s relatively new to me). I’m wondering about this whitish build-up. I was able to peel/pluck some off, almost like dry skin, but sometimes there wa a tiny hint of possible bleeding - so I didn’t want to go too far. Any ideas? This was a first time wash - just wanted to get the worst mud/poo off and her her used to it. Will try nails eventually!

 

[SurferchickinSB]

Hi! I washed my gal’s feet this evening for the first time (she’s relatively new to me). I’m wondering about this whitish build-up. I was able to peel/pluck some off, almost like dry skin, but sometimes there wa a tiny hint of possible bleeding - so I didn’t want to go too far. Any ideas? This was a first time wash - just wanted to get the worst mud/poo off and her her used to it. Will try nails eventually!

Could it be mites? Maybe the white stuff you are peeling off is the scales of her feet that are lifted by the mites. If I was you I would put Vaseline or coconut oil on her legs every couple days and see if that takes care of the problem.

 

[Kathy Golla]

It’s scaly leg mites. Gotta get rid of those right away. They can make the feet very painful and can also turn into a bacterial or fungal infection.
I like nustock for treatment. You should be able to get it at the local farm or feed store in the horse section.
Make sure her feet and legs are clean. Try to get some of the flakes off during the soak without making her feet raw. Apply the nustock and try your best to work it into all the crevices on the tops of her feet, ankles and legs. Wear gloves when applying. Just treated a hen today. Repeat in 5-7 days.
You need to treat the roosts too with nustock or permethrin spray if you have other birds. It’s contagious to other birds.

 

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give them a good soak with epsom salts geta tooth brush to get some more debrie off .then drie and apply your coconut oil or vaseline i would do it aslong as it took for it to heal up

 

[Wezdin]

Yes, that is SLM, completely treatable. i would do what --------------- reccomended and coat in vaseline to suffocate them.

 

[sourland]

Trim her toenails and treat for scaly leg mites. How old is she ?

 

[Pippys Place]

Thanks everyone! I’ll get on this. I’m new to chickens!
Is it transferable to humans or cats/dogs, does anyone know?
I guess we/they don’t have legs like a chicken so maybe this is a dumb question

 

[Kathy Golla]

Not transferable to anything other than other birds.

 

[Wezdin]

Is it transferable to humans or cats/dogs

not as far as i know, but they are contagious to other chickens.

 

[Pippys Place]

Trim her toenails and treat for scaly leg mites. How old is she ?

She’s about a year I think - I got her from a family needing to downsize so I haven’t had her from the start.