Scaly leg

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Wyandottie

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Scaly leg
« on: December 25, 2009, 15:48 »
Hi Everyone - Merry Christmas
Just spent time with my chooks, and really looked them over for the first time in several weeks - because of heavy rain and snow and frost.  Dismayed to discover that most of the six girls have developed scaly legs I think.  Raised scales and in one instance the leg looks a bit distorted.  Three of them have just gone through a moult and the wing feathers are still growing back on my white sussex.  A couple of the other girls are still in the process of moulting.  I know that they can shed leg scales during a moult, but am inclined to think this is leg mite.  Please could you suggest a remedy?  I had a case in the past and treated the Maran with vaseline for a couple of weeks which worked but not completely.  Any help would be much appreciated?

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karlooben

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Re: Scaly leg
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2009, 18:56 »
hi , it may possibly be scaly leg mite and there are sprays u can get to help clear them away an prevent them in the future  :D for now i would carry on with the vaseline until u can get some spray .

look for barriers scaly leg treatment .
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Foxy

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Re: Scaly leg
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2009, 22:40 »
A good product is Benzyl Benzoate, available from your local chemist just paint on with a little paint brush twice a day for a couple of weeks, should sort the problem out. Make sure the henhouse is cleaned with a product like poultry shield to destroy any mites in the bedding material.

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beulah59

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Re: Scaly leg
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2009, 12:18 »
If you're not averse to using it, I understand you can use Frontline for scaly leg mite?
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