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:hugs I'm sorry to hear this.

Let me know how the vet visit goes. You can pick up Permethrin poultry dust or spray at stores like TSC. The spray and dust will not kill the SLM on the legs/feet since the mites live under the scales, this is why you use an oil/vaseline to smother them on the legs. BUT, the spray/dust is...

Could be part of it, but she's a heavy bird with some age on her too, so they tend to slow down just a little bit.

I would not intentionally pull any scales off. When you wash the legs, if debris comes off that's fine, but you may cause some damage if you try taking them off. Let them fall off naturally. Just apply your oil/vaseline regularly, it will smother the mites. The dirt will wear off, it's...

Do you have photos of her legs? I would not wrap the legs, it's not necessary, just clean the legs as needed an apply the vaseline a couple of times a week working it up under the scales. It can take time to smother all the mites, but it will take even longer for the scales to slough off and...

:hugs:hugs It's o.k.! I know you are doing the best you can, and you care deeply for your hens. Take time to just go sit and relax with your hens. Let them do their hen things with you around. Take pleasure in just being with them and enjoy them. I understand that you are seeing some...

I think the poop looks relatively o.k. I know you've been dealing with a lot and are worried. You've got a lot of threads expressing your concerns. Not sure why you feel that she may have infection. Have you not treated her with antibiotics already or is that yet another one of your hens...