Scaly leg mites?

[Farmgirl283420]

Belle is a silkie and I noticed the scales on her leg seem a little raised her sister seems to have them too but the rest of my chickens seem fine. What do you think? If she does have them how should I treat her?

 

[Stravager]

Looks like it could be an early case, possibly. I'd get some Vaseline and slather it on their legs. Usually takes a few weeks to smother the mites completely I think? If it still doesn't start clearing up then I think there's a lot of other ivermectin and permethrin/pyrethrin options people treat with. Soapy water is another thing... here's a link to an excellent article about treating it:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/treating-scaly-leg-mites-slm-what-you-need-to-know.77376/
And Silkies are prone to getting SLM if I recall correctly, so you might want to keep a close eye for it reoccurring...

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Looks like it could be an early case, possibly. I'd get some Vaseline and slather it on their legs. Usually takes a few weeks to smother the mites completely I think? If it still doesn't start clearing up then I think there's a lot of other ivermectin and permethrin/pyrethrin options people treat with. Soapy water is another thing... here's a link to an excellent article about treating it:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/treating-scaly-leg-mites-slm-what-you-need-to-know.77376/
And Silkies are prone to getting SLM if I recall correctly, so you might want to keep a close eye for it reoccurring...

Thank you I’ll keep a close eye on it.

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Belle is a silkie and I noticed the scales on her leg seem a little raised her sister seems to have them too but the rest of my chickens seem fine. What do you think? If she does have them how should I treat her?View attachment 3766177View attachment 3766178

massage the feet in vegetable oil.

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Does is look like she has scaly leg mites?

 

[Farmgirl283420]

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