How Quickly Does Albendazole Work?

[goodinparts]

When I put the girls to bed just now I noticed that Serena, one of my 2 little frizzles, has a whitish, hard lump on her face...It looks as if she was underneath a passing seagull - only it's hard. A quick search suggests that this could well be scaly leg mite - it's possible that her legs are also affected but under all those lovely feathers I hadn't noticed

She seems fine and happy...not laying, but I wouldn't expect her to at this time of year - if I hadn't had 10 minutes before dark today I wouldn't have known anything was amiss as she is full of beans.

So......am I right re scaly leg mite? and if so, what's the best treatment

I've read that Xeno 200 (though not licensed for use on poultry) is the man for the job? and if so, what would the correct dosage be, given that the instructions are very clear that you shouldn't use it on birds weighing less than 100g - or do I go for the Xeno 50 alternative?

or is there something else you would recommend?

My vet is lovely but not chicken savvy - last time he said that he thought the omlet forum was a better first resort & with all that's going on in the church over this week I'd struggle to take her in anyway.

Help/advice very welcome - need to get on top of this before the ex-batts arrive next week!

Thank you, lovely omleteers

[Egghead68]

Can you post a picture? Scaley leg mite usually results in raised scales on the legs with gunk in between them. It can also affect the comb and wattles but I am not sure that it would look like seagull poo.

 

There are various threads describing the treatment of scaley leg mite if that's what it is.

[goodinparts]

No pictures at the moment as my camera has died & the one on my phone is rubbish Will have a go with my daughter's when she's next about - but it looked almost identical to the pictures of someone's silkie which was diagnosed as scaly let mite...Just want a bit of reassurance before I set to...

 

http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=49950&hilit=white+fungus

[laurmurf]

ivermectin is the job - that's the active ingredient in lots of these concoctions. Personally I use Eprinex (which i get from my friendly vet) for all sorts of creepy crawlies: lice, scaley leg mite, northern fowl mite...the lot. It's really good for wooden housing that may have red mite too, as it will 'treat' the red mite via the bird's blood.

 

you can also get Netex's Just for Scaley Legs, which is very soothing for healing the sore bits once the bugs have been zapped.

[Lewis]

I've used this in the past on Seymour who came in with Scaley Leg mites and it worked well. You'll need to spray all their legs to make sure it hasn't spread.

You could try this Johnsons Cream which may be easier to apply to her face - P@H by me sell it.

 

Eprinex or Ivermectin would be best, its just getting hold of the right one!