Omlet Smart Autodoor - New in box

[Lavenders_Blue]

Went out to check the chookies last night and noticed that poor Queenie has raised scales on her legs. She has always had lovely smooth legs so the poor girl must have picked up scaly leg mites. I've sprayed her and all the other hens too as a precaution with Johnson's spray to zap the mites (will repeat in a week). Would it also be a good idea for me to vaseline their legs as well to soothe legs and smother mites, or will just the Johnson's spray be sufficient?

Thankfully her legs don't look too bad, so I think I have caught this reasonably early and none of the others seem to be affected so far.

[sparkysmum]

Hi, I really like Barrier Scaly leg ointment. Totally organic. No egg withdrawal. Suffocates mites & also contains Tea tree. Have only had a couple of hens with scaly leg , but has always sorted them out. Alli

[Lavenders_Blue]

Thanks Alli, I will try to get hold of some.

[sparkysmum]

Think I got mine from Flyte so Fancy

[The Dogmother]

I'd just spray all of them to be safe.

 

It isn't necessarily diagnosed by raised scales, what gives the mites away is the crusting under those scales. This will gradually go as the mites are nuked but the scales will remain raised and a bit rough looking until she moults again when they will improve slightly. Just be careful that she isn't on wet ground too much as the raised scales makes them more susceptible to bacterial infections on the feet and legs.

[Lavenders_Blue]

Oh okay - so it isn't necessarily scaly leg mite then? I've sprayed them all already, and will do so again just in case it is SLM to zap any hatched eggs. Hopefully that should be sufficient then?

 

The run has got a bit damp in the rain again, but there are a couple of covered areas and also several pallets that I have put down to offer some mud free areas, so hopefully this should reduce the risk of infection. I will keep an eye on Queenie's legs in any case.

[The Dogmother]

If she's on damp ground then it's probably worth rubbing some Sudocrem onto her legs - work it upwards, underneath the scales.

[Lavenders_Blue]

Thanks DM, that sounds like a good idea. I'll give her a little foot bath first to get the muck off then give the sudocrem a whirl.

[The Dogmother]

Yes, a gentle clean with a soft toothbrush in some diluted Hibiscrub would be great. Brush down, WITH the scales, not against though.

[Lavenders_Blue]

I don't have any hibiscrub, but I have purple spray. I could spray a bit of that in after bathing with plain water, then sudocrem?

[The Dogmother]

That'd be fine, or just tea tree oil in the water.

[craftyhunnypie]

One of our old silkies - no longer with us - was a rescue silkie. She had bad scaly leg once. We treated with a surgical spirit chicken foot spa & Sudocreme. Did it about every 3 days. It worked wonders!

Emma.x