Re: scaly leg question

0tterbot wrote:
sorry - probably a boring question, but i'm a newbie <g>

one of my chooks (isa brown of indeterminate - to me - age) has (or
had?) scaly leg. it came on suddenly last week, & was looking quite
obviously awful within a day (is this how it normally goes?). i
researched what to do about it & since we had vaseline, but none of
the other possibilities, we used that. she's been treated again once
since (as they all have - don't ask - but my game hens are certainly
very, er, athletic!) & is due to be treated again.

i noticed this afternoon that much of the crusts & sticking-out
scales have come off & exposed new, pink foot. i actually wasn't
expecting this, as all the sites i looked at gave treatment ideas,
but no idea what to expect afterwards.

is the loss of the scales & the nude pink feet a Good Thing, or have
i done something wrong? all around, her legs & feet are looking much
much better, so i'm hoping it's good & not the calm before the storm
<g>.

The chances are that its been "brewing" for months but became really obvious
as the scales of the legs lifted.
Once this happens then the result you have seen - scales falling off- can
occur one treatment.
Keep them in very clean house and run and treat all the birds as many more
times as you can over the next few weeks to make sure that ALL the mites and
emerging mites are dealt with.


as i am new here,

Welcome -- crumbs, we are getting some great new Aussies here - can you
please export some of your warm dry up here and we will send you some of our
cold rain !

a bit about me (or rather, my chooks ;-) - we've
recently moved to country nsw, australia, & have had the grown-up
lady chickens for about 3 (4?) months now (3 isa browns & 7 -
formerly 8, ask my dog about that - game hens). the game hens were,
in theory, for eating but we are becoming fond (despite their
neurotic personalities) & besides that, they are excellent layers.
they don't _all_ have names yet, though, so we'll see ;-).

Get a chunky cockerel - like Susssex or Plymouth Rock or Australorp - and
then keep the girls you have now and use them to raise your table birds
You want to put birds in the pot before they are 18 weeks old preferably to
get really tender meat
So keeping your game girls is the right thing to do !


my poor hens live in a scabby old henhouse that was here when we
arrived.

Ahhh -- thats probably where the mites have come from !!!
A sacrificial bonfire of it as soon as you can make other arrangements would
be a very good idea or you will get re-infection.

as it's now being eaten by termites, i have grand plans for
a glamorous new set-up which will be movable, easy to clean, & the
answer to any chicken's prayers. as i haven't managed to find the
time yet to even begin building it, no doubt i'll have to look for
more termite damage to force my hand on that. ;-)

see above -- you may have found your impetus!

we've not lived
here long & have a lot of work to do all around, so the ladies can
wait another month or two (they'll have to!).

I know the feeling
There is always more going on to the end of the list of "tuits" than gets
crossed off the top!

thanks for any help with the scaly leg question, look forward to
"meeting" everyone.
cheers
kylie

again welcome -- its a great group and we look forward to more tales of your
chooks

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regards
Jill Bowis

Pure bred utility chickens and ducks
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