[welsh_cob]

One of my hens has got a mild case of scaly leg, I tried the antibacterial 'purple spray' and that has put it at bay a little. I was going to start treating her by lathering petroleum jelly on the affected areas. I have heard of bathing in diluted white vinegar or oil. I wondered what natural remedies you have used and found successful?

[in the hills]

Vaseline worked well for ours. Repeated a couple of times each week for 2-3 weeks.

[lord flynn]

benzyl benzoate-you must do it regularly for a fair while as the mite can persist in the run etc for up to a month.

[lord flynn]

they won't actually sell it for animal use anymore-get it from hyper drug. the other thing used for scabies in humans in Africa is ivermectin..

[kelly58]

You can get scaly leg mite spray, pets at home sell it. Then daub legs with vaseline or paraffin  based cream.
Worked on one of mine 

[darkbrowneggs]

In the old days we used to dip their legs in paraffin which seemed to work well after just one treatment.

[kelly58]

Not allowed to now! So our vet advised us.

[lord flynn]

You can get scaly leg mite spray, pets at home sell it.

its watered down benzyl benzoate.

[Castle Farm]

Sudocreme works well.

[Marches Farmer]

We bought in a cockerel with scaly leg some years ago and used white spirit - worked after one treatment.

[mojocafa]

Excuse my ignorance...


Would you pour white spirit into something and dip the legs in for a few seconds or put the spirit into a scooshy bottle and spray it on?

[Marches Farmer]

I think we did the first one, and dipped.