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Title: help
Post by: eng13 on September 09, 2009, 08:48:35 pm

hi,all can you help i 2 hens and seem to have some leg probes IE looks like the scales seem Tobe lifting do not know wont to do ???thanks all

Title: Re: help
Post by: doganjo on September 09, 2009, 08:50:27 pm

That's probably scaly leg mite.  I dipped them in white spirit then smeared vaseline all over the legs.  That stuns them then smothers them. if you leave it they will eventually kill the bird

Title: Re: help
Post by: eng13 on September 09, 2009, 09:02:23 pm

thank you i give it a go, ;)

Title: Re: help
Post by: Troubled Waters on September 10, 2009, 08:30:34 am

Helllo and welcome
 :chook: :chook:
Hope the chooks get better/

Title: Re: help
Post by: Hilarysmum on September 10, 2009, 08:50:08 am

Welcome from Animal Farm land

Title: Re: help
Post by: eng13 on September 10, 2009, 07:36:27 pm

thank you all :bouquet:

Title: Re: help
Post by: doganjo on September 10, 2009, 10:42:02 pm

Have you sorted your hens yet?

Title: Re: help
Post by: eng13 on September 12, 2009, 08:11:56 pm

i have soaked the legs in surgical spirit and put vaseline on them hope this helps folks ???

Title: Re: help
Post by: doganjo on September 12, 2009, 08:22:28 pm

You can google this condition - in serious cases drops of a drug with the ingredient ivermectin can be put onto the neck. You can get this from your vet if the petroleum jelly doesn't work. And there's this stuff too - http://www.pandtpoultry.co.uk/product/categoryid/18/productid/1504

Title: Re: help
Post by: sandy on September 12, 2009, 09:08:26 pm

Must get some vasealine just in case ;)