HEALTH
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the chicken. It causes itching
and even loss of feathers and
excessive scaliness on the
legs, which may lead to
thickening and even deformation of the legs. This mite
usually starts in an older bird
but if one of your birds is
affected, the others are in
danger of contracting it.
The first step is to soak off the
dead skin in warm water and
Epsom salts, but care must to
be taken to avoid bleeding
because the mites are easily
spread like this, and the
chicken will need to be
isolated if bleeding occurs.
Once the damaged skin has
been removed, cover the legs
in petroleum jelly to suffocate
the mites. This problem is
usually associated with damp
condition 2