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  1. toppenheimer

    Golden Laced Wyandotte Missing Neck and Back Feathers

    Hello everyone! We have a small backyard flock and one of our girls “Endira” has never grown her adult feathers on her neck and back. She is roughly 8 weeks old. The rest of our flocks feathers grew in just fine except her. I imagine the bare skin is uncomfortable and am wondering if there is...
  2. StepfordCuckoos

    Blu-kote for mites?

    It has been a rough few months!! We've had more issues lately than in all of the time owning chickens. Our crossbeak EE has mites and DE has not been working. I went to TSC today and picked up 'Poultry Protector'. The lady suggested that I get 'Blu-Kote', which I did. I put it on her and I'm...
  3. Kacijo3

    I need help identifying these tiny bugs in my chicken coop! Mass/NH

    I spotted quite a few of these tiny bugs in my chicken coop on the wood around the nesting boxes. I've had chicken & ducks for years & I've never seen these before! Hoping to get some help to identify & how to get rid of! I'm live on the border of Mass & New Hampshire.
  4. SJEP

    treating for Lice

    Hi Fello Chicken People! I hope Im in the correct forum with this question, as well I hope someone can give me an answer. Ok, here goes, I have some hens given to me all under a year old, and pretty well feral.. they have finally gotten to tolerate me coming in to their run to set out feed...
  5. Shannon89815

    CHOPPED GARLIC ADDED TO FEED - BEST CURE FOR MITES/LICE

    Out of our 20 hens we had 1 that we had been calling “Bald Chicken”. Her underbelly was un feathered, as were her head, tops/shoulder part of her wings, and front of neck, and all exposed areas were beat red and raw looking. Only 2 of the other 19 hens showed some signs of baldness on heads...
  6. Duckduckgoosie

    Permethrine poultry dust- eggs ok to eat?

    Treated coop & birds yesterday for lice 🤢, do I need to wait before eating any eggs laid yesterday or today?
  7. Hsbsbhsjd

    Hello, how do I completely rid my chicken of lice and other pests?

    I currently have 3 adult hens and a few months ago I discovered that there were fleas or lice or other small parasites around their vent area. I had the chickens checked out by a vet, who gave me ivermectin to treat them for 6 weeks. I also dust them and their coop with DE quite regularly. But...
  8. A

    Chicken missing feathers

    I have 3 hens, and one of them has feather loss on her chest/neck and belly. It doesn’t always look red, but sometimes it looks REAAAAALLY red. For example when i took the attatched photos, ten minutes earlier it wasn’t red at all, and then it looked like that. Ive wormed them and given them...
  9. TheBirdBabe

    Dusting? Dipping? How to prevent parasites?

    Hello! Our flock is growing quickly & I'd like to start doing more for pest prevention. I'm currently dusting with DE... but that's it. I haven't previously had any problems with any kind of parasites (we've had pesky bugs in the coop) that are actually ON my birds... but how can I prevent...
  10. G

    Treating lice with Cylence?

    Hi everyone! I’m dealing with some lice and I have Cylence on hand for my goats. I was wondering if anyone here has used this pour on for chickens? I’m seeing online that it has recently been approved for poultry which is interesting but I cannot find a dosage anywhere. If not I will go ahead...
  11. S

    Can i use my eggs to incubate?

    I've been fighting lice for the past month or so its been a long go. Well I plan on using ivermectin pour on for cattle dosage is 3 drops on the back and 3 by the vent is what I've read. Then a week long egg withdrawal. Another dosage and another egg withdrawal. Can I utilize these eggs for...
  12. Nicolehv

    Mites, molt, lice, gleet....ugh

    I am new to a flock of hens and have 3 separated due to losing feathers and getting pecked by bullies. I have a couple pictures, bit they aren't the best. I am new to chickens all together and could use some suggestions. Thanks so much Nicole
  13. madsnbot

    Possible mites and worms?

    So I have two problems with my chickens! of course. Problem #1, earlier today I picked up one of my silkie chicks to check it for PB(I got two silkie chicks from a breeder a few days ago) and I saw a little white bug crawling on her! At first i thought it was mites but mites are usually...
  14. Djripke78

    Rooster isn’t responding to treatments

    We have a 7 year old giant white Cochin rooster named Hank. For about 12 months we have been struggling with him over-grooming and pulling out his feathers. A few of the hens had started pecking on him, especially on his feet and the tops of his wings. We initially thought the damage to the...
  15. RoostersAreAwesome

    Treating feather lice without permethrin

    Are there any treatments for feather lice that aren't permethrin-based? (Not including DE or other natural remedies.) I’ve tried permethrin and ivermectin and neither has worked. These are lice that feed on feathers, they don’t drink blood. I’m willing to bathe my birds in something if it will...
  16. MCchickies

    My chickens have lice!!!

    Yesterday at my weekly cleaning I did my check over my chickens and notice my chickens have lice. I gave them a bath yesterday to help sooth in the meantime before I can get anything for treatment. I’m going to pickup a dust bath from my local feed store, and just ordered permethrin (liquid)...
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  17. saving grace

    Lice Infestation - Lots of Questions

    I noticed a couple days ago one of my hens has lice. I don't think the infestation is very bad right now, but I obviously want to completely eradicate them. I have so many questions, and I'm in a bit of a situation since I can't find any permethrin/pyrethrin spray or dust anywhere nearby. None...
  18. F

    The Girls first day outside!

    Hope everyone had a lovely weekend! Our girls reached 19 days old, and our run was finally secured so we took a moment to let the girls venture in their soon-to-be home! They had SUCH a blast on this gorgeous 85 degree day. I have 3 barred rocks, 3 easter eggers, and 2 australorps. I still...
  19. Cloverr39

    Mites and lice

    Ugh my chickens have had lice and mites for a couple months now. I knew they had mites, but always assumed they had very few since I rarely saw any on their face and head. Even when I parted the feathers on their crest. Tonight (past midnight) I was about to give one of my chicks (3 week old...
  20. The ChickInn egg supply

    Help! Chickens with bald spots and enlarged red crop

    I’ve been noticing my hens have places where there feathers are just broken off and plain bald spots. One doesn’t have a tail either just the heads of feathers trying to grow. Another has a very bright red crop with no feathers and I don’t know why. I will attach pics. I can’t see any bugs...
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