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    Your experiences with Elector PSP

    Just in case anyone else is wondering: I treated everyone on Saturday, today -two days later- I am seeing that most hens have no mites and only two roosters and one hen have very few mites. I did see some mites crawling yesterday in the coop but haven’t seen any today. I plan to respray the coop...
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    Your experiences with Elector PSP

    Great question! If I ever eat an egg, I would only eat it from my own flock for that very reason. I (maybe) eat three or four eggs a year at most. Reasons are: I don’t love the taste -I can really take it or leave it, they aren’t the healthiest IMO - I recognize there’s debate about this...
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    Your experiences with Elector PSP

    This is so encouraging to read! Thank you for the daily update. I didn’t realize how quickly mites could explode. I’ve never seen anything like it. From the moment I noticed them on one bird I worked immediately to get supplies to battle them. Permethrin dust and DE are a total joke. The mites...
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    Abdominal Cyst??

    Very true indeed. And so sad. At least she has been able to feel grass beneath her feet for a short while. Praise the Lord for today because Nona had a full crop at bedtime and was energetically running away from me like I was playing “tag- you're it!” to avoid evening meds. They all have...
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    Rooster Only Flock

    FYI in case someone is dealing with a similar situation in the future and wanting to know what became of this situation. In my search for females for the boys I came across a rescue organization that was involved in a commercial egg farm rescue. I was blessed with the opportunity to help 14...
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    Abdominal Cyst??

    Thank you for the information! I certainly understand the likelihood that what we’re dealing with is terminal reproductive issues of some sort or another. This was unlike any other episode of ascites, EYP, or other cancers that I have seen that’s why I wondered if it was some sort of cyst...
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    Abdominal Cyst??

    Hello, we recently rescued fourteen hens from a commercial egg farm situation. All had scaly leg mites (treated now), almost all had diarrhea (dewormed multiple times now). All were severely underweight and five were acting sickly at first. That was a month ago. All are starting to put weight...
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    Rooster Only Flock

    The skin incision would likely be minor. But incising the abdomen is painful. And removing the testicles themselves more so. If an organ has a major blood supply going to it (as reproductive organs do) then you have to cut through a nerve or two in order to remove it. Just because a...
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    Rooster Only Flock

    It seems to be mostly during the day when they were together. At night they would cuddle up close to each other sometimes even snuggling their heads on each other. Now that they are separated they have not been fighting through the fence so it is hard for me to judge.
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    Rooster Only Flock

    I couldn’t find any vet willing to do it or I would! And I wouldn’t do it without proper anesthesia.
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    Rooster Only Flock

    This is so encouraging! Fingers are crossed! Now I’m searching for some females old enough to put in and test my theory… of course, no one wants to give up any females. 🤷‍♀️
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    Rooster Only Flock

    Thank you all so much for your valuable feedback! I can see there are so many ways to handle these situations. I did end up separating the boys via a wall since they continued to have minor squabbles that I was afraid would escalate. My main goal in this was simply to buy me time to figure out...
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    Rooster Only Flock

    Fascinating! I was thinking the same thing that it would be easier with more of them.
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    Rooster Only Flock

    Wow! Such WONDERFUL feedback from everyone! I’m so surprised at all of the great responses that I have gotten. There are too many to quote all of them here but I really appreciate all of the ideas and help! The boys had another squabble and I put the bully, Moe, in a wire dog crate and went...
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    Rooster Only Flock

    I agree that the considerations are deeply personal and individual to the situation and the individual creature -human or chicken or anything else. Thank you for your alternative view. I will base my care choices on the individuals involved with consideration of their needs and continue to...
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