Posts by Madhen80

Thank you very much! That makes me feel better about treating them anyhow. Hopefully it will do the job!

I have some 3 week old chicks that I have noticed have lice on them.  They were hatched out in the coop, but taken to a brooder within 24 hours.  I thought they probably came from the broody hen, but when I checked her, I...

Did this work?  I have some lice on some 3 week old chicks that were hatched in my coop, but taken away soon after birth.  My hens don't seem affected.  Wondering what I can use on chicks this age, if Sevin is ok, or if...

We now have one with a crack and one with a hole, so hopefully we are in the clear with at least those two anyways! Thanks! I'll let you know what happens to the rest. Oh, I did not mess with them, I decided against it.

I should also say, that I just went out and checked on them to see if it looked like stuff I could wash off, and one of the eggs is chirping.  So, with that said, should I try to wipe them clean???  I'm afraid of the bacteria...

So one of my litte banties went broody a couple weeks ago, and I decided to let her sit on the eggs.  I collected about 8 over the course of a week or a little more (from her and 4 other banties).  Anyways, I was not being...

Thank you for that technical response. So, eae tufts do have a lethal gene? Just trying to learn. Thanks.

I have what may be a silly question...I am new to the chicken world, and decided right off that I wanted to have d'uccles.  I somehow managed a cockerel out of a TSC mix last spring, and have more recently acquired some pullets....

Did anyone with this issue figure out a solution to it?  I have 2, 5 month old bantam pullets that have the exact same thing.  Started out as bubble in their eyes, and then gradually the swelling and the blister like thing on...

Thanks for the replies so far. No, the bird with the growth actually seems almost cured now. No scabs or other growths. The eyes are cleared up on this one bird, but the growth remains. The other birds aren't fairing as well. They...