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Thank you. I finally heard back from the vet and she recommends using 1/2 mL of 1% ivermectin mixed in a quart spray bottle 2x a week.

The name says pro zap. The store said it’s what I need and the canister says for control of northern fowl mites. The dust is 0.25% permitherin and the spray is 0.5%. Numbers appear slightly less today but they are definitely still there. I reached out to my vet but she still hasn’t bothered to...

So I used spray and dust (not both on the chicken) and I’m watching the mites crawl over both as if there’s nothing there. Is there something more effective? I was also elbow deep in bedding in the main coop and there are no mites. It’s just this one. I’m literally burning the small coop she was...

Thank you. How long do you typically have to treat for? Do you have to toss eggs? And I’m assuming it’s ok if they ingest the dust?

I have had a chicken in quarantine for a couple of weeks now due to an illness and possible infection. She was treated for coccidia and also given amoxicillin (today is her last dose). She was very lethargic and not eating for most of this time and definitely not laying she has turned a corner...

So my chickens have been on scratch and peck whole grain feeds since a day old and have refused pellets since the beginning. I cannot afford the massive amount of waste they are producing anymore. It’s to the point in which I am going through 50 lbs of feed for 9 birds in a month. NOT GOOD...

So I took a stool sample to the vet and she (and I’m sure others) have a large amount of coccidia. She wants me to treat with corid and make sure the coop remains clean but how do I go about cleaning the yard they use? It’s a large (about 360ft perimeter) limited free range space. Won’t they...

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Thank you so much for this advice. I called around to places that would carry this and they said that antibiotics were pulled off the market thanks is to people taking it for covid. I will order some right away to have on hand. Do you add it to the water or administer directly and at what...

She has been laying since early August. They all get SnP grower whole grain/loose feed with herbs and free choice oyster shell. I have a mixed flock. They have refused pellets since the beginning. I have felt her crop frequently and it was empty yesterday evening.

Oh, and if I should have to treat with an antibiotic, what would I use and is it available in feed stores? Thank you!!

Thank you both for the replies. I was definitely thinking about gleet, though I’m not sure how to treat it. These are my first chickens. She does not have access to a compost pile. They do have limited free range and there’s no rotting vegetation. She eats scratch and peck feed, oyster shells...

I have a barred rock hen that is 6 months old and she has been lethargic for a couple days now and her rear is quite messy. I clipped away messy feathers a few days ago also. There’s no blood in the stool or visible worms. She did eat a little this morning. I have 8 other hens that seem fine...

That’s kind of what I was thinking. Is she doomed? Can she live with it?

I noticed this morning that one of my 14 day old chicks has a bald spot to the left of it’s crop about the size of a dime. When I touch it the area that’s missing feathers is hard and I can feel the margins. Otherwise the chick is healthy and the other chick with it has no issues. Is this a growth?

I just picked up 4 call ducks that are about 3-4 weeks old. When I got them they had just taken a bath and were wet. Now that they’re dry I see that they’re missing feathers around their eyes. This is only on the 3 yellow ones. I have a brown one that looks fine. These are my first ducks so I’m...

I have built my new coop and want to insulate with rockwool. The problem I’m finding is the only insulation available right now is R15. Is this enough for my coop? My plan is not to heat (except for extreme temperature drops) in the winter and the coop will not be drafty. Thank you for your advice.

Thank you! That is really helpful. I have a jar of the S&P fermenting in my cabinet. I checked it this morning and all the water had been absorbed so I added more and stirred. Is that correct? So far they seem to like this food so much better even before trying fermented. The food they have had...

Hi all, I have just switch my 8 chicks (about 4 or 5 days old) to Scratch and Peck's chick starter and grit because I was sick of the pasty butt and watery stool the processed food was causing and much prefer to give my animals real food. I mixed 2 cups of food with 1 tablespoon of grit to...

Hi there! We just got our first 8 chicks yesterday and I am working on planning our coop. We live in Vermont on 5 acres near Mt. Mansfield so it gets really cold and we have everything from fox to bear regularly in our yard. My biggest concern are bears. We have acreage but most of it is wooded...