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    Pyrethrins to treat lice/mites - egg withdrawal period?

    Thank you for the reply! Do you know if this product will kill the eggs as well? Today is one week since we sprayed them so I'm going to check and see how they are doing. I did check one bird a few days ago and didn't see any mites but the eggs were still attached. Thanks!
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    Pyrethrins to treat lice/mites - egg withdrawal period?

    Hi everyone, I noticed some lice eggs on my hen today and had a minor (ok major) freak out. This is the first time I've noticed this on a hen before. I called my local feed store and they recommended a spray that is made up of Pyrethrins and Piperonyl butoxide. I cleaned out the coop and did...
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    Infected/prolapsed vent issues

    Update: I have a follow up... This is my other sick chicken. I just gave her a warm bath but I am thinking maybe she is egg bound? Is it normal for them to get poop stuck around their vents when egg bound? Here are some pictures. One of her in the bath, One of her first poop out of the bath...
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    Infected/prolapsed vent issues

    Thank you for such thoughtful replies :love I definitely understand that regardless of breed we will never be free of issues. But I definitely don't want to get good at culling chickens because they keep getting the same problem...if that makes sense. My plan is definitely to get chicks from...
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    Infected/prolapsed vent issues

    Thank you! It may be that the vent is infected and not prolapsed. The chicken I had to cull early in the summer did not have an egg inside at all that I could feel. Unfortunately I was planning on culling the current sick chicken today as I knew she was not going to get better but I just found...
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    Infected/prolapsed vent issues

    Hi chicken community! This is my first post here and I am hoping for some guidance. We purchased our egg layers (Leghorn crossed X Rhode Island Red) about a year ago from a family friend who has a large egg producing farm. When we got them they were approximately 18 months old, healthy and...
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