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    Mites on one chicken

    Thank you! And the spray was Permethrin, not pestene (i changed it). That stuff worked on contact! That's a great idea to try the paint brush. I tried to remove them with my fingers and a comb. The gross butt was what i was concerned about and the reason for the bath. Should i keep her...
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    Mites on one chicken

    Out of 30 chickens, 1 hen has a bad case of mites. I found her collapsed in the run but still alive. I brought her in our house and within a few hours, realized she was COVERED in mites. She has been quarantined and has been sprayed with Pen and Poultry (Permethrin) she has also been bathed in...
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    Ameraucana's refuse to lay eggs!

    She was a trooper and healed fine. We were afraid that she told her friend that laying eggs is awful and that's why neither of them will produce eggs now!
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    Ameraucana's refuse to lay eggs!

    Thank you everyone for the feedback! It gives me hope for my lazy layers!
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    Ameraucana's refuse to lay eggs!

    The egg she laid was a light greenish blue color. I let them freerange when I'm home and outside with them, but not so much in the winter. I live in Michigan and i don't use artificial light. I have them eating a layers feed. My 4 other hens are laying eggs like champions, even with the shorter days
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    Ameraucana's refuse to lay eggs!

    I have 2 barred rock, 2 rhode island reds and 2 ameraucanas that are 8 months old. The barred rocks and rhode island hens started laying at around 21 weeks. One of our ameraucanas had her first egg at 20 weeks, but she couldn't pass it. We made her a private hen house, made her super comfortable...
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