Recent content by Bonnie Gentry

My chickens are coming down with something Im afraid... they have runny noses, but no coughing or sneezing-- yet?? what is this and do I need to get some antiboitic. Also the egg laying has stopped today. a of couple of them seem to be lathargic, Help

Quote: I almost lost my roo to leg mites... he was so sick... I started out with vaseline daily for about a week and he was getting better... then found out about mineril oil mixed with enough tea tree oil to begin to smell... it was easier to dip the legs and I knew I got it in all the...

Thank you to all of you wonderful Chicken lovers out there who helped me determine what was ailing my bantam rooster!!!! After I found out he had the scaley leg mites I took your advice and treated his legs every day for 2 weeks with vasilene. To recap the event, he had begun to limp real bad...

Quote: I learned from some folks on this forum about using course sand for the run and coop bottom. Works great and I use a cat litter scoop to clean... just scoop and shake all the poop stays in the scoop I just put it n a bucket and tote to my compost pile... also keeps smell down. Nice plus...

Quote: can you post a picture of them?? are they black crickets? We have them in the summer but the chickens keep them pretty much under control. or termites when they are infested in wood sometimes have the winged ones hanging out flying around. I would be interested in seeing a picture

Quote: Could he free range or are you where that is not possible? I have some chickens in a coop/fenced pen and I have a few chickens and couple of roos I let run free. The free ones roost up in the rafters of my barn at night the natural warmth from the horses in the stalls keep it pretty...

Quote: I tried this link you have and it won't open,,, even cut and pasted it in the address bar, no success

Quote: How much did you use on each bird or did you give orally, if you gave orally how much per bird?

Quote: I just read on a bird site that ivomec is very powerful and to NOT over dose or you could kill your birds. maybe chickens are hardier than the finches but Im a little frightened not knowing how much to dose?? read this thread and tell me what you think?also can't eat the eggs for how...

Quote: You gave it orally? and it killed the leg mites? how long did it take to kill them and did you do anything else along with it like vaseline?? what type of insecticide powder did you use on the coop was it sevin dust?

M@M@2four : Here's how I dust--as I said before, I use Sevin dust. It works great for my chickens. Whatever you choose to dust with, pick a well venilated area as it will make a bit of a mess and wear gloves. I take a large pan or bucket and set the chicken in and just take small handful of...

Quote: I wouldn't give the fish stuff?? If the bird is not sick and it is a preventitive, just feed the bird the medicated feed. It is supposed to head off problems in chiks... might be a safer alternative. your local feed store or TSC store would have the feed you need

Quote: I just posted last night about the same thing, everyone pretty much said to use vaseline 2 x a day until it looks better. Im treating my bantam rooster, his legs are worse looking than your pic, and my bird went lame from it too. I was told these mites can cause their bones to break...

Quote: I just joined this forum and have gotten some great info in the last couple of days, How safe is seven dust? surely the bird will preen off the powder. I have read a lot of post who recommend it... how much should I put on a full grown bird? how much of the pour on ivomec would I use...

Quote: Where is the pour on type of ivermectin located at TSC is it for cattle? how is it measured for a chicken, can I over dose the bird? Im treating my rooster for scaley leg mites now with vaseline. Would ivermectin help cure this type of mite?