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    adult hen..woke up with curly toes foot like a fist

    thank u for letting me know..im hoping its not to serious..im thinking only positive thoughts..hoping it be an easy fix and she will be fine..
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    adult hen..woke up with curly toes foot like a fist

    hi all..my name is Carolyn..im from new New Zealand..i rescue abandoned chooks..on the side of highway..people have been dumping unwanted poultry at this spot for years..i drive past each day..feed and water these homeless birds..and check on them from day to day..humans can be so nasty to these...
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    What to do with this foot?

    hello..i was just looking at these pics of the before and after..please tell me what u used on ur chickens legs and feet..i just feel im fighting a loosing battle..i been treating this bantum for wks now..and the scabs are a zillion times worse then the chook u have pictured..i been washing her...
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    bad case of chicken mites

    hello..sorry its taken me so long to reply..thank u for ur kind words..i have to say the more i treat this lovely bantum the more i grow attached..shes such a fighter..but i just feel things just arent looking better..the scabs are still very much attached..i dont think the mites are...
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    bad case of chicken mites

    thank you..i think shes feeling and her legs are looking better..but its going to be some time for it to heal..i cant beleive how bad mites ripp into there skin..its horrible..but ill keep on keeping on..im so glad i joined BYC ppl have been so great with there advice
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    bad case of chicken mites

    thank you..evertone has been so gd..i went to bed last night feeling a little releaved that im on the right track to making this problem right for this sweet little hen
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    bad case of chicken mites

    thank you..i so hope she comes right..im so attached to this special little girl
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    bad case of chicken mites

    thanks ill take a look..have a lovely day🙂
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    bad case of chicken mites

    thank you..no she isnt laying..but eating well..i was a bit worried about the weight she has put on since i brought her home..i feed her vegies fruit laying pallets grit..and i been giving her small amounts of raw mince..i sprinkle chopped up silverbeet on her floor of her run..so she has some...
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    bad case of chicken mites

    thank you for ur advise..i have sleepless nights worried about this chook..she has been through hell..and not being able to walk to well must be making her so warn out..i think this is going to be part of my daily routine for a long while..those mites make such a mess..i looked on the net..and...
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    bad case of chicken mites

    Thank you for replying..no i have never heard of Spinosad..what is it..liquid or a powder? I do have other chickens witch i spread lime throughout there coop and dirt bath areas and never had a problem with mites..so ive been keeping Holly the bantum seperate in her own coop..poor little thing...
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    bad case of chicken mites

    Hi my name is Carolyn..i live in the North Island of New Zealand..I have been rescuing chickens off the side of the road for some years now..people would move to new locations unable to take there chooks..and dump them on country roads during the night..as im heading to work each day..i would...
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