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    Scaly Leg Mites?

    Sounds good! I will keep at it!
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    Scaly Leg Mites?

    Will do! Thanks!
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    Scaly Leg Mites?

    Just a little update. It's been a week or so and nothing has changed. Feet and scales look the same. They have not gotten worse, that's for sure. I'll just be keeping an eye on them. Thanks everyone!
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    Scaly Leg Mites?

    Thank you for the info! I cleaned down the whole coop and put all fresh bedding in. I also washed all 5 of my hens feet in Epson salt water and put olive oil on all their feet in case. I used an old toothbrush to wipe the olive oil on their feet hahah. They all took to it very well, I was...
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    Scaly Leg Mites?

    Thank you!
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    Scaly Leg Mites?

    Thank you! I will go this route as well.
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    Scaly Leg Mites?

    Thank you!
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    Scaly Leg Mites?

    I don't actually see mites yet. But I'll be cleaning the coop today and will check closely. Thanks!
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    Scaly Leg Mites?

    Thank you for taking a look. I will treat her to be safe.
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    Scaly Leg Mites?

    Thank you!! It can be hard to tell sometimes. I will treat her tomorrow to be safe. ❤
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    Scaly Leg Mites?

    Hello, I just noticed on one of my girls, that some of the scales are slightly lifted. I'm thinking she is in an early stage of scaly leg mites. Can anyone confirm this with the pics attached? I will need to start treating her tomorrow. I will clean the coop, sprinkle DE, wash her legs and put...
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    Chicks eating small pieces of straw

    Hello! I am on my second batch of chicks and am using straw in their brooder. Last time I used shredded paper as the bedding and it worked just fine but with the straw, I am noticing they are starting to eat the little bits of them. They are 6 days old right now. I'm sure in the first batch they...
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    How to treat sour crop

    My hen is still going back and forth with her crop, it's been like 2 months now. I had started giving her chopped raw garlic every night before she sleeps and that has helped a lot. Her crop clears in the morning when I do that. Then I stopped the garlic for a few days and continued to give ACV...
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    How to treat sour crop

    I'm glad she is hanging in there! The day after my girls crop cleared she stuffed herself with crumble, it was not empty that next morning but almost. I can see its digesting but today it has felt a little doughy and I saw her poop water yesterday. I think that something is still blocked and...
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    How to treat sour crop

    So this morning, My hens crop was empty! I massaged alot the day before. She stuffed herself with food today, huge crop before she went in the coop for the night. I'm praying her crop empties again in the morning. How is your hen doing?
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