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    Permethrin for Maggots

    Thank you! I will try and find some iodine locally, I'm sure that is something I can get here. But what is bag balm? I'm new to all of this! Just as an update, the hen is doing really well, she has recovered from the horrendous flystrike and is acting like nothing ever happened. It seems that we...
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    Permethrin for Maggots

    This is my gut feeling too. I'll bathe her again in saline this evening and hopefully catch any maggots that may have escaped yesterday. On a positive note, she is a lot perkier than she was yesterday and is protesting at being handled, and she is eating and drinking. She is a tough lady!
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    Permethrin for Maggots

    Hi all, I'm looking for some advice after discovering a maggot infested wound on one of our hens yesterday. We initially panicked at the sheer horror of the injury, it seems that the maggots had been tunneling away under her skin on her belly for quite awhile, and we only became aware when the...
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    Bright security light outside coop.

    Thank you for the replies! Unfortunately I have no control over the light, it's part of a wider security system in the area. I've just made a makeshift curtain that should block a lot of the light but still allow air flow. I live in a very humid climate so ventilation is a major priority. If...
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    Bright security light outside coop.

    First time chicken owner here! I've searched this topic endlessly and can't seem to find a definitive answer. We have a very bright security light outside our new coop that we cannot turn off. It comes on at dusk and turns off at dawn. It shines through the ventilation and lights up the roof of...
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