Recent content by makNcheese

Im feeding 22% laying pellets, scratch grain, and 30% game bird starter. They sometimes get scraps as a treat. To fight the mites I have used elector psp once, ivermectin topical, a mite spray from the local feed store that is made with permethrin, and diatomaceous earth. The things I have...

Hi everyone! I’d like to think I’m pretty knowledgeable about chickens at this point, but this is something I have never struggled with before. I absolutely cannot get my birds to gain weight. I thought it was their feed so I switched to higher protein and add game bird feed. After that I got...

Alright. So should I go with permethrin spray to fight it? The clumps off eggs is what I was seeing tons of. The bugs I seen didn’t resemble lice. They were very small though. Next thing I see any I’ll try to get a picture.

yeah. I've seen live bugs but only on the chicken eggs and the doors to the coop. The only thing seen on my birds is eggs.

I will. I treated the entire coops with elector psp about a bit ago and I was told that would do the trick so I was waiting for results but my birds never started gaining weight. I posted a pic of some eggs on my white hen. Here’s one one of my darker birds. I can’t tell if they’re eggs or just...

Not mites. Eggs. The only bugs I’ve seen are on the chicken eggs and the door to the coop. I check frequently for eggs around the vent and see none. I took pictures of the eggs I could see. It’s hard to see. I’m gonna try and get a pic on one of my darker birds.

They are only by their ears. I've treated them several times. The problem is I have around 30 birds. As only one person it will be hard. It is very warm outside to the point it is pushing 100 everyday. Do I have to soak them or just bathe them?

Hi everyone! I recently treated my entire flock and every coop for what I thought were mites. I've used ivermectin and a single dose of elector psp that I bought. I see bugs on the eggs and my birds have eggs by their ears and faces. I am at a loss. The elector psp seemed to help a little, but...

Thanks everyone!! I definitely don’t love them any less I was just wondering if they might be considering how beautiful they are. I always like to get some opinions instead of going strictly off google!

Thank you!

Hi! These are my girls! I’m just wondering if they are show quality or not. The blue girl does have a short toe. Does that automatically disqualify her? They are around a year old and I love them. They are such beautiful birds. I have a video of them but I can’t figure out how to add it to the...

Hi everyone! My name is Makenzie! I've had chickens since I was in elementary school! I just recently started hatching birds and I plan to breed! I currently have Silkies and Large Fowl Cochins. I would like to start breeding polish soon too! I have several birds that are just mixes and I love...