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    TICKS!!!

    Don't know if this would work for all ticks, but here's my story to add to the library. :) I bought some 2 week old chicks by having someone else get them for me 3 hours away from where I live. A day after they arrived I discovered they had a lot of tiny black dots on their skin. Pulled one...
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    Treating Depluming Mites?

    I know this is late to the topic, but for future reference to others looking at this thread... For depluming mites, I apply Eprinex. The life cycle of the depluming mite is 17 days, so I reapply every 17 days for a total of 3 applications - just to be sure I've gotten them all. I do this...
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    Easter Egger not laying

    My Easter Egger stops laying for long periods of time because of flock stress--even when she isn't at the bottom of the pecking order. When I remove her to a separate, safe location, she gets back into lay. Point: maybe she is feeling stressed? I would try separating her for a while and see...
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    What do you do with all those eggs?

    I consider my eggs better for me than what I can buy at the store...as we all should...and I feed a high quality feed (all for my own selfish interest, I must admit), which gives the eggs an even better taste and nutritional quality. That said...I have a few people who want them too, so they...
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    Ivomec Eprinex Pour On - How often?

    I know this is an old post, but does anyone know how long it takes for the mites to die after treating with Eprinex?
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    Losing feathers not from molting

    I also will do more research on those specific mites. Makes perfect sense. I was suspecting mites too, but couldn't understand why the DE wouldn't have done the trick. Thank you so much for taking the time to answer, and share your knowledge! I'll keep you posted. :)
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    Losing feathers not from molting

    I'm also interested in what you get for an answer here. I've been having a similar problem. It started about 7-8 months ago. I have 6 chickens affected (all of them). When it started, I thought it was their first molt. But, the problem never went away. It's like their feather fell out like...
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    Grubs in the Chicken Pen

    @ mermaids: The grubs are not around anymore. They disappeared during the winter. I'm not sure if this is going to be a seasonal thing and they're going to return. We will see. It's interesting you should ask about the grubs though because just a few days ago I was watching the chickens when...
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    Help! I think she's going to die...

    Well, I promised feedback, so here it is. I did not inspect the other birds for lice. I just went ahead and treated them all with Sevin. I was able to get all the birds dusted and the coup and the pens as well, however, she still needed hydration and food. She was a pitiful sight and I was...
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    Help! I think she's going to die...

    Thank you everyone, I will get to work on dusting the flock asap! I appreciate the advice very very much. I'll let you know how things progress here when there is news.
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    Help! I think she's going to die...

    Oh Hey! I hadn't learned that "Black Star" "Red Star" stuff before. Thanks for the safe-guard pic. You're right! It ended the confusion! LOL. That is exactly the same thing I picked up at TSC. As for the Sevin dusting, I am also wondering if DE is of value in this situation. Would you...
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    Help! I think she's going to die...

    YIKES! After bringing her in to my kitchen and being real up close an personal with her in an attempt to give her water with a syringe, I found small light colored bugs (lice) on her. They are crawling around her face and into her nostrils. I don't know if they are all over. I hate this idea...
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    Help! I think she's going to die...

    My hen is still alive. She is stumbling as she tries to walk now, but at least she is still trying to get up and move a little. I can't get poop pics yet so I brought her into my kitchen. She is just sitting there...not moving a lick. Not even when I approach or the dogs. So, back to the...
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    Help! I think she's going to die...

    dawg53... I was unable to find the specific brand you mention (Black Star safeguard), but I was able to pick up Intervet safe-guard (goat dewormer). Is this going to work the same?
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    Help! I think she's going to die...

    Thank you for your reply. I will try to do both. I don't see much poop in her area to identify it...but what I have seen has been flat white-ish stuff. She has water available, but honestly it doesn't seem that she is drinking. She also has food available, but it appears she is...
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