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    Unwell chicken

    One of my ex-batts (4ish years old) was off form with ruffled feathers. Still eating and drinking. She has a history of getting egg bound so I gave her a bath and she past a sack thing? Definitely not a shelless egg as have seen those before. Unfortunately I didn’t take a picture. Anyway, she...
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    Feather mite reinfestation

    Yeah, I phoned the local chicken vet who recommended ivermectin and dosed them at 14 day intervals for 6 weeks, was good for about a month after that, started losing feathers again, treated them with 1 treatment again (didn’t do 2 week intervals this time though, just a one off treatment) Was...
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    Feather mite reinfestation

    Got on top of a bad case of feather mites but it keeps coming back!! The coop has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected so not sure why it keeps happened. I know there’s obviously the chance of reinfection but I mean it’s literally just a constant cycle of I treat, it clears up, it comes...
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    Chickens eating eggs

    When I first became pregnant I was incredibly fatigued and wasn’t collecting the eggs as frequently as usual. During this time they worked out that they were tasty!! Now I try to collect them as early as possible but they’re obsessed with eating them What’s the best method to try and put them off?
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    Chickens not laying?

    Thank you, the links are very helpful :)
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    Chickens not laying?

    I had reduced eggs for a couple of days and one hen seemed off form. Checked for being egg bound and warm bath produced nothing. Next day she was back to normal (other hen has always been normal). Both eating normally, drinking, interested and doing their normal behaviour But now no eggs for...
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    Feather mite?

    I’ve noticed one of my hens tail feathers and some wing feathers have become like the photo I’ve attached. There are also brown flecks in the barbs. Other hen is okay but has brown flecks in the barbs of her tail feathers also I’ve googled photos of feather mite though and doesn’t look like the...
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    Random question about roosters

    So a neighbour of mine keeps chickens... Was out on a walk the other days and couldn’t help but admire them on the way past. Then I realised, “Wait, are there not three roosters in there?” They certainly looked like roosters. All in probably a 6ft x 4 ft run with a few hens, I think? Can you...
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    Question about Elector treatment for red mite

    No, not the eggs but it says it has a residual effect. So figured once the eggs hatched and they climbed about the coop they would die. I don’t think I missed anywhere, I went a bit crazy with the spray lol. Went over everywhere about 10 times. Yes, I wondered if that was maybe the case about...
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    Question about Elector treatment for red mite

    Hi everyone. I treated the coop with Elanco’s Elector approximately 6 weeks ago, went out a few days after the treatment to check and the red mite were dead (I.e either no sign or some were lying around dead). Went out to check again today (as I said, this is now 6 weeks later) as I like to...
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    Hens pooping in nest box

    This is the coop on Amazon. No the roosting perches are actually a tiny bit lower than the nest boxes. They have a small step up into the nest boxes
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    Hens pooping in nest box

    I have a coop with two nest boxes on each side. Ever since I’ve got my two they both cram themselves into the same nest box every night and sleep here, lay here, poop here. This causes an issue because their bum feathers get dirty and I have to cut/wash them frequently, and also I often have...
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    Elector psp question

    Finally got my bottle of elector to assist in ridding the coop of red mite. Emptied the whole coop and washed down with poultry shield then diluted the elector to appropriate amount and sprayed whole coop thoroughly. Let settle and then put in new bedding etc... Questions is there are still...
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    Red mite issue again....

    Thanks everyone for your help, I will take on the advice and await the holy grail elector psp :)
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    Red mite issue again....

    It’s the Johnson’s Poultry Housing Spray. 0.386% Permethrin. It says to only spray the housing on it, is there one you can get to apply to the chickens?
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