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    Questioning Bumblefoot??? Please help!

    Well I watched a couple of videos and then we soaked her foot 10 min, pulled the scab off with tweezers and nothing was under it. I squeezed a good bit but nothing. So I cut. She hated it. Squeezed more and still nothing. I tried going in with tweezers but I couldn’t find anything. Did I not cut...
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    Permethrin 10 and babies

    I’m wondering if permethrin 10 is safe for 2 week old chicks? I was treating for mites when my two broodies hatched and I’ve waited to spray again because they are in a separate pen in the coop all together for integration purposes but the mites are coming back like crazy on the eggs. I need to...
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    Questioning Bumblefoot??? Please help!

    Thank you!!
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    Questioning Bumblefoot??? Please help!

    Hi there. I noticed this morning one of my gals limping a bit. She’s eating and seems fine otherwise. Noticed the foot to be swollen and a spot there. Is this Bumblefoot and if yes how can I help her? First time with Bumblefoot and we have no vet available. TIA see attached photos
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    Broodies and Permethrin spray HELP PLEASE

    Thank you. I keep DE, sand, wood ash and dirt in a giant dust box in the coop all year long. It’s clearly not working for me. I can see the hens I got with the dust are improving. When I handle them there is far less mites on my gloves than before. I know I need to spray and wondered if I should...
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    Broodies and Permethrin spray HELP PLEASE

    I would really appreciate any advice or tips you might have! I have a forty bird flock and all of them are currently experiencing some amount of northern fowl mites. I have done my best to dust them with permethrin but I have not been able to get all of them as some are skiddish, especially the...
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    Exzolt question!

    I’m following! I have the exact same question! Dogs too. They love poop :sick
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    Mites Gone Wild

    Very interesting article thank you!!
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    Mites Gone Wild

    I’m seeing through my research it seems I will need to spray. So which is better the Elector PSP or concentrated permethrin??? Considering I have two broodies and 20 eggs a week in. Which is safe to continue using the eggs??
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    Mites Gone Wild

    So this winter I had a couple of broodies that I noticed some mites on their eggs. I dusted them with permethrin, the eggs and such. The moms seemed to clear up and her babies seemed fine. I now am realizing we have a massive infestation. I’m noticing it in all of my birds. Constantly itching...
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    Broodies, and babies, and ranging! OH MY!

    Happy Wednesday. I have two broody mamas that went broody in December/January (oddly enough in freezing cold Iowa) and I finally let them sit. Two weeks ago tomorrow each hen hatched five babies a piece (one went MIA and one didn't hatch). So I penned off part of the coop with dog crate fencing...
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    Chick waterers totally frozen solid!

    Thank you for all of your replies. So helpful. First off the temp is better!! It was about 35 here today!!! ☀️ total heat wave but still freezing up at night. I put some lamps out there and everyone seems to be doing well. Open water and all eating and drinking. The chicks have been out and...
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    Chick waterers totally frozen solid!

    Thanks. I tried breaking them for almost two months. Removing them multiple times a day from the nest, then put them on the roost, turn the lights off and run. I bet they thought what a real nut job lol nothing I tried worked. Alas.......here we are.
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    Chick waterers totally frozen solid!

    I tried to break them for almost two months and finally gave in to Mother Nature. Not a preferred method for sure.
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    Chick waterers totally frozen solid!

    Thank you guys! I think I’ll go get my lamps and see if that helps everybody out
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