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  1. Katiedid

    Not sure if Sevin dust is working for mites

    * Good news* I got the bath ready and the angry red marks have healed! She's still got huge bald patches, but there are a few dozen pin feathers trying to regrow! Apparently, somethings working! Now to suppliment with protein and help her beat this heat and regrow feathers so that the...
  2. Katiedid

    Not sure if Sevin dust is working for mites

    huh. We haven't seen the mites themselves in a week or so, but the skin is still a bright angry red in parts of her under belly. She hasnt ever shown behavioral signs of mite infestation, she's still eating and racing for treats and not taking guff from the alpha hen. Maybe this isn't as bad...
  3. Katiedid

    Not sure if Sevin dust is working for mites

    Could the sevin dust or garden dust be causing the redness and irritation we are seeing? The chicken acts healthy except for the feather loss and the redness and irritation. I'm so frustrated. Nothing seems to be working. I think we'll try bathing her in Dawn and water tomorrow, since it's...
  4. Katiedid

    Not sure if Sevin dust is working for mites

    Thanks, I appreciate all the help.
  5. Katiedid

    Not sure if Sevin dust is working for mites

    I looked at the garden dust and it says it is 0.03% pyrethrins. Is this enough to make a difference? I'm pretty liberal with my use of DE and that didn't prevent this. I called my vet, who won't handle poultry professionally, but advized me as a fellow chicken owner to try frontline spray...
  6. Katiedid

    hen going bald, please HELP...pics

    I am absolutely not an expert, but I always feel bad for people when no one answers, so here's my best guess, I hope for your sake someone with more knowledge comes on. I would treat for lice/mites because that's the only thing other than a molt that I know if which causes feather loss. (It...
  7. Katiedid

    Not sure if Sevin dust is working for mites

    Thanks! We live on sand, so they've got plenty of that already, but I'll make a trip into the city to pick up some garden dust. I just feel so badly. We're supposed to move in the next month and I can't give her to my neighbor with a mite infestation. She's our best layer and I'd hate to...
  8. Katiedid

    Not sure if Sevin dust is working for mites

    The coop is 10x 8 and there are four hens. The run is 10x 20. The mites are visible on the second most dominant chicken. This is not pecking. They free range in our acreage about an hour a day and I have not observed pecking behavior. The hen is losing feathers from the butt and chest areas...
  9. Katiedid

    Not sure if Sevin dust is working for mites

    I just finished treatment number two after 10 days. I'm sure it's mites, since I've seen them, but the hens bottom is still bright red (feathers out), How long should it take for signs of improvement to be visible? What else can I do if this isn't working?
  10. Katiedid

    I love my hens but.......

    Don't feel badly. I feel the same way. I can't seem to get rid of a mite/lice infestation and I can't believe the amount of time I am spending worrying about this, without solving it. I don't have the heart to euthanize them, but I feel really uncomfortable about the fact that I don't know...
  11. Katiedid

    HELP!!! My BUFF ORPINGTON rooster attacked me! What do i do?!

    See how it goes the next few weeks, with you keeping your distance and not treating him as a pet. If he stays aggressive, you'll need to get rid of him. You can't be constantly defending yourself. Not all roos are aggressive, but give him more than the one strike.
  12. Katiedid

    Need help with lice/mite issue

    My birds are losing feathers from their butts and chest areas, so I suspect mites. My RR is the worst affected. I dusted them 8 days ago with Sevin and I'm not sure if the situation is better or worse. My paranoid side suspects worse. I am going to wait two more days a dust again, but I'm not...
  13. Katiedid

    long term mite problems on the mend hopefully

    Just out of curiousity, what kind of oil do you use? I've never treated feet.
  14. Katiedid

    WHY IS MY CHICKEN PECKING ITSELF!? PLEASE HELP ME! I DON'T WANT HER TO DIE!

    Some people swear by pine tar. I've used it twice and my birds eat it. The only thing that's helped me with a pecked bird is to isolate her and then put blue coat on. But mine don't eat blue coat. When I applied blue coat without isolating her, the other birds still pecked her. If you are...
  15. Katiedid

    Treating for lice/mites

    This is our first lice/mite infestation. Our RR has thinning feathers on her chest (about the size of a dime) and a large bald spot on her bottom. I treated with Sevin dust last Monday and am preparing to retreat on Wednesday. She seems active and her comb is dark. She's been laying well. I...
  16. Katiedid

    How to tell if it is lice/mites or molt and what to do.

    Hi all. I have a one and a half year old RR who has not yet molted and my fingers are crossed that this is what is happening, but I have a feeling it isn't. It doesn't show up well in this photo but you can see how she has thinning patches. Her leg feathers also seem paler and she has a...
  17. Katiedid

    Feathers above legs appear pale on RR, behavior is normal...

    I'll post a pic of this in the next day or two. It's too dark to go out and take one now. I have four hens in a 4x8 coop with a 10x 20 run. We had a problem with feather plucking, but I changed feeds and it seemed to have solved the problem. I also dusted for lice/mites with Sevin and did...
  18. Katiedid

    Think it's too cold for your chickens? Think again...

    Thanks! When I'm feeling guilty maybe I'll make them a little oatmeal to cheer them up!
  19. Katiedid

    Something crawly on the chicken's vent...

    Thanks all! I'll just add the Sevin dust to their coop tomorrow. I already cleaned and sprayed it with the liquid. I've never done that in the winter before and I hope to never do that again, but I suppose it's good that the coop is extremely clean. I dusted them last night with DE and only...
  20. Katiedid

    Something crawly on the chicken's vent...

    Thanks all! One more question - I know some people hate Sevin, but I was already using DE all over the place and we got mites/lice anyway so I need to up the anti a little. I sprayed the coop down with Sevin and plan to dust them with the poultry and garden mix. I see many people use powdered...
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