Hi Daily. Hope you don't mind me reaching out, but it's hard to find people with experience with cross beaks sometimes. I actually have two cross beak chicks (they are about 9 weeks old now). Cookie's cross beak is mild, but Koko's is pretty severe. They've gained weight pretty well and are...
Hi Sunnie. This did turn out to be Northern Fowl mites. We treated with Elector PSP....one and done, and it took care of these guys. Just sprayed their butts, tail feather area, under their wings, and for the ones with feathered feet, sprayed there as well.
Did you ever figure out what this was? We had something similar happen to our chickens, and I checked for mites, for lice...couldn't really see anything. Then when doing a check, found a bad case of Fowl Mites all around her rear end and her talk feathers in the back. Didn't notice it till I...