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  1. Tracyree

    Depluming mites and treating the RUN

    Thanks. I have looked and looked for mites and never found one. Depluming mites arent visible to naked eye from what I understand. There’s no mite poop at the base of feathers, so i dont think it’s mites. I treated today regardless.
  2. Tracyree

    Depluming mites and treating the RUN

    I finally did it today. DEEP cleaned. Took out all bedding, shoot vac all dust and spiderwebs. Sprayed Elector in coop and run and dipped the girls. I still dont think it’s mites, but figured it can’t hurt.
  3. Tracyree

    Feather loss with no skin irritation

    No mounting. No rooster and I’ve watched hours and hours of camera footage looking for bullying among hens. I’m at a loss. Entire bottom and belly are bald as well
  4. Tracyree

    Depluming mites and treating the RUN

    I have not and it’s getting worse.
  5. Tracyree

    Feather loss with no skin irritation

    What could be causing this? No roosters. Tons of space. Not being picked on. Skin looks perfectly healthy. Looked at feather shafts under microscope and no mites. Her entire booty and belly are bald too
  6. Tracyree

    Considering giving up my chickens

    Sorry it’s been rough. No shame in rehoming. They aren’t bringing you joy and I assume that was the point in having them. I rehomed a flock about 10 years ago when we had to make an unexpected move to where I couldn’t keep chickens. I found their home on a local chicken facebook group. I...
  7. Tracyree

    Depluming mites and treating the RUN

    No rodents. I have a Smart Coop camera that would Alert me if it detected rodents
  8. Tracyree

    Depluming mites and treating the RUN

    Ugh. Frustrating!! I think they have plenty of space. 45 square feet per hen at the moment
  9. Tracyree

    Depluming mites and treating the RUN

    Thanks. I do think it’s feather pecking but was planning on treating for mites “just in case” because it’s the only thing I haven’t tried aside from pinless peepers. But maybe it’s time for the peepers. 😭 Their run is 20x16, coop is 8x6 with 12’ of roosts. There are 7 in the flock now that...
  10. Tracyree

    Depluming mites and treating the RUN

    Thank you!!! Previous feed - natures best organic all flock Current feed- Kalmbach flock raiser They get about 2 cups of black Soldier fly every other day No roosters. All started in December. Two hens had palm size wounds under their vents and feathers missing on their rumps...
  11. Tracyree

    Depluming mites and treating the RUN

    Frosting part for me is I’m just guessing at mites because I’m desperate. Vet says they are parasite free, but they are NAKED on their backsides and getting worse. Four out of 9 have completely names rumps and now it’s moving up to above their tails. I have moved two to a serrated coop...
  12. Tracyree

    Depluming mites and treating the RUN

    Sorry you’re dealing with problem too. Kinda takes the fun out of it, doesn’t it?
  13. Tracyree

    Depluming mites and treating the RUN

    Next week I’m doing a deep clean and treating with Elector PSP for depluming mites (even though my gut tells me it’s feather pecking, not mites). How would I treat the run? It’s mix of sand and wood chips. I don’t want to use DE (if it’s bad for our lungs, sure;y it’s bad for theirs when...
  14. Tracyree

    Pinless peepers- no choice - but problem

    Thank you. Yes, they are on Kalmbach Flock Maker and get scrambled eggs once a week and get black soldier flies daily. I tried trimming the peepers and they shook them off when I tried them on
  15. Tracyree

    Pinless peepers- no choice - but problem

    I have to resort to pinless peepers. Half my flock is bald. I’ve had them tested for depluming mites and they have no mites of any kind. I separated the two that I thought might be plucking feathers. I have no roosters. But they are still getting worse and worse. (Started in...
  16. Tracyree

    Want to replace plexiglass window in plastic coop with mesh, but how??

    I’d like to Keep the window to swap out in the winter. Maybe I but some Plexiglass and try to cut a new one and then cut out the middle to add hardware cloth ….
  17. Tracyree

    Want to replace plexiglass window in plastic coop with mesh, but how??

    Hmm. I think I’ll take an exploratory trip to Home Depot :)
  18. Tracyree

    Want to replace plexiglass window in plastic coop with mesh, but how??

    Oops! Looks like it didn’t upload. Ill Try again. Easily enough, yes. Just a few screws to loosen the roof
  19. Tracyree

    Want to replace plexiglass window in plastic coop with mesh, but how??

    i have a Smart Coop that I use as an isolation coop when I have issues with my flock in the big coop. It is plastic and has plexiglass windows. I’d like to replace the windows with mesh of some kind. It would need to be rigid so a raccoon can’t just bend it and pull it out. I dont want to...
  20. Tracyree

    Eye; white spot and pain

    Thanks. Used eye wash and applies terramycin. 🤞
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