Is there a residual effect of permethrin solution sprayed in chicken house? Will the spray keep on killing the mites/lice that may be hiding there? And for how long? Why would poulty mites hide in the coup? I thought they lived on the chicken. :/Is there also residual killing of mites/lice...
They were the same size when I got them at a day or two old. Now white legged one is bigger with her tail sticking up. And little yellow legs is so much smaller. Are they two different breeds? I'm pretty sure they are both pullets. Right? Sold to me as Buff Orpingtons.
What is the most humane way to put down a chicken (please don't say chop off head, can't do it). Our 8 year old is so slow and crippled that she attracks lice/mites to herself and I don't want them spreading to the other 2 aldult birds or the 2 seven week olds that will soon be going into that...
My 8 year old black ostralorp seems better after a good dusting with permethrin but still lifts her right leg like something's still bugging her. Can I re-dust? Just dusted her two days ago.
My 8 year old Black Australorp has tiny things crawling up and down her leg. She's been acting weird and walking crooked for a while now. I've checked her before and seen nothing. Today she was laying in the sun then got up and went into the shade and started biting at her leg when I saw...
Our 8 year old black Australorp hen has been getting progressively slower and seems to be a little crooked. Her tail is up, her comb is red, she eats fine. Justs lays down a lot and moves slower. We can't see any obvious damage to her. Did notice that one side of her new feather growth...
Are these little ones both pullets? And are they Buff Orps? They were sold to me as Buff Orps but one has yellow feet and one has white feet? Yelllow foot one is smaller but they may be a day or two apart in age.
Thank you!
Just found mites on one of my birds, the 8 year old Buff Orp. We dusted all the birds (only have four) with permethrin and now I'm wondering how to do the chicken house. Should I take all the straw out and put permethrin dust down and get a new bale or just replace the floor and nest/sleeping...
I would like to treat my sickly bird with something other than terramycin but can only get sulpha (which won't help at all I'm sure) over the counter and there's only one vet locally that treats chickens and they're out of town. Sheesh, what a sad and frustrating area I live in. Even the vet...
Does anyone know anything I can do for my sickly 7 year old Buff Orpington hen who's been slowing down and acting listless for the past few weeks and now getting worse? The only other symptom is a dark, dark red comb, almost purpleish sometimes. She hasn't layed this spring although she sat on...
Seems I may have a raccoon(s) visiting my yard. :o Found poop but haven't seen the critter yet. Anyway, I've seen a lot of advise on putting a radio out, which I am doing tonight, and using ammonia spray or ammonia soaked rags on the pooping area(s). I thought spraying would be easier, but...
Hi. My 7 month old Buff Orp has been broody for 5 weeks with no eggs to hatch. Shouldn't she be done by now or is this normal when no chicks hatch out? I take her out once a day so she'll eat and drink because I haven't seen her do it on her own. Thanks for help.