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    Pain from Scaly Mites

    Hi, I have 4 hens that are 9yrs old. One of them for the past 10 days has been having difficulty walking though her legs hurt. Upon inspection I think we have scaly leg mites here. I have been soaking Al of the hens legs, spraying them with antiseptic spray for hens, dunking them in oil then...
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    Possible Scaly mites-need help pls

    Hi there, I have 4 hens and they are 9 years old. I have one hen that is having difficulty walking and using her wings as she is off balance. She walks gingerly like they hurt. Upon closer inspection it looks like she has scaly mites. I have been soaking all of their legs in soapy epsom water...
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    Please help diagnose

    Hello, I cannot figure out if this is bumblefoot, scaly leg mites or gout. She is one of 4 in a flock of ladies. She is about 8years old. All the other girls have normal looking dark legs not these pale pink looking things. This girls appeared with this situation. They are cool to touch and...
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    Lone hen won’t come out of egg box

    Hi there, I have a small flock of blue fauvanacas that are about 6 years old. One hen is very aggressive and was terrorizing one hen to the point where she would lay on it and not let it eat. It almost died because she would peck it and bully it so badly. I posted here and one thing that was...
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    At my wits end with mites

    Please please please hear my pleas! I have been battling motes since the summer. I have tried everything and the only thing that gives my hens some relief is ivermectin topical with a long egg withdrawal. My birds are miserable, my coop is infested and I just don’t know what to do. They are once...
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    Red mites/ 3rd round of topical Ivermectin & coop treatment

    Hi All, well it turns out I have a pretty severe mite infestation. Thankfully no hens were lost. I had to bring out the big guns after trying poultry dust multiple times and then progressed to topical ivermectin with a prolonged egg withdrawal. It seemed like things cleared up well and I wasn’t...
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    Permethrin Treatment question

    Hi All, Well, you all were right and it turns out my mite infestation was significant. I tried poultry dust and the mites thumbed their noses at me and were back in 24hrs just as bad so I escalated to the Permethrin 10% and treated each hen, their coop, bedding and run. The hens are still (36hrs...
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    Flock is constantly head shaking and tiny bugs all over coop

    Hi there, I have 7 blue fauvanacas that are 2.5yrs old. They are constantly shaking their heads for the past couple of weeks. They have no other symptoms. I have found these tiny light gray bugs all throughout their coop but have not found any on the hens in the day or at night while they are...
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    Can you identify these bugs in and on coop?

    Hi All, These teeny tiny bugs are all over the coop, the water container, the feeder, EVERYWHERE! I have not seen them on the hens but I dusted them and the entire coop. I cleaned and then I sprayed a water, soap and oil mixture to suffocate the bugs. About 2 weeks later and they are back with...
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    One eye closed and acting Broody

    Hi there again, I have one hen that has one eye closed, it looks a bit swollen-no discharge and she is in the egg box and acting broody. When I take her out of the egg box she is not happy at all and makes lots of noise and puffs up and runs back to the egg box. She seems broody but that and the...
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    Help! Still cannot fix impacted crop

    Hello, I followed the instructions here and did 2 tsp of coconut oil followed by massage 2 times now then gave dulcolax, massaged, coconut oil for the 3rd time and massage. No luck. My hen’s crop is still impacted. Her crop fills my palm when I hold it and the smell coming from her is indicative...
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    Sour Crop Treatment

    Hello, Please give advice to the best way to treat sour crop. I have been trying to figure out what is wrong with this bird and have finally figured it out. Please advise. Thank you!
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    Introduction

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? 3 yrs ago I inherited 2 Rhode Island Reds that were 4 yrs old then I increased my flock with Blue Fauvancas (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 8 (3) What breeds do you have?Blue Fauvanacas (4) What are your favorite...
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    Need help with sick hens

    Hi there, I have 8 hens that are 2.5yrs old. I have them separated into 2 flocks due to bullying. So 3 in one coop and 5 in the other. The five chickens seem to have serious problems and I am not sure what it is. I am wracking my brain and stumped. I have lost 2 birds in the period of 5 months...
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