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    Air Dancer--are there solar powered options?

    From my research it seems the air dancers are a bit hit on haw deterrent. We are maxed on power. Are there solar power options to put one in our yard? Thanks
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    Erprinex --good for depluming mites?

    I believe my flock have depluming mites. I used Ivermectin last year and hated that we couldn't sell our eggs. We ate them but can't sell or give it to others. Eprinex do not have a withdrawal period and very little is said about Eprinex. Does it work on depluming mites?? I have read of...
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    1 yr old hen is in a bad molt

    She turned one year old this week. I never had one molt this bad. This is the worse one I have ever seen. Bottom is all naked, neck is naked....felt pins all over her. She is miserable and walking really slow. I am going to isolate her tomorrow since we will be in 1 degree temps with windy...
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    Measurement of Tricide Neo for 1 quart of water

    I have been searching for this for a few days. All I have seen is 1/2 TBSP for 2 quarts. If I do 1 quart this would be 1/4 TBSP? Is this correct?
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    Golden Lace Wyandottes

    I have 6 and they are 14 months old. They are our smallest wyandotts. We have Columbian wyandotts that is a month older and then Blue Lace Red Wyandottes that is 4 months old and they are the biggest wyandotts we have. The blue lace red came from Mt. Healthy in Cincy OH and the GLW and CW came...
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    Sulfur to use for mites on chickens--brand? recommendation?

    I have went through several posts on here about sulfur. Can anybody recommend what you use with a link or a picture? Thanks
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    Depluming mites return soon?

    Back in late February/early March I treated entire flock with Ivermectin. 2nd dose 10 days apart. Found new patches on 3 different hens. Skin is crusty and two others skin is red. I have a flock of 21. Can they return this quickly or is it that the Ivermectin did not eradicate the mites...
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    Depluming mites dying-Can they take feathers with it? or is it molt?

    My flock had depluming mites. I treated with Ivermectin based on Gail Damrow book. 2nd treatment was done last Friday. Since yesterday I noticed the back of the head of several girls are missing feathers quarter size. This was not there last Friday. Is this a molt? When depluming mites are...
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    Ivermectrin-depluming mites?

    What type of Ivermectrin is best for depluming mites? I have elector PSP coming this Friday but others are saying that will not work. If Ivermectrin is better then which one (pour on or injectable which can be applied topically). I am concerned about using Ivermectrin as there is a 7 day egg...
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    Bumblefoot--Tricide-neo QQ

    My hen (Brahma) has bumblefoot. I have tried Lisa Steel's drawing salve which reduced the pink. I felt that is not enough. Her bumblefoot is very squishy not hard at all and I do not feel any kernal. She has the classic bumble in one foot and then other foot looks like an injury (punctured)...
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    Dark Green watery mucousy gloop diarrhea

    She is acting fine. Eating and drinking as well as rooting around. At first I thought it was vent gleet as she comes out of coop every morning with pasty butt (wet fluffy butt with wet poo all over it). I treated her with Monostat 7. Its been a week and seen slow improvement. Flock do have...
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    Columbian Wyandott-possible cockereal?? (mentioned in another thread of mine)

    This is a bully. (Yanking out feathers for no reason not even to eat them) Columbian Wyandott 14 week old. No crowing yet. Just attacking random chickens to pull feathers out. Yanked almost all the feathers out of another chicken (one of her/his flock mate that came with this batch). Thanks
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    Isolation location for a bully--Two different advice --near clearing up

    I have a 14 week old bully. She is yanking feathers out of everybody's tail feathers and/or lower part of backs. Few times in the neck feathers. She is not targeting a specific bird but just randomonly yanking them out and hurting the flock mates. We isolated her in a dog crate. Currently...
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    Buff Polish ponytails

    I need to put a ponytail in for my Buff Laced Polish. She literally can't see and misses a lot of feeding time and misses pecking at feed. I have trimmed her crest however the ones near her eyes are quills so I can't clip those. What do you use to put crest in ponytail? I have tried...
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    Light Brahmas-Cockerel or pullet?

    We have 6 Light Brahmas. All supposed to be pullets. We have one that we are not sure of but she ticks all the boxes being a pullet including being a top "dog" in the group. Frist picture is the pullet. The rest is the questionable one.
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    Gapeworm possible but can be too hot

    Its hot here where we are at. Only two are open mouth breathing but not all the time. Several others do it off and on. They quit when temps drop. The two yarns a lot but no coughing or sneezing. Eating and drinking just fine. Should I go ahead and treat the flock for worms? Hubby fed...
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    Egyptian Feyoumi- 8 week old (crowed a lot and very loud)

    We can't tell if this is a rooster or not. 8 weeks old, unsexed by McMurray Murray hatchery and sent to us as a freebie. Not mean at all and very flighty, do not want us touching it. Thank you!
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    Egypt Feyoumi- Anybody with this breed?

    This was a surprise free chick from Murray McMurrary Hatchery. So far we think its she. (freebies are unsexed). I read that they are not tame but can they be tamed? How do you encourage good behaviors? She is sweet but really pecks hard when being hand fed. She would go for it really...
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    Dry Deep litter method (warm months)

    We have a heat wave here in Indiana. Its been unbearable (cool down is tonight but next week another heat wave). We are currently using deep litter method (and we have water in the coop which I understand is a no no.). How do you do dry deep litter (besides removing water which we can't at...
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    adding chicks to older (not much) flock

    Background: Coop size 6X8 with two roost bars (8 ft) Currently in the coop 9 pullets (6 Columbian Wyandotts with 1 of them possibly be a Silver Lace Wyandotte instead, two Plymoth Barr rocks, and 1 egyptian Fayoumis) These girls are calm and good natured. They are almost 7 weeks old...
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