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Will spraying chickens' legs with a permethrin spray kill scaly leg mites?

Can someone tell me what is wrong with this chicken? She doesn't seem to have an issue with getting around. Could it be a uncommon reaction to scaly leg mites?

My poor white leghorns are molting. It's been to -30. There are feathers all over the ground. My other chickens are all very healthy and fully feathered. Non of the leghorns are too bald though - except for their necks. I got them from Rochester Hatchery and they laid every day - non-stop for a...

My chickens are not laying right now, so I thought it would be the best time to treat with Ivermec for the stubborn scaly leg mites. I will be treating orally in their water. MY QUESTION: How many TIMES do I need to do this to totally kill of scaly leg mites? Just once? If twice, how soon...

What is your view on chickens eating snow as their ONLY water source over winter time? Does anyone do this? I know a few local farmers in my area that do...

We have just about 100 chickens. They have lice. I have tried a lot of things in the past and it is hard to get a handle on. How many doses of ivermectin do they need for lice? I am hoping just 1 will get rid of them and the eggs?!?! If we do go this route, I will administer it in their...

We are installing an automatic/heated waterer, as I am sick of packing 4-6 milk jugs/day in the winter! We have approx 74 chickens. They will have to go about 20 feet to get to the water setup. We get as cold as -40 here... do you think I will have issues with them not getting enough water...

Does anyone else have issues with high coop entrances? We have one of our school bus chicken coop windows propped open.. the chickens who started in the bus figure it out, but only half the chicks and broody hens figure out how to get back in. We can even put them in the bus at night, but they...

This chick is approximately 3 months old. The other chicks in her clutch? are fine and thriving. She is with approximately 90 other hens and is doing fine - eats and drinks... However, she hardly opens her eyes and is stunted (around half the size of the others.). Any recommendations? It...

So I have approx 90 chickens. Half the flock (mostly the Ameraucanas and mix breeds) are showing signs of scaly leg mites. I am obviously going to treat my whole flock, but what is the best way on such a large scale? Petroleum Jelly would take way to long to thoroughly apply. I was thinking of...

I noticed today that one of my Ameraucana hens has a very swollen abdomen. She keeps going into the nest box. She is 9 months. It is very squishy and feels like there is fluid in there. If this is not usually curable, let me know and we will put her down. If this can be fixed, I will separate...

We decided to get some purebred, proper coloured ameraucanas last year... We have about 24 blue and black, and a few Wheatons. Is it true that when trying to maintain a color, egg laying is not always focused on when breeding? This is the longest I've EVER had to wait for an egg! I've changed...

I found a headless chicken in the coop. We have a school bus coop and I left one of the emergency exit windows propped open last night. We have had an owl take 3 chickens so far if they are outside in the run... however, I've never left this window open... (the coop entrance is also a window...

This is some advice I was given from a heritage hatchery farm in BC regarding ISA brown breeding: Using a hybrid commercial bird for a cross will give you very surprising results because the different traits of all 4 grandparent lines will sort independently, and the combination that makes the...

We recently got 25 white leghorns. We bought them from Rochester Hatchery: http://www.rochesterhatchery.com/Poultry/hybridegglayers We would like to hatch a lot of our own chicks next year. We have a lot of Ameraucanas, including two roosters. We also have a Barred Rock rooster and a Silkie...

Have you ever had egg eaters that eat the ENTIRE egg leaving no shells? We have quite a few chickens so it's harder for me to monitor.. especially because they all lay at different times of the day. The only evidence I might see is just egg white goo mixed in with shavings.. BUT, this could be...

It was -10 last night. We have a school bus chicken coop; I have the windows opened about 1/4 the way... I noticed frost on the windows this morning - it's a sunny morning. Is this normal? Should I be worried? -10 C not F

Do these pointy feathers growing out of its back mean Roo? 9ish weeks. No point on taking a pic of the entire chicken as they are Ameraucana crosses and all look the same....no wattles or combs

Does anyone know what the protein content of barley is AFTER it is sprouted? I believe it is around 12% before? I guess I'm looking for a nutritional comparison before and after.

Curious if fermenting grains increases the protein levels? Specifically barley... Does anyone have a nutrient comparison chart?