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lol!! i'm glad i'm not the only one then - someone else has shared the comedy as well!!! haha.

hi everyone. had a bit of a funny experience last night, i went out after dark to dust my chickens with mite prevention powder, and they were already asleeep. i took the first one ( i only have 2), powdered her, and put her back. i then took the second one, powdered her, and put her back also...

hi. thanks for more info everyone. i am going to go to the shop this afternoon, and see what they have which will kill the mites rather than repel them, although there does seem to be less now. i will let you know in a few days how i am getting on! thanks again for all your guidance so far!

Hi, thanks for your reply woodland woman, sorry it has taken a while to respond, i have been having trouble with the forum. we also have quite heavy soil, so we do have a sand dust bath for them, which also has been powdered. the dusting powder i have been using is this one...

Thanks for your reply Aussie. I have been dusting them every 7-10 days (ish), for a few weeks now, but the mites have not gone yet. Does anyone know how often it is recommended to do? Should I be doing it more regularly? Thanks.

hi everyone. i asked on here a little while ago about a problem i had discovered with mites on my chickens. i followed the instructions you gave me, thouroughly disinfecting the house and putting down the mite powder, and also dusting the chickens, but i am still finding the mites on the...

thanks for the reply. i have thoroughly cleaned the house and powdered it, and powdered all the chickens. i had previously put the mite powder in the house, and in the chickens dust bath, so am unsure how they managed to get infected? any ideas? thanks again for the help.

hi all. firstly, apologies if this is in the wrong section. i have a bluebelle chicken, who has been unwell with a crop problem for a short while, and have finally got this resolved, and yesterday she started limping. had a good look but couldn't find any obvious reason for it, so left her to...

Hi, i had this problem before too. i just used a soft sponge dipped in warm water, and gently wiped it. once it was all clean, i dried her off with a fluffy towel, and as it was a sunny day let her out in the sun to finish drying! good as new!! hoep this helps.

Hi all, Just wanted to upadate you on how my girls are getting along. they all seem to be doing fine now. beauty's (the one who was of main concern) crop is still slightly swollen, and although it still seems a little bit gassy, goes down each night by the morning. i am letting them have a...

Hi everyone, thanks for all of your help so far. seachick - thanks for those links, they were very helpful to have a read through. I went to the store and got some probiotic yoghurt, after seeking advice from the place i got my chickens from, and decided to give it to the other two as well...

Ok, i'm really sorry, i didnt know about answering those questions. 1) she is a bluebelle, and a few months old. She has just started to lay over the last few days. 2) her crop became quite full and slightly hard a couple of days ago, which i was keeping an eye on, but yesterday became...

Hi everyone, Over the last few days one of my chickens crop has become very large. i noticed a few days ago, and it was quite hard, so after looking it up on here i massaged it gently and it seemed to go down a bit, but today it was bigger than ever, but it seemed quite soft. i'm not really...

oh right, well thanks for letting me know! i had been told previously that worms were good for them, but i will avoid them in future!

Hi all, I'm to chicken keeping and have three 18week old chickens. I spent time this morning searching the garden for worms, which i thought would be a lovely treat for them, but when i put them in their run, they looked at them and walked away! they were more interested in some bits of seed...

Quote: my bad, sorry, yes, it is wide enough. i have made the perch higher now, so we will see tonight if that helps!

Hi, Thanks for the replies. There is definatly enough space for them all, there are only 3 of them, and enough space for lots more! I had actually noticed when i put them to bed tonight that the roost is the same height as the nest box, so i have blocked it off for tonight, and will look...

Hi everyone, This is my first post on the forum, so firstly, hello! I purchased 3 chickens a week and half ago, and for the first 5 days they put themselves to bed on their perches, however, since then they have decided they would rather sleep in the nest box... i have heard taht you can...