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Is it safe to eat the eggs after dusting the chickens with permethrin? On article I read said there were traces of permethrin found in egg yolks 21 days after application.

My rooster is only 14 months old. It appears I have a mite problem. I dont know if that would effect the Spurs or not.

I have a run attached to my coop. It’s a dirt floor, so no way to clean that out. I do change the shavings in the coop weekly, but then put the old ones in the run. I can scrap down the dirt in the run and lay diatomaceous earth. I use diatomaceous earth regularly. I can’t move the birds though...

While viewing other posts with a similar problem it appears that it is lice or mites. What is the best way to combat this that is safe for egg layers?

He isn’t limping. It does appear to be skin irritation, but that wouldn’t explain the spur loss. I do have another rooster and he doesn’t seem to have it as badly, although I will check tonight when they roost. I did pick him up, but he was difficult to examine by myself. He has had the...

I have had roosters before and this is the first time I have seen this. My barred rock rooster lost a spur, not to mention he has very red skin on his legs and underneath his tail. He is missing feathers and even missing some tail feathers. Does anyone know what might be going on and how to help...