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LOL You do have a lot of questions:) There are so many techniques, opinions and articles here on BYC and the web about treating coops for lice/mites, I wouldn't know where to start. You may want to look at some of the popular bloggers like Chicken Chicken, Tilly's Nest and Fresh Eggs Daily...

Ideally there should only be one warm spot and let the rest be cool. Having enough space is essential for this. If you go by heat guidelines you start out at 90F the first week then drop 5F each week, so theoretically 80F would be the temp to aim for. I've found with mine, they really need...

Internal laying/reproductive disorders are usually "lumped" into the same "category" if you will. Even though each one has different names, symptoms can be very similar. It takes a necropsy most of the time to determine which one a hen may be suffering from. Sometimes, even with necropsy it's...

:hugs I'm sorry for your loss. No need to apologize about the description - you have a "warning" there. This is an ER thread. People post photos and describe all sorts of things in this section of BYC. What you describe sounds like she may have had Salpingitis or Egg Yolk Peritonitis...

I'm sorry:hugs Just in case you haven't seen these they may be worth a read before you make your final determination to put her down. http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/impacted-slow-and-sour-crops-prevention-and-treatments...

If you feel more comfortable spritzing them, then go for it. The spray would need to make contact with skin, so I just thought dabbing them would be easier:) BTW - You are welcome:hugs

O.K. Let's revisit this a bit...she is still not eating? Is she drinking at all? In the video, she looks to have quite a large crop or it could be the angle of the camera(?) Is she pooping? Feel her crop when you put them to "bed", then first thing in the morning before eating/drinking. The...

More than likely the chicks have an infestation too. I understand the littles are squirmy, but do the best you can...it may be easier to soak a cotton ball and dab it onto the chick - if you have a place to sit and hold a chick one at a time on your lap, you may have better control.

It would be 1.33 Tablespoons, so it looks like you are close enough at 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon. Spritz some on the vent, dab a little bit under the wings as well. You are doing fine:hugs

Read your label on the container it should give you the instructions for mixing to treat chickens. "Permectrin2" is the name brand if I am not mistaken - look at the main ingredient, it should be a permethrin based product.

Permethrin spray would be fine. For your littles, you can apply the liquid by dabbing them with a q-tip or cotton ball if you are worried about the mist. Try to keep your hen hydrated and see if she will eat some wet chick starter. It's not unusual for a broody hen's belly to be bald, she...