I couldn't find much info online so hoping someone here has experience! I rescued a hen with a pretty bad case of scaly leg mites. The owner said she's had them for the entirety of the time she had the bird. Apparently they treated once with Vaseline and it didn't take care of the problem. It...
I feel compelled to share our story because I've learned so much reading from these forums as nearly every single one of our seven girls has had some issue (broody, cracked beak, scorpion sting, heat issues). We live in the Phoenix area, so a very difficult area to keep chickens in the summer...
I had a hen with a terrible sounding respiratory illness and used the advice and recipe I found buried in an old post and it worked! I’m going to share it here with key words that I hope help it show up when others search.
The Recipe:
1 tsp honey + 2 drops Thieves or Onguard + 1 drop Oregano...