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OK...so Sevin dust for the coop/run, ivermectin pour-on for the chickens, then spray them after they're dry...sound like that should do it? I'm guessing that I'm going to have to do this for all 3 coops/runs...if the wild birds dropped their frineds in one coop, they probably dropped some in all the coops...right?

I would recommend not doing both ivermectin AND Adams spray at the same time--give them at least a couple of days in between.

Got it...and do I need to ditch their eggs after using ivermectin, the flea spray, or sevin?
 
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I stand corrected on this and it seems that fowl lice do not suck blood and the mites do (opposite for human lice which suck blood from the host and mites do not) Found the info here after your post http://ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0018.html and thanks for the education ca and SS and I am the one had it backwards with chickens and birds. That would explain why bird lice and mites do not bother us as well.

I spent quite a spell reading up on the different lice and mites online and learned allot. Rarely see either in our flocks and use 7 dust if we do, but can't remember the last time, but it's been years.

Some fowl lice DO suck blood, and others do not. Ditto for mites. Read the Merck Veterinary Manual links I posted.

Will do....
 
I imagine this has been asked before, but I'm not sure how to find the answer....

Where should I go if I'm looking to rescue a hen? I've looked at a few animal shelter sites and haven't found any chickens in AZ that need rescuing. Do local egg production places let people adopt the hens they don't want anymore? Any other places I should look?

Thanks.
 
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Every now an then you'll find someone on here or Craigslist who needs to offload their birds--usually due to a neighbor dispute.

BUT- for the most part, the egg production facilities in AZ slaughter their layers when they get too old.

PS- chickens are flock animals, and are never happy alone. If you are gonna adopt, adopt lots!
 
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I would recommend not doing both ivermectin AND Adams spray at the same time--give them at least a couple of days in between.

Got it...and do I need to ditch their eggs after using ivermectin, the flea spray, or sevin?

What are you doing with the eggs? Hatching? Eating? I so not see a problem with hatching; if using for food, I would consider the sensitivity of anyone likely to eat the eggs before making a determination. Ivermectin is used in 3rd world countries on humans. The Adams and sevin do not become internalized.
 
Well it's finally happened, or at least it's finally been noticed. My wife noticed worms in the poop.
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It's the little white ones that look like small grains of rice for a lack of better comparison. I was looking/ searching through the different topics but there are a million posts so I thought I would turn to the locals. Is Valbazen the best and is there someplace local to get it or do I need to order it from Jeffers?
 

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