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[debs_flock]

Quote: Yeah, she was talking about the eggs from the egg flock, not the breeder she just went to.

I'd say mites.

Someone will jump in or I'll be back. The bread I'm baking just fiinished it's first rise and I need to get back in the kitchen for awhile..............

Deb

 

[zooweemama]

I was talking to someone the other day...and they said they didn't have very many chickens. They have about 120. That's not very many? Chicken math right?

 

[ronott1]

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Quote: Yes! Sorry for the confusion. That is from mites and lice. They need to be treated along with the coops.

Poor Chickens

Ron

 

[zooweemama]

Yes! Sorry for the confusion. That is from mites and lice. They need to be treated along with the coops.

Poor Chickens

Ron

I guess they are having a devil of a time. I don't know much about it yet. I hope I can prevent all that honestly so I don't have to do deal with it. It sounded like a nightmare for both chickens and owners.

 

[ronott1]

Quote: Mites can be a problem. It's best to not get them. Hanging mite strips helps. I bought some from McMurray. If you do get them, I found some advice online:

LICE and MITES
Lice and mites can be a serious problem. By the time you see them, you may have a massive
infestation. If you see mites on your birds, you need to clean your coops thoroughly. Lice live
only on the birds, but mites live off the birds and climb back on at night. Scoop all shavings
out of the coop, bag it and dispose of it in the trash (not the compost pile). Spray the entire
inside with the Frontline or poultry spray from the feed store, especially under and on top
of the roosts. Then apply Poultry Dust all over the floor and in the nest boxes. Add clean
shavings and some poultry dust to the nest boxes.
I also hang Die-No-Mite strips in the entrances to the coops.

 

[zooweemama]

Mites can be a problem. It's best to not get them. Hanging mite strips helps. I bought some from McMurray. If you do get them, I found some advice online:

LICE and MITES
Lice and mites can be a serious problem. By the time you see them, you may have a massive
infestation. If you see mites on your birds, you need to clean your coops thoroughly. Lice live
only on the birds, but mites live off the birds and climb back on at night. Scoop all shavings
out of the coop, bag it and dispose of it in the trash (not the compost pile). Spray the entire
inside with the Frontline or poultry spray from the feed store, especially under and on top
of the roosts. Then apply Poultry Dust all over the floor and in the nest boxes. Add clean
shavings and some poultry dust to the nest boxes.
I also hang Die-No-Mite strips in the entrances to the coops.

So before I move my chickies out to the coop I need to get some of these strips and it will help prevent mites right? Debi recommends seasonally treating with Ivermectin. That also helps too right?

 

[zooweemama]

I feel so awful that I don't know all this. I did my basic homework but I get my chicken books this weekend. I apologize! I did my duck and goose homework before getting them. With the chickens- I knew I needed to grab while they were available. Debi's birds just looked so healthy and pretty I had to get them!

 

[ronott1]

Quote: I would spray the inside of the coop with sevin or frontline spray and hang several strips. You put a couple on the nest boxes and by the door. You can sprinkle some food quality diatomaceous earth when you clean the coop. Ivermectin seasonally is a good idea but it might not be necessary that often. I would check the chickens seasonally to see it they need to be treated. Ivermectin treats worms too, so you can take some manure in to a vet for a float test and check the chickens for lice and mites with each season change.

I read somewhere that all free range chickens get worms, lice and mites, so like dogs and cats, all chickens should be treated for worms, lice and mites at least when they are young(three months or before laying starts). Lot's of things that I have read say making sure your chickens don't have parasites is the best thing you can do for them health wise. I have even seen it in a list of things you are supposed to do before collecting eggs for hatching.

Wild birds bring in the parasites to your flock, so bio security does not really stop it. Fowl pox is carried from flock to flock via mosquitoes. I don't know if Fowl Pox is a problem in Redding.

This is all prevention. You could be fine not doing any of this, but it really is not that much work. Ivermectin is a couple of ccs in a gallon of water for two days and then repeat 10 to 14 days later. You can still eat the eggs too. It is a lot of work getting rid of parasites and one type of mite can kill a chicken.

Ron

 

[ronott1]

I feel so awful that I don't know all this. I did my basic homework but I get my chicken books this weekend. I apologize! I did my duck and goose homework before getting them. With the chickens- I knew I needed to grab while they were available. Debi's birds just looked so healthy and pretty I had to get them!

It's actually fairly simple. Go back to Debi's website and look at her health section(I think she has one-if not let me know and I can send a link to another one).

She would be a good source for help too.

Ron

 

[zooweemama]

It's actually fairly simple. Go back to Debi's website and look at her health section(I think she has one-if not let me know and I can send a link to another one).

She would be a good source for help too.

Ron

Oh yes and read and reread her health section yesterday and the day before. Very helpful! I def think prevention is the way to go so I don't mind a little more work each season at all.