Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

You know, I think Bob and myself were in similar situations. Mrs. Bob wanted Polish, he initially resisted. My daughter Rosie wanted silkies from day 1, I resisted. In the end both Rosie and Mrs. Bob got their wishes and the chickens they wanted. In doing so both Bob and myself have fallen head over heels in love with the undesirable chickens.

You nailed it. Really it's all Phyllis' fault. She is so loveable. If she had been a jerk then things would be different.

Well maybe not. Aurora is a jerk and I still love her.

 

[featherhead007]

What sort of bedding? Straw or shavings?

Parasites are hard to deal with for sure...

Bail of straw. Chickens didn’t like it, so I bought some TSC shavings instead

 

[BY Bob]

Ok so did a search and maybe stick-tight fleas.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...as-echidnophaga-gallinacea-on-a-duck.1283862/

Treat with permethrin or ivermectin.

What do you think?

Either will work but treat as soon as you can.

 

[featherhead007]

You need to treat her for sure. And find out where they are coining from.

If they are stick tight fleas, then I probably have some too. That hen is near me every day.

 

[BY Bob]

We always have chicks, where is Rebecca from?

Kentucky

 

[Kris5902]

The picture is too blurry for me. It does not matter treatment is the same, ivermectin (spelling).

Not making a virus joke tax

Mites are nasty. I have an issue with them now in the free range flock, probably came in with either the rescues or the local little birds that like to steal my chicken feed. The chicken trailer has too many nooks and crannies though and they can hide in the walls and I can’t burn the little buggers out. Ick when my new coop gets built it’s going to be torchable!

 

[Ponypoor]

Bail of straw. Chickens didn’t like it, so I bought some TSC shavings instead

Do they like the shavings?

My gang really likes fluffing in shavings piles.

 

[Kris5902]

If they are stick tight fleas, then I probably have some too. That hen is near me every day.

Mites… awful but don’t treat yourself with the ivermectin too… that can lead to bad things!

 

[BY Bob]

Well I could possibly fix that… she can goat sit Jimmy for a day or two! Not long enough to get noseblind to him like I am though!

She would not mind the smell. She'd be having too much fun.

 

[BY Bob]

If they are stick tight fleas, then I probably have some too. That hen is near me every day.

Better get after it aggressively.