Help baby chick has strange bugs on it

[Farmgirl283420]

You can absolutely get chicks from other people, you just need to know who they are and what their husbandry practices are like. I sell lots of chicks every year

Awe so true!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I think you did o.k.!

 

[JPadronMiami]

good morning folks if you have the space....what we did is created an area away from the main resident flock to quarantine chickens that we rescue or people bring in (we care for them and rehome them) sometimes we might add one to our existing flock, point being,,, to separate the bird and observe it for health issues b4 move out, does any one else have the quarantine thing in place? would like to know how other people work this since we seem have been chosen 2b the chicken helpers by the locals in my area, in other words doesnt look like this going away.

 

[JPadronMiami]

found this informative post in the forum which is basically what we have in place, can already see where we can improve in the biosecurity area, now don't get me wrong folks, not runnin a full fledged rescue center here, and its not a constant occurrence, and yes there are birds I simply have to turn away, as per the 10 commandments of good flock management, I can share some examples of some of the rescues we come across if you folks like. a huge THANKS to speckled hen and her post, very much appreciated. Good Day Folks..

Speckledhen's Ten Commandments of Good Flock Management

1) Keep a clean, dry environment...change bedding as needed, watch out for leaky waterers/windows/roofs, etc.

2) Fresh air/ventilation is essential..poop and respiration add moisture in the air. Ventilation overhead, not at roost or floor level.

3) Provide fresh water, daily. Would you take a sip out of the waterer? If not, clean it.

4) Give fresh, nutritious food, formulated for the age/function of the birds

5) Provide a safe, predator-proofed, uncrowded coop and run...they depend on you for protection

6) Periodically, check over each bird in the flock for lice, mites, wounds, etc.

7) Practice good biosecurity..disinfect shoes before and after visting the feedstore and shows, quarantine new birds, etc Under no circumstances, sell, trade, or give away a bird that shows sign of infection or has contacted another bird who shows signs of infection, or comes from a flock that has shown signs of infection, now or in the past.

8) At the first sign of contagious respiratory illness, i.e., discharges from nose or eyes or bad smell, cull, cull, cull...birds don't get colds, per se; they contract diseases, many of which make them carriers for their

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Can I sprinkle the powder in my big chickens dust bath area?

Does anybody know if this works?

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Does anybody know if this works?

I think it is better left as a treatment if you do have lice or mites. You don't want them building a tolerance to it

 

[Auntiejessi3]

When I used to have to dust my birds I'd wait until everyone is on the roost at night, it takes no time at all.

 

[Farmgirl283420]

When I used to have to dust my birds I'd wait until everyone is on the roost at night, it takes no time at all.

How much do you put on them? Because when we did the chicks we covered them.

 

[JPadronMiami]

Good Evening friends,,,,is there any truth about the benefits of adding wood ash, say from a fire pit, for chickens to use as a dust bath, i use old tires in the runs and fill them with sandy earth for my hens to use for there dust baths I was thinking to add the wood ash, my neighbors use that mixture, hens always look bright, no health issues from it.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

How much do you put on them? Because when we did the chicks we covered them.

I can't really give an amount, but I do make sure it gets down to the skin, under the wings and vent area