How do you use the OLD SCHOOL chicken remedies?

[joann]

OLD SCHOOL chicken remedies

- Pine tar (cannibalism)
- Black sunflower seeds (Worm)

PARASITES
*Worm: Pumpkin Seeds, garlic, ACV, cayenne pepper, DE, Black sunflower seeds
*Fleas: Orange/Rosemary/Clove oils
*Lice: Sulphur powder
*Mites: Peppermint, catnip, marigold oil, DE as repellent
*Fly: DE


hope this opens some eyes to the way things have been done for centuries

OK OK OK My eyes are fully open. I am having no luck with store bought product for parasites. couple of questions: How do I use the old school product? Do I feed it to my chicks? Or do I rub it on them? Where can I find these item: Orange/Rosemary/Clove oils, & Sulphur powder? Will pine tar stop them from eating each other feathers or is that not consider cannibalism? It really mess and sticky stuff. Will it help them from picking at each other if I rub it on them? What about the coop and run? I have been useing Seven 5, and Adams spray. I live in Florida so the coop is mostly open and after 10 monthe the run is all dirt. I have used lime in the nesting boxes and Seven 5 in dust baths. Made them a really nice dust box with sand and seven and no one uses it. I use sand (mason) left over from the pool? Should I have used something different.

 

[DTchickens]

Forgot- Black shoe polish, toothpaste, magic markers (sharpies), and who knows what else for pox

 

[joann]

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What?

 

[Mary Of Exeter]

Sulphur helps repell mosquitos as well.

I use ACV and it works wonderfully. But it isn't for parasite control. It does make the bird's digestive tract more acidic, which discourages the growth of salmonella/e coli bacteria. It also has tons of other immune system benefits.
Garlic and crushed red chili pepper, are also two things I use. Those are your parasite preventers. Also aids in keeping the circulatory system healthy. Plus garlic, like ACV, is also a natural antibiotic. Anti-fungal too.

I can't help you with any of the things you specifically asked about, because I haven't used them. But I can tell you how to use what I use, haha.

The ACV is 1 tablespoon per gallon of water, a few times a week. Garlic depends on if you use the powder or the juice. The juice can be put in the water, although I don't know how much for sure. I use the powder. I put a little light olive oil on the feed, and pour enough garlic to coat the seed (usually a tablespoon or two, depending on how much feed I'm mixing. I like using the gallon ice cream buckets, haha). You can give that to the birds once a week. They aren't big fans of eating garlic, but they will if that's the only food you give them that day.
The crushed pepper I get from walmart with the spices. Not the powder, but the crushed stuff that are more flake-like. I just pour some in the cap of the bottle it came in. A couple cap fulls in a gallon bucket of feed. Unless you get one of those big bottles, then you could just use one cap full (you'll get the idea of what looks like too much. They won't eat anymore than they want to anyway, no matter how much you put in).

 

[joann]

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Does that make the egg taste funny, like garlic pepper egg?

 

[DTchickens]

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Pox- Black shoe polish, toothpaste, sharpies.. etc.. they can help with pox problems. The oldest, and most suggested one i know of is Black shoe polish.. It's been used a long time. Helps to dry up the avian pox.. Or people say, i've never had to use it.

 

[joann]

Why do you think my chicken have pox?

 

[Chris09]

joann:
Got this off another site
Fowl Pox, also known as Avian Pox, is a mild to severe, slow developing disease of birds caused by an avipoxvirus and three common strains have been identified. The three strains are fowl pox virus, pigeon pox virus and canary pox virus. The strains vary in their virulence and have the ability to infect other avian species. However, many of the strains are group specific. Approximately sixty species of birds from 20 families have been diagnosed with avian pox. The strain seen in wild turkeys is the fowl pox virus. Avian pox lesions (wart-like growths) occur on the unfeathered parts of the bird's body and, in some cases, the mouth, larynx, and/or trachea.

Distribution

Avian pox has been observed in a variety of avian hosts worldwide. The disease is most common in the temperate (warm and humid) parts of the world and is usually observed in relation to seasonal mosquito cycles. Avian pox has been diagnosed in upland game birds, songbirds (mourning doves and finches), marine birds, pet birds (canaries and parrots), chickens, turkeys, occasionally raptors and rarely in waterfowl. It is a viral disease and most all North American cases have been recent.

Clinical Signs

There are two forms of fowl pox.These two forms are either cutaneous (dry) or diphtheritic (wet). In the cutaneous form (dry pox) clinical signs include the development of proliferative lesions, ranging from small nodules to spherical wart-like masses on the skin of the comb, wattle and other unfeathered areas. It is the most commonly observed and is a self-limiting infection with the lesions regressing and forming scars. In the diphtheritic form (wet pox), clinical signs include slightly elevated white opaque nodules develop on the mucous membranes of the mouth and trachea. They rapidly increase in size to become a yellowish diphtheritic membrane. A diphtheritic membrane forms and may restrict air intake and result in labored breathing and possible suffocation.

Pathology

Lesions will occur on the mucous membranes of the mouth, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.

Diagnosis

Raised whitish colored bumps on comb, wattles, face, and eyelids that turn yellow, and eventually scab over before healing up.

Treatment and Control

* Isolate infected birds, but there is no treatment except removing scabs around the mouth, and eyes, so the birds can see to eat. You have to just let this run its course.
* If you have wet pox, you may need to clean any kind of discharge that interferes with breathing.
* To prevent secondary infections, treat with Terramycin, and Vitamin Supplements.

 

[joann]

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Thanks for the info on Pox. But I don't believe that my chicken. My chicken problem is that they r featherless. out of 30 birds 5 of them a fully feathered. Had some problems with lice and mite some time back. I have been buying store bought remedies and spraying the coop and run. I just want a more natural way to maintain fleas, lice and mite off my hens.

I have been giving them ACV in water for a bout a month. One hen have completely grown back all the faether and one other had a back full of quils but no new feather come in.

They are constinly picking at each other. and today my roo has a bald spot on his chest. Not sure what to do with that. My flock is pitiful looking but I have great egg production 18-20 eggs daily. thanks for your time

 

[Wifezilla]

They are constinly picking at each other

This can be a sign they aren't getting enough protein.​