I am so entirely confused. Mites, underweight, diarrhea, maybe?

[hillbilly91]

I have heard that too about the Adams brand. I think some people just use the concentrate as they have large flocks and it is more cost effective. The Adams can be picked up at a lot of pet stores.

The Adams flea and tick works better and they don't build up a tolerance against it. But in my opinion if you keep a clean yard as far as parasites and don't introduce new birds that you know nothing about then there isn't as much of a problem to begin with. Also wood ashes in a box of the coop the chickens will dust in it naturally and want have any issues

 

[Matilda in Dallas]

We are organic farmers and do have a bee hive, so the fewer chemicals the better. I am going to try the Adams spray and see how that goes first.

 

[Kathy Golla]

Sounds like a good plan. The spraying twice is more to catch it if shes also got lice as well as mites. The second spray and sometimes third, ensures you kill the lice from eggs that have been laid previously and hatched. The spray doesnt kill lice eggs, only live lice. If you are positive she's only got mites she only needs to be sprayed once. Both lice and mites sometimes go hand in hand. It might be worth it, so she has a good level playing field, to spray twice to guarantee any and all bugs are gone. But there are reports of lice building up a tolerance to permethrin.

Edited to add Im speaking of the permethrin concentrate, not the Adams spray.

 

[hillbilly91]

We are organic farmers and do have a bee hive, so the fewer chemicals the better. I am going to try the Adams spray and see how that goes first.

Spray a fair amount of it under the wings and on the rump but not to soak her and mist her body with 2squirts but cover her head

 

[Kathy Golla]

Try also to get the back of her neck (but not her head, eyes, mouth, ears) if you can. Try to get it on the skin vs just feathers.

 

[hillbilly91]

We are organic farmers and do have a bee hive, so the fewer chemicals the better. I am going to try the Adams spray and see how that goes first.

With the Adams flea and tick you need to spray today, wait a day, then after the second spray wait another day and spray again. Also not a bad idea to mist the bathroom she is in

 

[hillbilly91]

Try also to get the back of her neck (but not her head, eyes, mouth, ears) if you can. Try to get it on the skin vs just feathers.

Not to be rude but I disagree as spaying the neck will make her shake after and it can get in her eyes. Just my opinion, yet again not trying to be rude

 

[Kathy Golla]

Fair enough...if you've had good results with spraying the other body parts then that's the answer in itself.

 

[hillbilly91]

Fair enough...if you've had good results with spraying the other body parts then that's the answer in itself.

I have used it for about 5years when getting new birds when I quarantine them just to be safe. I have had only one issue with a bird that I have had for a while and it was during a long rain period. I talked to a ol timer and he said the main places the mites go is the wings and the rump due to blood circulation and heat. This is just my experience, and there are multiple different ways to treat the same issue. I sprayed the neck myself on one bird and that was the problem I ran into with shaking and it getting in their eyes. Not a huge problem as flushing the eyes out with eye drops fixes the issue

 

[Dona Worry]

If you are worried about her weight, switch her to a higher protein feed. I feed all-flock, which is 22% protein. This works well for me because my chickens LOVE to graze and eat grass, so I know that even with less chicken feed, they are getting enough protein. Also, my cockerel was very very thin until I started using this feed, now he is at a much nicer weight.