I NEED HELP!!!! The gnats are killing my birds!!

[RhodeIslandRed5]

Oh, I am so sorry for your loss. But you did your best, and that's all anybody can do.

 

[Eggcessive]

So sorry for your loss.

 

[Little Red Birds]

Are you planning a necropsy to find out exactly why he died?

I can’t. It costs $125 to send it up and we are in no financial position to pay that.

 

[mixedUPturk]

Im really sorry for your loss

 

[Henriettamom919]

I can’t. It costs $125 to send it up and we are in no financial position to pay that.

He was badly attacked by the gnats, right? They release an anti coagulation toxin that can lead to internal bleeding throughout the body including the brain. It's possible that he developed a small brain bleed that led to a seizure ( based on what you described.)

 

[mixedUPturk]

He was badly attacked by the gnats, right? They release an anti coagulation toxin that can lead to internal bleeding throughout the body including the brain. It's possible that he developed a small brain bleed that led to a seizure ( based on what you described.)

This is exactly how the vast majority of the gnat deaths occur

 

[micstrachan]

I’m so sorry for your loss. I had never heard of this gnat situation. Sounds brutal. So sorry.

 

[ChickNanny13]

So sorry for your loss

 

[chickengr]

I didn't say herbs were bad, but I honestly don't see how cayenne pepper would be good, as spicy as it is. I know I don't do spicy.

cayenne pepper helps to expel worms and keeps hens warm in winter so they can lay even when it is cold. that is my 4 year experience. I also give them black pepper and clove (from time to time, not regularly) to keep worms under control.

 

[LaLonnie Nelson]

I feel so sad and worried right now! The gnats are covering my birds and driving them insane and I now have three birds that are sickly. I put vanilla water on them all the time and even spray it in their run. It doesn’t work!! Right now I am feeding the sick ones milk and electrolytes and am keep them warm. Is their anything else I can do? Is there anything I can put on them to keep the gnats off? These are my show birds and also my babies and I love them so much I just don’t know what to do. Last time they were this bad I was in like second grade. Please help!!

You'll want something like this for yard and wooded/bushy area control:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B7WO1P0/?tag=backy-20

Then this for treating birds and coop:

https://www.bing.com/shop?q=permethrin+spray+for+chicks&FORM=SHOPTB