Chickstarrs
Crowing
Ug! What now?!
So I just finished a treatment of Amprolium on my flock for coccidiosis. Spent a full day cleaning out the coop last week, washed it down with bleached water, fresh bedding and fresh clean sand on the poop boards. I have 15 rambunctious 2 1/2 week old chicks in my office that have seriously outgrown their brooder and need to be moved to the coop - NOW. I also have a momma hen with 4 new chicks in a nest box.
Yesterday while trying to finish off the coop brooder for the school age chicks, I saw these ugly, unwanted tiny specks crawling around the sides of the poop boards. The first picture was yesterday afternoon and the second picture is from this morning. I hope they are not 2 different types.
How do I deal with this now? Permethrin is not available in Canada. DE is not good for chicks and has mixed thoughts. I have read through so many posts here that all recomend things we can't get here. I am waiting for a call back from my vet, but they don't deal with a lot of chickens.
If I have to burn down the coop or tear it apart, that is the end of chicken keeping! We haven't even had it for a year and my husband worked to so hard building the darn thing.
I feel like ranting more, I am so frustrated, but will stop here. Thanks for any help.
So I just finished a treatment of Amprolium on my flock for coccidiosis. Spent a full day cleaning out the coop last week, washed it down with bleached water, fresh bedding and fresh clean sand on the poop boards. I have 15 rambunctious 2 1/2 week old chicks in my office that have seriously outgrown their brooder and need to be moved to the coop - NOW. I also have a momma hen with 4 new chicks in a nest box.
Yesterday while trying to finish off the coop brooder for the school age chicks, I saw these ugly, unwanted tiny specks crawling around the sides of the poop boards. The first picture was yesterday afternoon and the second picture is from this morning. I hope they are not 2 different types.
How do I deal with this now? Permethrin is not available in Canada. DE is not good for chicks and has mixed thoughts. I have read through so many posts here that all recomend things we can't get here. I am waiting for a call back from my vet, but they don't deal with a lot of chickens.
If I have to burn down the coop or tear it apart, that is the end of chicken keeping! We haven't even had it for a year and my husband worked to so hard building the darn thing.
I feel like ranting more, I am so frustrated, but will stop here. Thanks for any help.