MixedFlock23
Songster
How’s she doing today? I’ve found only my hens with other issues have gotten mites. So she may have other things going on too.
I try to check monthly for mites. I check by the vent as that’s where I see them the most. Pick them up off the roost after sunset and blow the feathers apart a bit. Takes just a moment per bird.
I have used pour on ivermectin (for cattle) for mites (& maybe it treats for internal worms too—I’ve read that it does & it doesn’t) and I’ve used Safeguard for horses (pea sized amount) as a dewormer. I’ve had chickens for five years and only recently started worming. I didn’t see any worms and no eggs came up in a fecal float ($10 at my vet), but I read many people do routinely use wormer as preventive.
I try to check monthly for mites. I check by the vent as that’s where I see them the most. Pick them up off the roost after sunset and blow the feathers apart a bit. Takes just a moment per bird.
I have used pour on ivermectin (for cattle) for mites (& maybe it treats for internal worms too—I’ve read that it does & it doesn’t) and I’ve used Safeguard for horses (pea sized amount) as a dewormer. I’ve had chickens for five years and only recently started worming. I didn’t see any worms and no eggs came up in a fecal float ($10 at my vet), but I read many people do routinely use wormer as preventive.