MysteryChicken's, Flock.

[MysteryChicken]

Did you ever try elemental sulfur powder in the dust bath?
Battling Chicken Mites with Bags of Brimstone https://entomologytoday.org/2016/07/18/battling-chicken-mites-with-bags-of-brimstone/

Permethrin spray works for me. I treat twice a year.
Scaly leg mites are more of an issue besides lice. I use rubbing alcohol for them, or petroleum jelly.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Well, now I gotta replace my Black Sumatra Hen. Found her dead this morning. Looks like she was squished at bedtime. It was extra cold last night.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Well, today is day 3 on the Brahma Cockerel's quarantine, & still no sign of illness. He's more happy though. Gets excited to see me when I open the greenhouse.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Angry Orange met with the knife the day before yesterday.

 

[Molpet]

Angry Orange met with the knife the day before yesterday.

Mine all panic when I grab a bird. They leave the 150x600ft poultry yard if they can.

ETA what scalpel are you using?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Mine all panic when I grab a bird. They leave the 150x600ft poultry yard if they can.

ETA what scalpel are you using?

I'm using a surgical scalpel, size 23.

 

[MysteryChicken]

 

[MysteryChicken]

2 of the 5-6 eggs my Aunt gave me to feed to my chickens were rotten. She said they all bobbed when float tested. Bobbing is when they're still at the bottom of the water with a slight lift at the air cell end. According to the float test those are still okay. The rotten eggs that were float tested proved this test as a sham.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I'm glad I got the 3 chicks, & are eating proper feed. They're about 10 weeks old.
My Aunt has her remaining chicks eating Layer feed with the rest of her birds now, I overheard. They're way to young to be eating layer. Heck none of the birds she's raising now actually needs layer as they aren't high production breeds, & some of which are males.

She's also still convinced that 20% protien is too high for them, & is now mixing in corn in their 16% layer dropping the protien, & nutrients down even lower to about 14% -13% protien.

 

[Molpet]

I'm glad I got the 3 chicks, & are eating proper feed. They're about 10 weeks old.
My Aunt has her remaining chicks eating Layer feed with the rest of her birds now, I overheard. They're way to young to be eating layer. Heck none of the birds she's raising now actually needs layer as they aren't high production breeds, & some of which are males.

She's also still convinced that 20% protien is too high for them, & is now mixing in corn in their 16% layer dropping the protien, & nutrients down even lower to about 14% -13% protien.

If they get lots of bugs to supplement the feed that might be ok protein