naked bellies, no mites. Molting?

[organicfoltzfamilyfarm]

She said she was going to check. If she didn't say they had them than more than likely she doesn't UNLESS they are the red mites that come out at night.

 

[newhenstein castle]

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Hey, I DO scrub it down once a month. I use DE in the nest and coop as well as in their food to prevent these little stinkers from getting too close. Again, they don't have marks or signs of lice or mites. I have to read up on what Meagan said about red lice. Yuk, at night??

I actually HAVE tried Tums, I think I wrote about it in this thread. I gave it to her only once and Birdvet, a member here, told me not to. She has been given everything she needs to produce good eggs.
As for the Tums, please read what Birdvet sent to me!! :


Tums can be a problem because it will change the acidity of the GI tract causing the death of normal flora, disrupting digestion, and potentially leading to yeast and other infections. Even though it contains a high level of of calcium,Tums is not a good source of calcium. For calcium to be absorbed in the gut it needs to be in a 2.5:1 ratio with phosphorus and there is not enough phosphorus in tums to match this ratio. Additionally, calcium cannot be assimilated without vitamin D3, and there is no D3 in tums. Without these and some other nutrients that are also not in tums, nearly all of the calcium in a tums tablet is going to be passed out in the droppings. Finally, excessive calcium in the diet can cause mineralization of organs, particularly the kidneys.

If some else mentions tums, you are welcome to share my email with them. I may even post it on BYC.

This problem is still possibly a nutritional problem. It can also still be the other issues I mentioned in my post, ovarian cyct or tumor, egg yolk peritonitis, or other reproductive problem. You should find an avian veterinarian that can examine and x-ray your bird to get a diagnosis and provide appropriate treatment.

If she is eating mostly pellets and you are supplementing oyster shell, then you do not need to supplement with calcium. In fact if you do she can be over dosed and cause other problems. As for the Vitamin D, birds ned a different vitamin D, they need D3, which can not be supplemented in a pill form. If she is outside and is getting sunlight, she will make D3 on her own. Do not supplement with the calcitrate. This is going to cause harm not prevent it.

 

[organicfoltzfamilyfarm]

http://poultrykeeper.com/chickens/health/red-mite.html

This is about Red mites AKA Chicken Red Mites