Yeah, I bathe for mites too. It’s the most effective, even if you have to bathe whole flocks.I treated all my pigeons and my chickens for feather lice (I haven’t seen any, but I’m afraid that they’re the reason for Neet Neet’s scruffy looking shoulder feathers). Most of them were content to sit in the warm permethrin bath and glare at me while I held them still… except the white pigeons. Both of them didn’t stop squirming until I took them out of the bath. Neet Neet was also very dramatic. Since he is very small and has short little legs, his only way to rebel is to stretch his neck out then pull it back in.And, funnily enough, my chickens were even worst than the pigeons— they were acting like I was trying to waterboard them.
In the past I’ve just used the spray bottle for permethrin, but then there were mites left over (after the 2nd treatment) so now I use the bath and if it’s a cold night I bring the pigeons and chickens inside.
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My pigeons suddenly like each other for some reason. They were both cooing and spreading their tails.
Does Gill act like a male?
Neet Neet is the opposite of that, he only tolerates being pet on the back of the neck or the top of his head. If you touch his chest, back, or the front of the neck he will ATTACK. However, once he’s in a cuddly mood he’ll sit there and let you pet his neck feathers as long as you want to.
