Pine tar and brittle feathers

[HillsideEstate]

I went to the store this morning and got it. I will have to wait until it warms up or the stuff will freeze. I am wondering if you also spray this on the girls? If so, how to you get it under their feathers?

Thank you!

 

[HillsideEstate]

Thank you! I will start hanging out quietly and listen to what is really going on in there. I will keep everyone posted!

 

[HillsideEstate]

You're welcome. Over lots of years, I found dusts to be less effective than even some of the more mild emulsified concentrates like Permectrin II. DE does nothing except irritate the respiratory tract over time, despite the popularity of it (likely because it is cheap, "green", and everyone is trying to make a buck off it). It sounds good until it gets in the air sacs of birds or lungs of humans where it cannot be removed. When I say clean house, I mean remove all shavings and vacuum out all dust. Focus sprays on cracks and crevices and follow label instructions for safe use.

I went to the store this morning and got it. I will have to wait until it warms up or the stuff will freeze. I am wondering if you also spray this on the girls? If so, how to you get it under their feathers?

Thank you!

 

[HillsideEstate]

In my case it sounded like a predator attack going on at roost time. Hens squawking, flapping, screaming and bouncing off the walls. I would stand there and watch to see what was happening. My 2 bullies are small, mild mannered, 4 year old mixed breed hens low on the pecking order that avoid contact with the other hens during the day but at roost time they turn psycho and throw much larger & meaner RIR hens off the roost. They won't even share a roost with each other.

If you determine that it is indeed roost bullying and not mites etc you can hang a curtian (feed sack) from the ceiling to roost bar to divide it into a sections, or have both your roost bars at the same height, if possible, to relieve competition for the high roost.

Thank you! I will start hanging out quietly and listen to what is really going on in there. I will keep everyone posted!

 

[HillsideEstate]

You can eat the eggs after you worm them. There may be a withdrawal period, where you'll want to discard the eggs, but that's only a few days, I believe. Pick up a bottle of Valbazen liquid goat/cattle wormer from the feed store when you're there next time. It's a little pricy, but it lasts forever.

I have no experience with permethrin... We always use Sevin dust around the coop and add it to the places where they dust bathe. Maybe add a little permethrin to their favorite spots?

Unknown about the coconut oil... You could always offer some on a little plate and see if they fight each other for it. That would be a good indication.

In the meantime, I would cover the bare spots with some iodine. That will hide any red, irritated skin, provide a little bacterial protection, and discourage other hens from pecking at exposed tissue while we figure this out. <3

MrsB

I went this morning and bought Sevin but had a question about Valbazen. It wasn't indicated for poultry. How to you use it (how much, how often) and how long do you wait to eat the eggs. The wormer they had for poultry suggested a month before eating!! I hate the thought, but really want my girls better.

Thank you - Kate

 

[enola]

Out of curiosity, do you have one or two hens that have all of their feathers on their back?

 

[MrsBrooke]

I went this morning and bought Sevin but had a question about Valbazen. It wasn't indicated for poultry. How to you use it (how much, how often) and how long do you wait to eat the eggs. The wormer they had for poultry suggested a month before eating!! I hate the thought, but really want my girls better.

Thank you - Kate

I know it's not indicated for poultry. It's a little chicken-keeper secret.

It's perfectly safe for poultry, as long as you follow the dosing instructions.

Dosage for standard size birds is 1/2cc given orally undiluted, 1/4cc for smaller birds. Repeat dosing in 10 days unless dealing with tapeworms (if tapeworms, you dose again in five days).

Valbazen kills all known types of worms that chickens can get. It slowly kills worms over several days preventing toxic dead worm overload that other wormers can't.

There is a 14-day withdrawal time, but I'm not sure if that means 14 days from first application or the last. @dawg53 might know.

Here is a handy little thread on giving a chicken liquid medicine. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/886914/how-to-give-a-chicken-liquid-medicine

You're doing great.

MrsB

 

[Michael Apple]

I know it's not indicated for poultry. It's a little chicken-keeper secret.

It's perfectly safe for poultry, as long as you follow the dosing instructions.

Dosage for standard size birds is 1/2cc given orally undiluted, 1/4cc for smaller birds. Repeat dosing in 10 days unless dealing with tapeworms (if tapeworms, you dose again in five days).

Valbazen kills all known types of worms that chickens can get. It slowly kills worms over several days preventing toxic dead worm overload that other wormers can't.

There is a 14-day withdrawal time, but I'm not sure if that means 14 days from first application or the last. @dawg53 might know.

Here is a handy little thread on giving a chicken liquid medicine. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/886914/how-to-give-a-chicken-liquid-medicine

You're doing great.

MrsB

Albendazole is 14 day withdrawal from last dose. The recommended dosage for chickens is .08 cc/ml per pound of bird, so an 7 lb bird will get .54 cc, an 8 lb. bird will get .64 cc, etc.

 

[HillsideEstate]

Out of curiosity, do you have one or two hens that have all of their feathers on their back?

I thought I did, but it is getting really hard to tell since the pine tar has made them pretty ragged.

 

[Mike10]

Hello everyone, I cannot find anywhere to ask or post so I'll just jump in somewhere and hopefully someone can answer or point me in the right direction. I have 5 chickens 2 roosters and 3 hens. I have 2 coops where 1 rooster has 2 hens and the other only 1. I want to put my 2 hens with the other rooster and hen and get rid of my older rooster. I will selling. Someone might come today to take him and I just want to know if it will stress the 2 hens out by taking him away from them. Is it ok to just take him out from the coop and sell him.