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[Johnn]

She died https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/846752/r-i-p-to-my-ex-batt-ginger

 

[Suzierd]

Oh no, so sorry John.

 

[Johnn]

Oh no, so sorry John.

Thanks

 

[thedragonlady]

She died https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/846752/r-i-p-to-my-ex-batt-ginger

I am so sorry you lost your rescue hen Johnn. I know she had a good life with you. Maybe her loss will convince some of the people on this thread how important lice and mite control really is. I hope so.

 

[Johnn]

Thanks

 

[Nickeechickee]

So sorry for your loss.

And I didn't mean to imply that pest control was not important. This is our first year with chickens, so I am still learning. Part of why we got them was to eat healthier (knowing where our food was coming from and what it was eating, etc.) so I don't want to be spraying chemicals all willy-nilly unless there was a good reason for it. So far we have been really lucky with our birds - the only losses we have had have been from predators. A mild case of bumblefoot in one of my ducks (which was successfully treated), but that's been the only health issue.

 

[Binababy]

Our big blue Orpington boy The Black Pearl is his name

 

[Johnn]

So sorry for your loss.

Thanks

 

[quailtrail]

She died  https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/846752/r-i-p-to-my-ex-batt-ginger

I'm so sorry for your loss.

 

[quailtrail]

Only having had my BOs for 3 mo I didn't realize we could pre treat vs only treating when found. With the cold weather is the permetherin the best option? I'm worried now that I didn't pretreat thinking it was too cold for these nasty bugs