sick chicken

[drumstick diva]

Poor girl she may also be thin because maybe she is being bullied away from the feed/water . Mites can bring a bird down fast, as can worms. She may have both. DE does nothing. No wonder she is still suffering.

She needs proper treatment and some good food inside her to help her get through this. She may like boiled mashed eggs, plain yogurt, meat and vegetable scraps from dinner etc. You may benefit from some polyvisol infant drops to help build her up.

If the mites appear that large to you maybe she also has other parasites - ticks, etc. I would suspect others in the coop with her have them also. It's really good to know just what kind of worms /mites etc. has to be certain any medications will specifically remove that type. I hope she will be on the road to recovery soon.

 

[chickie farmer]

Two Crows x2. For mites, I use Seven, I sprinkle it in their nests and in their dusting (sand) area. Then once again in about a week. They don't have mites that I can see but I use it as a precaution. I also read that mites can get in the straw from fields. They get in the hollow straw stems. but people use straw for their chickens so I'm not sure. If they are under the scales of the chicken legs, You could use vasoline. or vicks vapo rub. Anything that will coat their legs will suffocate them. put on heavily and repeat within 4-5 days.

 

[Ren2014]

Hello and welcome to BYC. I hope your hen is doing better today after deworming. Keep us posted.

 

[JewellChicks]

I have been posting a lot of info in the Emergencies/Diseases/Injuries/Cures... please check that out and let me know what you think. At this point I am just trying to figure out what I can feed her by hand. May be more then just the parasites. I treated for the worms and mites as you all suggested so I am just trying to get food in her and see if she will strengthen up. She is not eating on her own and food is moving slowly.

Poor girl

 

[JewellChicks]

Poor girl she may also be thin because maybe she is being bullied away from the feed/water . Mites can bring a bird down fast, as can worms. She may have both. DE does nothing. No wonder she is still suffering.

She needs proper treatment and some good food inside her to help her get through this. She may like boiled mashed eggs, plain yogurt, meat and vegetable scraps from dinner etc. You may benefit from some polyvisol infant drops to help build her up.

If the mites appear that large to you maybe she also has other parasites - ticks, etc. I would suspect others in the coop with her have them also. It's really good to know just what kind of worms /mites etc. has to be certain any medications will specifically remove that type. I hope she will be on the road to recovery soon.

I was worried about the others also. I am going to catch some and check them out. Maybe I should treat all of them with sevin powder. Do you have to hold off on eating eggs after treating? If so for how long? Can I put some sevin in there beading (if so how long do I have to wait to eat the eggs?)

Have not seen any worms, just suspicious so I treated with safe-guard.

There are many options for food and water so I don't think she would have been bullied away too much.

 

[chickie farmer]

I have had no problem with eating the eggs after using seven, putting seven in their bedding is a good place to put it. I'd also sprinkle it where they do their dusting. I also sprinkle some on the floor of the coop.

 

[JewellChicks]

I have had no problem with eating the eggs after using seven, putting seven in their bedding is a good place to put it. I'd also sprinkle it where they do their dusting. I also sprinkle some on the floor of the coop.

Okay thanks I will try that. Should I sprinkle it directly on the chickens as well?

 

[TwoCrows]

Quote: Yes, you can dust the chickens with it. Make sure to get down to the skin where the bugs will be crawling. Won't do much good just on the top of the feathers. Concentrate around the back of the neck, under wings and around the vent. Bugs really love these places.

 

[chickie farmer]

I never put it on the chickens directly. The dusting should get it in their feathers, also in the nest, is where they will get it on their feet and bellies. When I clean out the coop in the summer and fall, I put some in the corners and crevices where they may hide. After a while, I repeated the dusting.I hope everything turns out ok for you.

 

[chickie farmer]

Two Crows x2, I've never put it directly on the feathers but Two Crows has a good idea of putting it directly on the skin if you can. It won't hurt them. It most likely will get directly to the problem and much faster.