thinking of adopting this boy....

[scratch'n'peck]

I wonder if Stockholm tar is the same as pine tar. You can get pine tar at some farm stores. The name might be unique to Australia.

I used the pyrethrin based cat and dog ear mite treatment form the pet store. I did research online and read it was safe for chickens. I have also used ivermec paste from the farm store for chickens who don't like to be handled. This particular flock of chickens was not hand raised and would never let me soak their legs, so I dosed according to weight and fed the dab of paste hidden in a bit of soft bread. I can't say the ivermec worked quickly, but it did work.

He is a cute rooster, who looks like a mix of breeds. I hope the alpha rooster of the flock accepts him.

 

[chooks4life]

Stockholm tar is indeed pine tar, but of a certain preparation (pure, not diluted, not adulterated) and originated in Sweden as far as I've read up on it (not far) --- it's quite common in the UK under the name Stockholm tar. 'Pine tar' covers various mixes, some of which I think are possibly a bit too adulterated to trust. (Not sure how or why they felt the need to add hydrogen peroxide etc to a substance that works so well without harming good cells...)

The simple tar I refer to is made of boiling pine of a certain species, the roots and wood. Here's a little snippet of the little oddments of info I found while trying to locate a seller online. It's only very slightly water soluble.
Quote: It's been used with horses for a long time, which is where I heard of it first. Anything so simple that works so well with the notoriously delicate and prone-to-scarring horse must be good.

Over here it is sold in produce stores, saddleries, etc. But there are various types and I don't know what brands might be similar to what I speak of. However surely someone in America sells it in pure form, though. I can't imagine that all of the many immigrants to the USA, as with Australia, would utterly abandon their ancient native medicinal lore.