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- A Backyard Chicken Enthusiasts Formulary (Avian Drugs and Dosages)
A brief guide to medications for backyard poultry, focusing on antibiotics, pain medication, sedatives, antifungals, coccidiostats, dewormers and a few other useful or necessary drugs
- Treating with Ivermectin - BackYard Chickens
Keeping in mind that ivermectin is a product mainly used to treat cattle and is off label for chickens, I hope you know that ivermectin's primary purpose is a wormer, it's secondary benefit is that it kills mites, but not chicken lice Chicken lice do not suck blood Cattle lice which are a different type of lice suck blood from cattle If you're dealing with external parasites, you'll still
- Coccidiosis How To Treat It - BackYard Chickens
Coccidiosis How To Treat It Picture by animallover1654 What is Coccidiosis? Coccidia are a microscopic parasitic organism that infect poultry when ingested by the chicken The parasites found in the ground or bird feces attaches
- California Breeders Hatcheries - BackYard Chickens
California Chicken BreedersFor those of us in California, finding breeders and hatcheries can be more of a challenge, as the most popular breeders and hatcheries are
- Is it possible that Ideal Poultry is scam artists?
Potential scenario with Ideal Poultry posted for a family member who needs advice: We decided that we wanted to raise baby chickens We ordered 30 baby chickens from Ideal Poultry We paid extra for them to be all pullets but they were also on sale I don't remember the exact price but it was
- Cold Weather Poultry Housing and Care - BackYard Chickens
Part 3: poultry and breed selection I will only cover poultry types that I have personally overwintered Chickens: In General: TINY COMBS AND WATTLES! It makes a huge difference There are some temperatures, some climates, where no matter how good your care, those big combs and wattles will freeze! The best combs for cold climates are pea and
- Eliminating Lice (or Mites) on Chickens Using Permethrin
A brief guide on eliminating parasites using permethrin Includes step by step instructions and a list of supplies needed
- TREATING SCALY LEG MITES (SLM) - BackYard Chickens
My Crevecoeur hens' feet infected severely with SLM - What are Scaly Leg Mites? Scaly leg mites are a type of external parasite that can cause discomfort and pain to your chickens or other poultry by burrowing under the scales on their legs and feet This causes the scales to become crusty and lift instead of staying flat and smooth The mites dig tiny tunnels under the skin and eat tissue
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