Balding chooks with angry red skin.

Growler · **Joined:** Sat Jan 05, 2013 11:13 am **Posts:** 4

Hi y'all. 3 of my 5 chooks look like this...The balding spreads from necks to chests to rear ends. They're all about 2 years old, all are laying. They are on a good quality layer mash, all have been powdered for lice regularly and get a weekly supplement of a giant pile of fruit and veggie scraps fresh from the markets. They share about 20m2 of fully enclosed pen with a large camellia shrub for shade, as well as a couple of gum trees overhead. They have alternating straw and or cane mulch on the ground as well as the lawn clippings. I have given them shell grit supplement for the last couple of months. Any suggestions?

Growler · **Joined:** Sat Jan 05, 2013 11:13 am **Posts:** 4

By the way, they've been like this for over 6months...

FowlMan · **Posted:** Sun Jan 06, 2013 7:45 am

Looks like feather mites to me when you say you powdered for lice do you also treat the roost shed and boxes? thats were they hide. I would try a liquid insecticide for lice and mites like this http://www.brookfieldproduce.com.au/bir ... ator-100ml and also do the whole coop, spray the walls the perches boxes and the ground inside the roost and follow it up with a second treatment 2 weeks later

Growler · **Joined:** Sat Jan 05, 2013 11:13 am **Posts:** 4

FowlMan wrote:

I would try a liquid insecticide for lice and mites like this http://www.brookfieldproduce.com.au/bir ... ator-100ml and also do the whole coop, spray the walls the perches boxes and the ground inside the roost and follow it up with a second treatment 2 weeks later

Thanks for the tip! Any idea of the dilution rate? Need to know how many bottles to buy to have enough for the initial dose and the follow up. 50ml won't go too far if it's10ml/L...

Raf · **Posted:** Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:47 am

Best to buy the 500ml $56.90 http://www.getprice.com.au/Avian-Insect ... 611386.htm that will be more than enough as its a concentrate

Raf

Growler · **Joined:** Sat Jan 05, 2013 11:13 am **Posts:** 4

Thanks Raf, I'll give it a shot :-)

Petite Poulet · **Joined:** Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:17 pm **Posts:** 5219

Can you use Ivermectin for lice and mites?

RedShoulderYokohama · **Joined:** Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:19 pm **Posts:** 1

Could also be a reaction to something they are eating, camellia shrub? you could try keeping them in the coop for a month and away from the camellia shrub if the mite treatment does not work.

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