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ebayfool

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8. Yay! Honey Butz is much better! Good call @ the mites!

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 12:57 AM

Mar 2016

Still couldn't find any tell-tale signs, but I bought the drops and tried 'em anyway (desperation time!).
Signs of improvement within 24 hours! Stopping losing her balance, stopped scratching her head, eating well,perching on a low block,holding her head cock-eyed.

I'm thinking my girl is gonna finally get well - TY, TY, TY!

I'm keeping her in the Little Tykes playhouse/chica hospital for a while longer, make sure she's stronger before she has to go through the whole 'pecking order' thing with the rest of the girls.

Blue eggs for everybody!!! (ended up with 1 white layer & with Honey Butz, 6 blue layers)

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Wake up, wake up! I haz a chicken question ... [View all] ebayfool Feb 2016 OP

might be mites or even a tick Kali Feb 2016 #1

Oh, TY for responding! ebayfool Feb 2016 #2

mites usually leave a gritty dark almost coffee grounds looking deposit Kali Feb 2016 #3

TY - I'll try anything. ebayfool Feb 2016 #5

oh, I thought you meant topical antibiotics Kali Feb 2016 #7

could it be an ingrown feather or something like a barley or foxtail awn? Kali Feb 2016 #4

I gotta get hold of a magnifying glass and another set of hands and will check. n/t ebayfool Feb 2016 #6

Yay! Honey Butz is much better! Good call @ the mites! ebayfool Mar 2016 #8

congrats, chic doc. got one of my own right now. mopinko Mar 2016 #9

TY! The big problem now is incorporating her back into the flock. ebayfool Mar 2016 #10

I have 10 chickens but had to look online to see where their ears are womanofthehills Apr 2016 #11

Vishnu must keep dreaming Claude_balloune Apr 2016 #12