PREVENTION OF SOME TINY INSECT ON MY BROODY HEN.

FARKESU · Mar 12, 2017

Hi there! I want to know the precaution/prevention of some tiny insect that affected my hen sometimes ago during brooding. It was very tiny I don't know its name but I did not see it the time I tried to pick the egg. I saw the hen outside the nest I wonder its almost time to start hatching when i saw the hen roaming about. I went and saw some tiny things on the eggs i just picked one of the egg to observe not knowing that the invisible insect was what chased the hen out of the nest. I felt something moving on my body I had to bath with hot water before i stop feeling their movement on me. So, I want to take precautions as my turkey hen started laying and in a couple of days it will start brooding. What brings about such insects?

SIMZ · Mar 12, 2017

Mites would be my guess! They are super tiny little dots that you can sometimes see on the eggs if a bird has a lot of them.

Sevin dust or a Permithrin power (Garden dust/Poultry dust...our local feed store sells it) will take care of mites & lice. Check around the vent of your hen and you might see them crawling around. Dust around the vent area and under each wing and then re-apply in about 4-5 days. Also clean out the coop and remove the bedding. Dust around the nest boxes and floor before adding clean shavings.

Chickens are pretty simple, but I've never tried to dust a turkey before. That should be fun!

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