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4/6/12 at 11:53am
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Thanks Dawg53...on both posts.

 

I'm attaching a few images to see if maybe you guys think there are any other issues I need to address.

 

This is the worst of the two black sexlinks. They at least have energy which is encouraging. Dusted them lightly by hand yesterday and put some olive oil on the bald spots. I may be too hopeful but I THINK I see the start of new feathers coming in.

 

This is the black sexlink I THINK brought the lice in. I can't see any eggs on her but I can't find my magnifying glass either... The other one is a bit mangy like this too but only half as bad as this poor girl. They both seem to have a bit more energy now which is encouraging.another of the same chick

 

Below is the Silkie I found the single louse on. Are they really supposed to look this crazy with the curly feathers or is she perhaps the original bearer of the lice? The other Silkie is calmer and less wild/ un-kept (This one is so SPASTIC my buddy who gave her to me named her "Tweak" which is very fitting) 

 

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post #22 of 22
4/6/12 at 12:22pm

Yeah, they'll be ugly looking til they're feathered out. I forgot to mention that you'll want to redust them again in 7-10 days to kill any nits hatched from eggs. That will end the lice lifecycle. If you see them scratching and shedding fluff/feathers afterwards, it's normal for them to do this in order to grow the "real" feathers so to speak. The fluff kinda irritates them and they scratch themselves to remove them.


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