Frodo the Pekin
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- Jul 26, 2023
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Hi! Here's yet another panicked post from my first hatch adventure. This one might be the most 'panicky' yet.
There's mites all over my broody and her nest, about one day from her duck eggs hatching. Tonight I went to check on her 2 duck eggs, both of which have externally pipped last night. And to my horror, tens of mites were soon crawling all over my arm the moment I lifted the hen. What do I do? I have a pretty sketchy powder for dog fleas and such that can be used for poultry as well, but I'm kindof scared to use that, as it might not be good for the lil ducklings. Do I not do anything and wait for them to hatch hoping for the best and then switch the bedding and treat the hen?
I'd like to add that one of the eggs has a small open hole I impulsively poked, not thinking much. More of that on this post which I need more a bit more expertise on:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...l-the-membrane-dry-out.1595618/#post-27120791
I'm pretty sure the mites will climb inside of the egg, and in the other one,as soon as it pokes a hole well through the membrane by itself. So I'm really scared. Please HELP
There's mites all over my broody and her nest, about one day from her duck eggs hatching. Tonight I went to check on her 2 duck eggs, both of which have externally pipped last night. And to my horror, tens of mites were soon crawling all over my arm the moment I lifted the hen. What do I do? I have a pretty sketchy powder for dog fleas and such that can be used for poultry as well, but I'm kindof scared to use that, as it might not be good for the lil ducklings. Do I not do anything and wait for them to hatch hoping for the best and then switch the bedding and treat the hen?
I'd like to add that one of the eggs has a small open hole I impulsively poked, not thinking much. More of that on this post which I need more a bit more expertise on:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...l-the-membrane-dry-out.1595618/#post-27120791
I'm pretty sure the mites will climb inside of the egg, and in the other one,as soon as it pokes a hole well through the membrane by itself. So I'm really scared. Please HELP