My chickens are shaking their heads - Help Please

[eaganchickens]

from MN!

 

[Guinea Goonie]

You need to catch the chicken at night time and take her into a well lighted area. Go through her tail feather shafts. Take a very close look at her vent and the open her mouth and take a close gander there.

Raise one wing at a time and look for lice or mites. When a chicken roosts, they normally hide their heads and sometimes under their wings.

I too use DE and it is a very nice unobtrusive thing to use around your chickens.

I put it where they dust bath and where the "silkie pile" is.

I do not use it in their feed or water.

Also take a close look at her legs and the bottom of the feet.

You can do a search for mites. You may also have a upper respiratory thing going on. Check her eyes and her nostrils.

Good Luck. I check one chicken every day.

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

from Montana

 

[Cetawin]

added note...when using DE make sure it is marked Food Grade or Codex Food Grade. The other DE is used for swimming pools and has nasty chemcials in it.

 

[kyeschicks]

 

[trilyn]

from NY!