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Thanks! We picked up permethrin, poultry dust, and new bedding yesterday. We replaced their roosting bar and we’re planning a full overhaul of everything to kill these lice! Thanks for the 7 day re-treat tip!

Hi @Beard4! No, the epsom salt bath didn’t seem to kill the lice and mites (I’m treating those with permethrin) - but her feathers went back to normal after the bath! I had her soak for about 20 mins, and blow dried her before sending her back out to play. I learned that blow drying a chicken is...

Update: I gave her a bath and found lice and red colored mites near her vent. I still didn’t see any on top of her back, but maybe that’s the issue?

Another angle. Still not sure what’s going on. I’m going to give her an epsom salt bath today and see if that helps somehow.

Hi! Nope, no rooster here.

For the past couple of weeks my 11 month old cuckoo marans Roxanne has had raised and ruffled feathers on her back. They appear somewhat curled and the tips are split/ragged. Does this indicate a problem? I have ruled out: Pecking: she is not getting pecked at; she’s at the top of the pecking...