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  1. Cloverr39

    Lice - how do I treat and what to use?

    I recently discovered that my flock of 5 chickens have lice. I found them around the vent. They're a couple mm big and yellow. I think my new chickens passed them on to my old ones. I've heard so many opinions that I don't even know where to start. Would calling my local dog and cat vet help...
  2. S

    Poultry lice on face/hiding somewhere on the head?

    Hello everyone! My hen has been unable to walk for 1 month, probably due to an injury (I'm hoping it's not Marek), so we are keeping her in the house. In the last week, I saw lice on her so I used some DE and gave her a bath with dish soap and salt right away - we really don't want lice on her...
  3. slukeplass22

    Unsure if Lice or Mites

    Hi y'all. I currently have a lice/mite infestation but I'm having a really hard time deciphering what critters I actually have. It is winter here. Two weeks ago, I discovered some small brown to black things crawling on my chickens' vent areas (they had just arrived since I check their vents...
  4. Gearhead846

    Does diatomaceous earth work?

    HI! I have been hearing conflicting evidence on whether DE works for controlling mites, lice, and worms and things of that sort, does it work or is it just a waste of money and if it doesn't work why is that? Thanks!
  5. L

    Our 4 yr old Rooster, Rodney isn't walking 😥

    We have a 4 yr old rooster that can't walk at all. It seemed to started a month ago; he was limping so we were soaking his feet in Epsom salt. It seemed to get a bit better until paralysis developed in both legs. He is eating and drinking and very alert. He was poopy cause he can't move out of...
  6. C

    Spraying for lice in -30 and below

    Hi all! Looking for advice on continuing treatment for lice. Just over a week ago I did a thorough spray of permethrin spray which the bottle said was 1% permetherin so i did a 1:1 with water. I need to go ahead a do a follow up spray however the last 3 days and the next week or so we have a...
  7. J

    Bumble foot? Mites? Lice?

    So yesterday I found my hen fluffy limping, I checked her foot and I wrapped it a bit. Today I gave her an Epson salt soak, and then I decided to give her a little bath too. Well I couldn't find a Bumble and so I'm looking for help with that buttt, when I was drying her I found Mites or lice I'm...
  8. J

    Bumble foot? Mites? Lice?

    So yesterday I found my hen fluffy limping, I checked her foot and I wrapped it a bit. Today I gave her an Epson salt soak, and then I decided to give her a little bath too. Well I couldn't find a Bumble and so I'm looking for help with that buttt, when I was drying her I found Mites or lice I'm...
  9. 6

    Permethrin Spray in the Winter?!

    I have used the permethrin 10 spray on my henhouse and hens last summer, to kick a bad bout of mites/lice. It worked great, and my hens feathers came back😀 However, I noticed a few broken feathers on a hen….That is what I saw previously, before recognizing a pest at work. So, to be proactive, I...
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  10. LabsandChickens

    Mite Treated chickens & coop 2x still no eggs

    I treated 13 hens, cleaned & treated coop WELL (crevices, etc) for possible mites or lice. Can’t confirm. Used permethrin. Followed again about 2 weeks later. Since then I’ve cleaned and treated coop and run again. Have 7 2 yr olds rest 5 years. All were laying. still no eggs. Inspected each...
  11. F

    Lice

    I haven’t started raising chickens yet, but was so excited about it until I read about lice. Now I’ve scrapped my plans for raising them. My coop was my grandmas so it’s ok’d with lots of nooks and crannies. When I read about having to treat in all those places I almost cried. How does everybody...
  12. NatureGirl74

    Eye lice

    I found eye lice on my pullet. It looks like she has it pretty bad. I have permethrin dust. I'm going to check all the other birds and clean out the coop. How should I put on the dust without getting it in her eyes?
  13. aimz127

    Lethargic then sudden death - Lice? Virus? Help

    I had a pullet (4+ month) orpington pass today and I don't know why. This is my first round of chickens and she was one of my favorites. She was lethargic yesterday but seemed to be eating/drinking. Today she was also lethargic and breathing heavy. I tried to give her nutridrench, but she...
  14. Kcollins36

    Help ..Lice

    Help ..I gave my chickens wazine for worms about 10 days ago. I just notice a bunch of lice on my rooster crawling on his tail feathers. Is it safe to put ivermec on them??
  15. K

    Lice? Mites? What are these!

    On several occasions now I’ve spotted a bug of some sort scampering between my hen’s feathers! It’s larger than what I would expect any kind of mite to be - about the length of a fingernail. It was dark coloured. And it was FAST. Zoomed away when I tried to flick it off. I’ve not seen any on my...
  16. Maleficent265

    I think I found northern poultry mites on my eggs?

    I went to my coop to take a out the eggs and saw little crawlies all over them… it’s the first time I’ve noticed this… I’ve got around 30 birds and I’m honestly at a loss. I don’t know what to do and I’m not even sure if that’s what I saw. But after some research that’s what it looks like. I’m...
  17. C

    Old log coop, dirt floor, straw attic… mite/lice control?

    Hi all! I’m a long time lurker, and I know there are lots of similar posts but I haven’t seen any that *quite* match my situation. Please bear with me if I give too much information! I recently had a young chick pass away. She’s not the first to die, it happens once in a while, but I’d brought...
  18. M

    Help! Feather mites??

    Hello everyone, My girlfriend and I have a small flock up in the mountains of Colorado and have a hen with a very interesting problem. We added two laced Wyandotte’s to our flock last year and they’ve been good producers, but not super friendly towards us (which is fine). When they first came...
  19. LondonKallie

    Bare Back Hens

    So It's been a few months since my other post. My chickens got infested with lice at the beginning of summer and I had to treat my whole flock for it. When that happened I had noticed their backs were bare. At that time I had 5 hens and 2 roosters (one rooster grew up and didn't know it was a...
  20. J

    How long for my rooster to heal from lice?

    So I found out that my rooster had lice so I've been treating him, the coop, and the rest of the flock just in case. I've been using manna pro poultry protector, a home made spray, and sprinkled some diatomaceous earth everywhere. I have only seen lice on him but I'm still treating everyone just...
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