lice

I know they are part of the food chain, but I just want them to stay far away from me. In Florida it was the giant flying cockroaches and huge spiders. If you have poultry, then you likely know about mites and lice. Mosquitoes and ticks are the ones that torment us most in VA. Tell me which...

Well, my chickens seem to have a bad case of poultry lice and possibly mites as it looked like there were 2 different bugs when I looked at a feather with my pocket microscope (super handy!!). They all seemed to mostly be at the shaft of the feather in between the barbs. They (23 chickens and 5...

We’re having a terrible time with lice. I’ve tried DE; it didn’t do much. I’ve done a lot of reading on Sevin and get mixed answers so I have some questions! Is this the correct one? Has anyone used this before? I attached the active ingredients in both.

My first flock of seven are about 18 months old, and at least three of them are going through a pretty hard molt. I was prepared for the feather loss and all, but I'm also noting some troubling behavioral changes that I'm not certain are a result of molting or something else. So, BYC'ers, please...

SOS! I've recently discovered my poor girls' coop is covered wall to wall with mites (or lice?) nests--gray dusty clusters. I had noticed signs that they might have an infestation, and discovered its extent upon treating with Permethrin 10. Because our coop is not a walk-in design, it's very...

About two weeks ago, one of my rescue girls (nearly 3 yrs old) started showing signs of lethargy. She did not have sour crop nor was she eggbound so didn't really know what the problem was. Couple of days later, I looked her over for lice/mites but couldn't see anything. She was eating, but not...

So, we have a chicken that we just discovered has lice. not mites, lice. I don't know what to do at the moment, we checked everybody for it, only she has it. Its not a super bad infestation, but it is definitely is getting there, What do i do?

We have two baby chicks that we have been keeping inside our house since they’ve hatched. One is approximately four weeks old, the other around a week old. The little one was very dirty, so I gave them a bath in warm water and found a lot of white-tinted oval shaped eggs on their head and neck...

Hi Everyone- This girl started feeling ill a few weeks ago. It started presenting with loss of balance so I originally thought bumblefoot. Then her feathers started falling out. When I looked at her she had a ton of dander on her skin under the feathers. So I treated for lice/mites using...

Our Pekin duck has disfigured wing feathers and a strange discoloration that almost looks like mildew in places. She is not being picked on by the flock. She has access to a pond and has clean, dry bedding. The other ducks look healthy. We initially thought the discoloration might be genetic...

Hi all I rescued a pigeon last evening he's hanging from a tree stuck with kite thread . His wings were badly knotted with thread. He can't fly only run his wing is swell I take him home he seems young and healthy but I'm scared of lice and mites cause I have chickens also Pls suggest me...

I checked my rooster today for mites, and there was a huge red spot near his vent that I’m pretty sure is due to lice or mites. I’ve cleaned out the whole coop and the bedding, sprayed it down with poultry lice coop spray (including the roost), and mixed poultry dust with the bedding. I’ll dust...

My 4 year old silkie hen gets lice often and I treat her and they go away and come back again. Not right away but they do. I keep an eye on her rump and keep it debris free and she’s usually a clean hen unless she’s broody. Today I was holding her and saw a louse crawl across her face. Scrubbed...

The silkie chick I'm treating for severe wry neck has these discolored spots in some places. I thought they were from her lice infestation but now that all the lice are gone, these spots have scabbed over but not gone away. She hasn't been able to stand or walk for a little over 2 weeks. I just...

Needing some help with our hens. I assumed it was mites and or chicken lice but now I just don't know because I have feel like I've literally tried everything and nothing is working. We've had the chickens since they were chicks so for about one year. They don't seem to peck at each other. I'm...

Hi, So I've let a broody Barnevelder hen hatch some chicks, and she abandoned three that had the same markings, and all had these weird mite things on them. I'm not sure exactly what these mite things are, but they are really tiny, brown and shaped like a miniature flea. There are hundreds of...

I noticed this on my hen. What is this??

I was wondering how many mL of nutri-drench to give my 3 month old silkie chick. Her wry neck has been getting worse, though she only seems uncomfortable when getting ready to sleep. She is a little over a pound. Also, does anyone have some tips on how to get rid of lice snd their egg sacs...

I am looking for help with what to do for our two lovely Buffs. A month ago we noticed the feathers on their heads (just their heads, no other places anywhere on their bodies) missing. We saw them preening every morning with particular attention to their heads--they looked itchy. We suspected...

Anyone know what can cause a bare bottom? I've checked for lice and mites and theres no indication of either. She also hasn't been bullied and had feathers pulled out either. Shes had a bare bottom when I got her but now it's a huge spot. Shes also got some dry skin and we cant figure out why.