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  1. E

    Chicken Lice Eggs???

    Hello all! I have an angel of a silkie named Ruth and she has had issues with lice this past Summer. I check her regularly to see if they are crawling around on her because I can see them pretty well even if they're tiny. I haven’t seen any on her for weeks, but there are definitely still eggs...
  2. J

    Is Dectomax (doramectin) safe for Peafowl?

    Hi everyone, I've been reading a lot of old posts about treatment of lice and mites in peafowls with ivomec (ivermectin). I can't find ivermectin where I live, but I have Dectomax (doramectin), injectable 1%. Is it safe for peafowls to use doramectin instead of ivermectin? Any personal...
    • JonatanSchlo
    • Thread
    • doramectin ivermectin lice peafowl
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Peafowl
  3. RIredlady

    Chicken Lice

    Ok, I’ve had poultry for a few years now and this is the first time I’ve actually seen any poultry lice on my birds. I have been checking everyone over and some seem to have a few here and there, where others don’t appear to have any. I have only found eggs on one rooster so far. this may...
  4. P

    Please Help, Sickly Chickens

    Today I picked up 6 pullets from a poultry supply store. It wasn’t ideal but I couldn’t find any local breeders this time of year. Upon inspecting them at home, I found poultry lice all over them and at least one of them was sneezing every minute or two. I’ve heard all chickens have a few lice...
  5. K

    Rescued Duck Help

    We rescued these ducks from a laying farm, but now I am having a hard time with a few. The others are healthy but these girls are constantly preening, moving their wings and their wings are very rough shape. Mites? Lice? Wetfeather? Or were they just malnurished for so long there is no helping...
    • Kalpe
    • Thread
    • duck lice mites wetfeather
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. CapricornFarm

    I hate bugs!

    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...
  7. velocityoflove

    Poultry Lice Treatment Advice Needed

    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...
  8. C

    Carbaryl use??

    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.
    • Cbutler
    • Thread
    • carbaryl diatomaceous earth (de) lice mite sevin dust
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Molting: What's Normal?

    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...
  10. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Engaging in WWIII with Mites and Lice

    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...
  11. chickenrunUKTerri

    Hen not walking after illness

    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...
  12. oystercrackers

    Chicken Lice!

    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?
  13. S

    Lice or Mites on Baby Chicks

    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...
  14. L

    Worms? Lice? Impacted Crop?

    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...
  15. MamaDuck1985

    Wing feathers injured

    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...
  16. Saaniya

    Rescued pigeon now I'm scared of lice

    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...
  17. AustralorpLover1004

    Chicken Mites/Lice

    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...
  18. farmgrl7

    HELP! Silkie has repeat lice and now dark runny poop

    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...
  19. Blizzkona

    Pressure Sores or Infection?

    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...
  20. M

    Feather loss, red irritated bottom/skin...tried everything. Ugh.

    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...
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