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  1. Mites, Lice and Fleas, Dealing with External Parasites

    Mites, Lice and Fleas, Dealing with External Parasites

    Big things can come in small packages and when it comes to Lice, Mites and other creepy crawlies they are no exception to this rule! These tiny monsters can be huge problems and spell disaster to your flock, leaving them weakened and susceptible to disease and can even lead to death. There are...
    • TwoCrows
    • Article
    • 9 min read
    • bugs dust bathing external parasites fleas ivermectin pour on leg scale mites lice mites permethrin stick tight fleas
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Maintaining A Healthy Flock
  2. AccidentalChickenLady

    Lethargic chicken w/ diarrhea, lost weight, small bugs (+photos)

    Apologies in advance for the long post, but my hope is to provide as much detail as possible, and get some suggestions for at-home remedies (or those that can be administered at home) to try and save my favorite bird! My 1.5-year-old Barred Rock, Raven, has had some runnier-than-normal poops...
  3. C

    Rescue Barred Rock- Help!

    Hi, recently we rescued an older barred rock hen who was being abused by the flocks rooster. We took her with us to join our flock of four. She’s in quarantine before I introduce her to our girls, but I notice she’s in bad shape. Miskept feathers, pale comb with some scabbing, swollen feet...
  4. It's (Dust) Bath Time

    It's (Dust) Bath Time

    The first time you see a chicken dust bathing it can be a bit worrisome. Is it having a seizure? In its last death throes? Nope, just playing around in the dirt. It’s a bit counter-intuitive: you have to get dirty in order to get clean. Chickens don’t use water to bathe like some birds, but...
  5. LemonyCatapult

    New Silkie with clumpy beard

    Hi there, I just purchased a Silkie pullet from a local farm. She had pretty bad lice when we got her and I’ve been treating that, but she has also has clumps in her beard? I’ve only read about lice nests near the vent, but is that what these are? Do I need to cut them off or will flea bath...
  6. BGcoop

    Lice question

    when I first got my roosters we noticed them scratching a lot, upon inspection it looked like they had what I believe to have been lice. Whiteish tiny bugs crawling all over with some patches of what looked like eggs stuck to the bases of some feathers. I immediately dusted everyone and the coop...
  7. LoveMyChickenBabies

    Mites or Lice?

    I have no idea if my chick has mites or lice but I do know that it is one of those. They are brown little things that are craling all over her/him! Please help!!!
  8. Chickadooo

    What is the deal with FG diatomaceous earth? Studies/articles please? Safety?

    I see some people use it as a preventative, some use it only after their chickens have already gotten lice. I've read that it can be dangerous for people with asthma and not to use it around children. So whats the dealio? Should I be using this in my chickens dust baths or not? It seems like a...
  9. H

    Looking for advice regarding mites and lice

    Hi there I have a few chickens and unfortunately their coop is infested with mites and they also have lice. I have washed them and powered them afterwards which seems to have eliminated the lice problem, but I need some advice regarding the mites that's in the coup. Is it ok to apply any...
  10. K

    LICE! Help- I’m new! Is this safe??

    AFC27D47-4954-47D4-A99C-C3DE89A09E34 by karigirl posted Aug 24, 2018 at 10:33 AM Can I spray my flock & coop with this? Also, I have a broody sitting on 4 eggs. Do I disturb her and treat her and all the bedding around her as well?? Thanks for your help!
  11. CannedMonster

    Treating Multiple Ages for Lice

    I have LF adults and teenagers as well as 12 chicks at 3-4 weeks old. I have a product called Garden & Poultry Dust with 0.25% permethrin. Is this going to be safe and effective for all? Would a spray be better?
  12. K

    Update on Sick Rooster

    So yesterday our newly adopted rooster started acting really sick and didn't honestly look like he was going to make it. Upon further investigation from advice given on here we found that he was covered in Lice and or Mites. Put him in Quarantine and treated him with Poultry Dust and made...
  13. H

    Chicken lice

    Hi all! I believe a couple of my chickens may have lice. Pulling feathers, red irritated patches of skin where the feathers have been pulled. I have tried diatomaceous earth once and will be applying it again here soon (it's been a few weeks since the last application) but my question is how do...
  14. jackiestephens

    Lice

    I think my small flock has lice. I've treated, birds and coop and pen and given them a sand bath with some of that deciduous (sp?) earth stuff. Still scratching. I let them out in a large yard everyday. It's mowed grass/lawn but many wild birds congregate here. Must I treat that? How? It's huge...
  15. chloemae

    Mites? Lice? I need some help please!

    I have several button quail in a 40 gallon breeder tank. I have raised them from eggs. No outside contact and their substrate is newspaper pellets and/or flakes from the local feed mill and they eat gamebird starter from the mill as well. They are inside only, in my master bedroom. I care for...
    • chloemae
    • Thread
    • feathers missing lice mice quail treatment
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Quail
  16. silenthawk2x3

    Switching Doe to Ivermectin after DuMor Goat Dewormer

    So long story short we are starting our foray into goat keeping. We bought three nubian kids at auction eleven days ago, and got two free nubian does today. The kids have already been dosed with pour-on ivermectin since they were COVERED in biting lice. One of the does is very thin which is why...
  17. Vamper

    Can hens have bad reaction to oil soaking method for scaly leg mites?

    I have a few questions to ask regarding my girls but think it would be better to get photos of other issues to help with my questions BUT this one is hopefully straight forward! ! So i was recently given to Sussex hens about 12-14mts Old after putting a call out on Facebook page asking if...
  18. A

    Missing feathers- mites or lice???

    Hello, my brown Ameraucauna has been missing feathers around her neck for several weeks. At first I thought maybe mini molt. She is almost 9 months old. But it is not getting better. She is my most finicky and has never like to be held or touched so hard to get close. No other signs of mites or...
  19. Lyranonamous

    small white bugs on chicken-what are they?

    Hi Everyone I posted a few days ago about our hen that has egg yolk peritonitis. She's on antibiotics and pain killers and doing very well. Last week when we gave her a bath a few tiny white/flesh colored bugs crawled off of her and onto us. They were tiny, barely visible and round. We are...
  20. Slinkee

    Permethrin 10 Withdrawal

    Our birds picked up lice at the fair last year. Apparently we didn't get rid of them all so we're retreating now. Can anyone remind me about Permethrin 10: 1. What is the egg withdrawal period? 2. When is the second dose due? 3. Since we have twice the flock size can I just make a dip and dunk...
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