Broody with a bloody comb

[Kiki]

This works well for mosquitos too.
And for lice and mites.

 

[moderndreamr]

I think they have that at my Tractor Supply, so I'll check when I go tomorrow. Thank you! Do I just put it on her directly with one of those bulbs you use for baby snot (don't have kids...don't know what those things are actually called) or do I sprinkle it in the bedding and nest?

 

[Kiki]

I think they have that at my Tractor Supply, so I'll check when I go tomorrow. Thank you! Do I just put it on her directly with one of those bulbs you use for baby snot (don't have kids...don't know what those things are actually called) or do I sprinkle it in the bedding and nest?

I buy the SPRAY.
Not powder.

I would wait until the chickens were out of the coop for a little bit and spray it and around it. (Like at free ranging time...that is when I spray mine.)

 

[moderndreamr]

Oh that makes sense. I will definitely buy the spray then, and make sure they're out of the coop. They roam free in the yard all day so they have plenty of "out" time!

 

[moderndreamr]

So this is her little space...it's in the corner of my 8' x 16' run, and she has about 3' x 5' inside the fenced off area. I've been using the tarp to give her some privacy

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

One of my broodies that I made the mistake of isolating from the rest of the flock after she hatched her chick had to deal with re-establishing herself in the pecking order after weaning the chick. That resulted in numerous fights and a bloody comb. Perhaps your broody is mixing it up with others when you aren't looking.

 

[moderndreamr]

Oh my I hope that isn't happening! She won't even get up to poo...I've been having to lift her off the nest :/

 

[Kiki]

Some one could easily have hopped over that little fence to get her.
I'm sure of it.

 

[moderndreamr]

Ah...I didn't think they would do that, but apparently they're feeling feisty. I'm going to put stakes in and run a garden fence around her, so I'll make sure to put a top on it too!