Bugs Crawling Around Hen's Vent

[casportpony]

They are trying to "clean" themselves where I have sprayed them. They are arranging their feathers and may be ingesting it. How bad is that? What can I do?

They should be fine.

-Kathy

 

[MrsBrooke]

They are trying to "clean" themselves where I have sprayed them. They are arranging their feathers and may be ingesting it. How bad is that? What can I do?

Take a breath. <3 It's okay. Your chickens are okay. YOU are okay.

It sounds like your chickens have come down with some mites/lice. Spray or dust them and let the product work its magic.

They eat poop. A little lice spray won't hurt.

MrsB

 

[dawg53]

Sevin dust will take care of lice/mites:
http://ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0018.html

 

[memerabbit]

Take a breath. <3 It's okay. Your chickens are okay. YOU are okay.

It sounds like your chickens have come down with some mites/lice. Spray or dust them and let the product work its magic.

They eat poop. A little lice spray won't hurt.

MrsB

Thank you.

I appreciate it.

 

[memerabbit]

Should I rinse them off or just leave the spray alone? Will their feathers be okay?

 

[Eggcessive]

I would just leave them alone. They will be fine... They will need to be re-treated along with your coop, nest boxes, and roosts at 7 day intervals for mites, and 10 days for lice until you see no further bugs or eggs. Those links in post #2 are very good if you read all of them a few times.

 

[memerabbit]

Thank you. I will let you know if I have any more questions.

 

[MrsBrooke]

Thank you.

I appreciate it.

I know how you feel, though. I'm the FIRST one to run screaming to @casportpony or @Eggcessive that my poor chicken has stubbed her toe or something.

With a little Sevin dust on hand (it's by far the most cost-effective method I've found to treat lice and such), you'll be well on your way to a happy healthy flock in the future. <3

MrsB

 

[memerabbit]

One of the hens laid a bloody egg, should I be concerned?

 

[Eggcessive]

A smear of blood on the outside of a egg happens occasionally, but it's not serious.