ive got 2 chickens...... 1. New Hampshire Red 2.) Issa Brown i live in australia. the New hampshire i realise has finer feathers & more sparse (less) feather than the Issa. not only do i notice the Issa brown having more feathers......but the feathers actually seem more Furry... alot more fluffy at the base.....making it a bit harder to see the base of the skin where the feathers connect to. what i have noticed is that the ISSA is more prone to having lice crawling around its body. i havent had time to dust them for a while...few months at least... and ive checked this morning.... the new hampshire had NONE...... and the ISSA as usual...........was INFESTED... its funnt because they sleep in a small coop together... but it seems so much more rare that the New hampshire gets any lice has anyone experienced this?
I have not experienced this... but I have heard that certain breeds and or particular birds seem to sometimes have a vulnerability to certain pests. Possibly from their roosting, living, grooming habits???
