Floppy Comb = pests?

[Corey NC]

My rooster, Moses, has had a floppy comb for a few days now, at first I thought it was just the heat now I am thinking it is some sort of pests. Around the vent area is red and inflamed with little white bugs on it. What can I do to get rid of these? How long can I wait before treating them? (going out of town tommorrow.)

 

[CarriBrown]

Uh oh... Sounds like poultry lice. You can buy the lice dust and dust all the birds and their surroundings.

 

[Corey NC]

what is it called and can I get it at the feed store? How/where should I dust them on their bodies?

 

[MayberrySaint]

Corey...it is definitely poultry lice...I found some on the cockerel I got from you this weekend. I'm going to try and find some Sevin dust at Southern States to use on him.

 

[Corey NC]

I am so sorry I had no idea my chickens had lice I am working on finding something for mine. They have never had them before. Agian I am so sorry.

What cause's them to appear? I keep the coop very clean. Can I get the lice from them?


(oh btw I love the name rusty)

 

[Judymae]

You can't get the lice from them. We call it livestock lice. My goats got it from a horse I bought that was just covered in it. I was told it can cause anemia and other probs so get it taken care of as soon as possible. If you go to a feed store or Tractor Supply they will have several different kinds of powder to put on the chickens. Make sure it is poultry safe.

 

[MayberrySaint]

Quote:
No worries...I had him inside on the bed with me watching TV...he had a bad day getting chased around so he was lounging in the AC on a beach towel...I felt something itching me and looked and it was a louse. I checked him and he had a few on him, so outside he went...here is a link on treatments:
http://ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0018.html

 

[Corey NC]

So what I need to do is clean out the coop and dust everyone, the coop, the nest boxes and the run with sevin dust or DE? Will that fix everything up?

 

[Corey NC]

I just went to the feed store and asked what they had for poultry lice and this is what they gave me.

Ectiban D

I trusted that my feed store knew what they were talking about and bought it. Does anyone know about this product and how to use it?

 

[MayberrySaint]

It looks like the recommendation is to dust the coop...remove the feed and water. Dust the chickens by placing the ectiban in a trash bag...put the chicken in the bag with its head sticking out and shake and roll to get the dust all over the chicken.
Wear a dust mask and shower well after. Repeat in 2 weeks.