It certainly will not hurt to dust the birds and coop with Sevin and or food-grade diatomaceous earth. In fact the easiest way to begin is to give the birds sand in a wooden box with the Sevn and/or DE,in the coop, and let them dust themselves.
Meanwhile you need to go to the Home page on this site and begin to study what to examine on the birds. If you still have the carcasses, put them on some newspaper in a well-lighted place, preferably not in your house, and examine the vents,m under the winds and generally for any sign of discharge, especially around the beak nares.
It also will not hurt to dust the bodies with Sevin or Dri-Kill to kill any pest that might be there.
If you see anything crawling, or especially if you see waxy clusters of egg-like things near the vents, suspect parasites like mites, lice or ticks. Mites and lice are very troublesome indoors at this time of year and can be brought inside off plants by free-ranging birds. Any one of us could get them because they are so small and love to hide in cracks and crevices especially around roosts and come out at night and drain blood from the birds. A serious infestation can kill a bird in 2-3 days. It might be safer to assume these are in the coop and go ahead and treat it. While doing all this, pay scrupulous attention to your boots and coop clothing. Assume you might carry some in or out of the coop. Sprinkle DE, Dri-Kill and or Sevin wherever you walk into the coop, dust your boots liberally if you feel the need. Wash your utility clothing as much as possible.
Get no-pest strips for house and coop.
Double check your ventilation and any possible access rodents or other pests might get.
You're probably itching by now? I am. Is there anyone experience in poultry you can call? Remember, do not bring caracsses or diseased birds to their property!
There are so many things this could be. Any details or photos you can provide would assist the very experienced poultry owners here...so sorry it's hard for you now.
Meanwhile you need to go to the Home page on this site and begin to study what to examine on the birds. If you still have the carcasses, put them on some newspaper in a well-lighted place, preferably not in your house, and examine the vents,m under the winds and generally for any sign of discharge, especially around the beak nares.
It also will not hurt to dust the bodies with Sevin or Dri-Kill to kill any pest that might be there.
If you see anything crawling, or especially if you see waxy clusters of egg-like things near the vents, suspect parasites like mites, lice or ticks. Mites and lice are very troublesome indoors at this time of year and can be brought inside off plants by free-ranging birds. Any one of us could get them because they are so small and love to hide in cracks and crevices especially around roosts and come out at night and drain blood from the birds. A serious infestation can kill a bird in 2-3 days. It might be safer to assume these are in the coop and go ahead and treat it. While doing all this, pay scrupulous attention to your boots and coop clothing. Assume you might carry some in or out of the coop. Sprinkle DE, Dri-Kill and or Sevin wherever you walk into the coop, dust your boots liberally if you feel the need. Wash your utility clothing as much as possible.
Get no-pest strips for house and coop.
Double check your ventilation and any possible access rodents or other pests might get.
You're probably itching by now? I am. Is there anyone experience in poultry you can call? Remember, do not bring caracsses or diseased birds to their property!
There are so many things this could be. Any details or photos you can provide would assist the very experienced poultry owners here...so sorry it's hard for you now.
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