Help baby chick has strange bugs on it

[Farmgirl283420]

You're welcome! How old are they now, 2 weeks? I think I would just use a spray bottle since they are so young, get the back of the neck, under both wings, and vent area (be sure it gets down to the skin).

Thank you!

 

[Farmgirl283420]

can I also spray my adult chickens with a spray bottle?

 

[Auntiejessi3]

can I also spray my adult chickens with a spray bottle?

Yes

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Yes

Just checking

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Just checking

I gotcha...no worries

 

[skeeeter]

Good old fashioned whitewash or kerosene works wonders once a year to eliminate all mites and lice from the henhouse, just remember. If you've got the pests, you'll be wanting to treat living quarters immediately after treating your fowl and before you put them back in there.

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Good old fashioned whitewash or kerosene works wonders once a year to eliminate all mites and lice from the henhouse, just remember. If you've got the pests, you'll be wanting to treat living quarters immediately after treating your fowl and before you put them back in there.

Do lice live in the coop?

 

[Farmgirl283420]

I gotcha...no worries

We did the chicks and it went well! The bad news is I got it all over me! Is it safe for humans?

 

[DLA]

Good Evening friends,,,,is there any truth about the benefits of adding wood ash, say from a fire pit, for chickens to use as a dust bath, i use old tires in the runs and fill them with sandy earth for my hens to use for there dust baths I was thinking to add the wood ash, my neighbors use that mixture, hens always look bright, no health issues from it.

Adding to a dust bath is fine and I always add some to my dust bath however don't put wood ash where it's going to get wet, it makes a mess and that can leech lye out of it and cause contact dermatitis/burns/sores on the chickens feed if they stand in it too long. (wood ash with water filtered thru it is how you make homemade lye to make soap)

 

[Auntiejessi3]

We did the chicks and it went well! The bad news is I got it all over me! Is it safe for humans?

Yeah, you're fine, just wash your hands, it's not toxic