Disaster! I went out to check on my brooding hen this afternoon and noticed she has hatched one in her clutch. I put up some new mesh next to her so that the other hens wouldn't peck through the wire at her (she's right next to the wire) and pulled my hand out of the bedding to find 15 or so mites crawling on my skin! I sprinkled some permethrin in the bedding around her and then put some fresh cedar chips on top, but I don't want to disturb the nest.
Should I take the baby from the nest and put her in the incubator? I'm afraid the mites will kill her.
Should I take the baby from the nest and put her in the incubator? I'm afraid the mites will kill her.