Awesomeducks
In the Brooder
- Jun 4, 2020
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Hi, so I got this chicken from a friend who doesn't know much about chickens and didn't realize that she was clearly sick. I could tell right away something was off, especially when I saw her walking she staggers and loses her balance sometimes and is often sitting down. When I checked her vent I saw all these tiny black or red-looking bugs (shown in the second picture) I know they are not lice, but maybe mites? And she also doesn't seem to be caring for herself as I tried to show in this first picture hopefully you can tell she seems disheveled. The odd thing is her comb and wattle are still a healthy-looking red cause I know that is one of the first signs of a sick chicken. As soon as I can I'm going to get some DE and permethrin both of which have helped with lice in the past. Does anybody know what's wrong or have any suggestions of what else I should do? I've also been feeding her some herbs to help her fight this thing.