Is my hen sick?

[Eggcessive]

Mites and lice are easily seen under the vent and under wings and neck. Don't treat unless she has them. I like doing things as natural as possible, but mites can cause anemia and death. I have used the powders I listed with no problems.

 

[RaintheRooster]

Mites and lice are easily seen under the vent and under wings and neck. Don't treat unless she has them. I like doing things as natural as possible, but mites can cause anemia and death. I have used the powders I listed with no problems.

I see them on her back... I will just wash her, no harm in it.

 

[casportpony]

I used to only dust if I saw them, but one day I saw one of my hens looking very off. She happened to be going through a really tuff molt and she was almost nothing but pin feathers and bare skin. I decided to dust her and you would not believe how infested with lice she was, they were all hiding in the shafts of her feathers! So now I dust them all, even if I cannot see them.

-Kathy

 

[poultryshow]

Here is a link to get rid of mites.http://www.freshdailyeggs./com2012/01/holistic-trinity-avc-garlic-and-de.html