After dusting, what happens to the lice/mites? Do they die or fall off the chicken/move out of the coop and reside elsewhere?
I'm curious because I have one under the weather chicken that has lice/mites that I have isolated. I plan to dust her this morning and wonder if I can bring her inside to do it (it's a bit chilly this morning). I don't want to do that if the mites/lice will hop off the chicken and into the house.
I checked just one other chicken yesterday. She was healthy and I could not find any bugs on her. Is it strange that one chicken is infested and another in the same flock has none? One takes better care of herself (dusts bathes more often)?
I'm curious because I have one under the weather chicken that has lice/mites that I have isolated. I plan to dust her this morning and wonder if I can bring her inside to do it (it's a bit chilly this morning). I don't want to do that if the mites/lice will hop off the chicken and into the house.
I checked just one other chicken yesterday. She was healthy and I could not find any bugs on her. Is it strange that one chicken is infested and another in the same flock has none? One takes better care of herself (dusts bathes more often)?