KHasChickens
Chirping
- May 12, 2020
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Hi. My easter egger just started laying a few days ago--and I found some bugs on the eggs the last two days. I managed to finally catch her and yes, there are definitely bugs on her as well, and so I am assuming others in the flock have them as well and we need to treat. Will be spot-checking a few more today, but they are fast and not easily gotten--by me, at least. My husband is faster.
Are these lice or mites? I'm having trouble sorting through all the information to identify--reading different things. Mites that haven't fed, or lice. My guess is lice based on what I'm reading, but I'm a newbie chicken owner so this is all speculation and google and forum searching talking. We will treat both the coop and the chickens regardless, I think, but I'm just wanting to know for my own information and moving forward. My girls live right on the edge of the woods with wild birds everywhere, so I"m sure this may be something we will have to consistently watch out for.
Thanks for any help you can give. This was the best picture I could get of them.