Hi, not exactly sure which header this should be under… anyway, I have a fluffy Cochin who’s gone broody. I want to let her hatch some eggs because I’ve lost a few birds this year.
I need some advice, because she doesn’t dust like the other girls and noticed she has a considerable amount of mites. I’ve been dusting her with permethrin poultry dust (just started the cycle, and two days later she’s broody.)
I’ll keep dusting her, and hope she stays broody - but I’m a little concerned about the nest she’s on.. if it’s got mites I don’t want the babies to get eaten when they hatch? Any tips to safely clean her nest? Or can you actually dust babies? Ahh darn the mites!
I need some advice, because she doesn’t dust like the other girls and noticed she has a considerable amount of mites. I’ve been dusting her with permethrin poultry dust (just started the cycle, and two days later she’s broody.)
I’ll keep dusting her, and hope she stays broody - but I’m a little concerned about the nest she’s on.. if it’s got mites I don’t want the babies to get eaten when they hatch? Any tips to safely clean her nest? Or can you actually dust babies? Ahh darn the mites!