- May 6, 2012
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I have posted before on this and am wondering if someone else might see it and have some different advice. I was told previously that they might have worms. Would I just look at their poop to see if this is so? Also, it appears that lice/mites can cause them to stop laying. I guess this surprises me, since I would think that has nothing to do with their inner workings. This started last spring when they were free ranging, so I thought they might be laying in the woods adjacent to the yard. They have been in the coop now all winter and had supplemental light, good food, fresh water. Once in awhile we got one or two, but now are back to none. They will be 2 years old in July so age couldn't have been a factor. If it's lice or mites, I don't think I'm up to doing the dusting procedure. Any other way to treat this? I'm quite disappointed that I even started raising chickens now. Any help is greatly appreciated.