debbie26pet Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 i got 4 birds of a man giving up last weekend. poor girls they have i think the are lice, it was a like a spider bit blood red on it. i have treated them all with louse powder and louse spray, and harkins think it called back of neck. im on day 6 of worming as my girls were due doing them all. now today one of the girls the new ones, i oticed had couple worms in it but dead, first time seen this, they aint laying suppsoe to be butthink with the mixture above they have stopped. and need a good feeding to get healthier looking. does this mean the worming im doing is working, do i do for a extra couple days etc. any advice had my girls now a good 18mths never had worms lice etc. can believe people what it takes about extra 5-10 mins every so so an thsi wouldnt happen to them. any advice please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 The fact that dead worms have appeared does show that the wormer is working Debbie. I expect that once they are clear of parasites and have had a few good meals inside them, they will start laying again. How old are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbie26pet Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 hi thanks for the reply. they are 2 legbars and 2 black copper marans, 8-9 mths old, do i carry on worming for longer than 7 days or will they be fine, we on day 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaPoule Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I would say that the red bits you saw are probably red mites - either use red mite powder or diatomaceous earth: Red Mite Powder from Omlet Red Mite Powder from FlyteSoFancy Diatomaceous Earth from Omlet Diatomaceous Earth from FlyteSoFancy Red mites are grey before blood sucking, and red after. Lice are much larger, and always grey (I think). I don't have much experience of worms, but I think if you see them in the poo, then it means the worming is working. Only worm for 7 days as planned, but worm again in two weeks, to make sure you have killed the blighters off! After that some TLC should do the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 hi thanks for the reply. they are 2 legbars and 2 black copper marans, 8-9 mths old, do i carry on worming for longer than 7 days or will they be fine, we on day 6. Is it Flubenvet that you are using? I'd carry on till the 7th day and then repeat in around 3 weeks if you think they might be still infested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
