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[Chiccadees3]

Can someone please let me know the signs of a lice infection.

 

My 3 exbatts are all doing really well and I dont think they have lice or mites - fingers crossed. It is not easy to check them over lot of wriggling going on with the chickens not lice!

 

Parsley has slightly dirty vent feathers but she does have a habit of soiling them when she does a poo particularly after a lot of water!

 

Feathers all growing back and eggs everyday - so they are happy hens!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Get someone to help you check their bums . If one of you can get one under your arm, bum forward, the other can have a rummage about .

 

You'll find little opaque brown beasties and/or clusters of concrete-hard eggs at the base of the feathers.

 

Good luck!

[Chiccadees3]

Will give it a go! I am paranoid that they have everything at the moment although I have seen no evidence so should be happy that they are healthy!

 

I bought their wooden house new and havent used any anti-mite or lice powders since we got them 3 months ago and they seem fine. Is it OK to continue like this or should I be putting mite and lice powder down?

 

Also where do they pick up mites and lice from if they didnt have them before?

 

Sorry for all the questions

[The Dogmother]

That's OK, no such thing as a daft question here.

 

See this thread for details and advice.

[Chiccadees3]

Thanks just bought some diatoms powder to use.

 

I clean them out every night - run and house - and they sleep in their nesting box and havent found anything in the straw. They scratch their heads quite often then so do we.

 

I am now itching all over ready about these critters!