Egluntyne Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Just been chatting on the phone to a non forum chicken friend.....She came home from a couple of days away, during the recent hot spell, to find that one of her hens had been half eaten by maggots. She had to cull the poor thing immediately. sunshine-supernova had a similar experience recently. I had to have Mother Hubbard - the only meat chicken we "kept" from last year pts on Monday. She had a mucky bum on Sunday morning - so I started them all on a course of wormer as precaution - though they were only done a few weeks ago. For whatever the reason - due to the hot weather, the flies have come in on her. When I picked her up for a cuddle and inspection on Monday, I could see she had a wound on her back just above her tail. IT was maggot infested and they were eating her alive. Maggots were eating all her rear end too. A serious dose of fly strike - and too far gone to save her. I know this is a really horrible subject, but I'd like to warn others to be especially viligant over these things given the warm weather. More info **here** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Can you put flyguard stuff on them like you do rabbits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 Someone else has recently used that and it appeared to make the hen ill. **here** It doesn't appear to be licensed for use on poultry in UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie50 Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Is there anything that can be used to prevent this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidsin Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Grim. My Nugget has a tendency to get a pooey bum - I'll give her a bath again later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
