oomska Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 My girl hasn't been laying for a while now and just spotted her rear end is looking very strange. Is this northern foul mites? any help would be much appreciated as we're quite new to chicken raising a picture of this can be seen here:- http://skitch.com/msunner/dpnq5/iphoto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 never heard of it, but I'll bump this up for you Tricia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I'm sorry I've no experience of NFM but there's a little information here. I've also done a search on the forum for you - here's a list of the topics that came up, you might find something to help you in there (but I'm sure someone knowledgeable will be along soon ). Welcome to the forum, by the way . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Very common for them to have bald bottoms. I have a couple who are in a similar condition. Has she got a leaking vent or is that poo on her feathers? Either way, I'd give her a slipper bath and clean them up, and check the base of the feathers for lice eggs - tiny rows of white dots cemented to the base of the feathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oomska Posted July 19, 2010 Author Share Posted July 19, 2010 She has a clear fluid dripping from her vent from time to time?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
