Calamity Jane Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Re: Mites and lice abound - another warning Wed Sep 08, 2010 11:10 am As I am still very green about my chicken keeping skills, could someone advise/reassure me on what has happened to my 3 Light Sussex hens. They are now about 5mths old, I have had them for 8 weeks now. I have been fastidious about cleaning their house (an eglu mark 1) and have wormed them and used diatom powder on everything. At the weekend I noticed they were preening themselves rather a lot and, having read most of the threads on lice etc, decided to treat them. Last night I spot treated them, and this morning they look like different birds !!! Their faces are all bright red (healthy). My question is - do you think this is because they must have had lice and would the treatment act SO quick ? or - is it because they are about to start laying ? I hope it is because they are about to start laying because I would be upset if I thought they had had lice all this time. I thought their faces were paler because they were still young. Thanks - jane. Three Sussex Ladies arrived 24/07/2010 - Dusty - Shirley - Ruby Calamity Jane Chicken Eggspert Posts: 110 Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:56 am Location: Broadstairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Probably coincidence, how odd. Have thier combs and wattles grown overnight as well Looks like eggs for you soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 Their combs are more prominent, but as a breed they dont have big combs and wattles anyway. It was such a coincidence with the application of spot-on being the night before, I thought I would just check. oooh I am eggcited now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
