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[Calamity Jane]

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

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[Plum]

Probably coincidence, how odd. Have thier combs and wattles grown overnight as well Looks like eggs for you soon

[Calamity Jane]

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