Chicken Chatter Chicken Checkup
Author ' s First-Hand Experience
Peggy, Our Broody Hen, Had a Poultry Mite Infestation
Peggy and her unhatched eggs were covered in mites even though the day before she looked perfectly healthy. The next day she looked visibly ill and near death. We used a compressed air can to blow the mites off of the eggs and sprayed Peggy with a poultry parasite killer under her wings and vent. We also gave her a bath in warm soapy water using dish soap, rinsed and repeated, then dried her with a towel and hair dryer. We cleaned out the coop, and washed and sprayed with poultry parasite killer.
Two days later, Peggy with her chicks!
About the Author:
Hafsa Saleem is a seasoned chicken owner, author and homestead educator. She started with a small flock of five chickens and now raises hundreds of chickens and other livestock on her farm in Virginia. You can find her online on Instagram @ homesteadhafsa to learn more.
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