Lice & Mites in Chickens - Ask Phill 3
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- čas přidán 23. 10. 2017
- How to Spot and Treat Lice on Chickens
Our #AskPhill Video No 3 is a short 5 minute video guide on how to spot if your chickens have lice or mites and advises what you can do to treat and prevent them.
Phill, with the help of Doris the Brahma, shows how to spot the little devils on your chickens, what the signs are and gives guidance on some of the products you can treat them with to keep the birds happy and healthy.
0:15 Why are my chickens losing feathers around the neck and vent?
0:36 What do chicken lice look like?
0:45 Phill and Doris show you how to check your chickens for lice
1:31 Why do my chickens have lice?
1:39 How did my chickens get lice?
2:04 Where do lice live?
2:22 What are the signs that my chickens have lice?
3:04 How do I treat my chickens for lice?
4:17 How can I prevent my chickens from getting lice?
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Hey Phil I really love this one. Keep it up I’m really learning. I’ve been battling with lice for sometime now. Tnx I’ll try it
Jus discovered your channel. Thank you for doing this! So helpful.
One of my Buff Orpingtons passed away and she had no feathers around her lower back. I thought maybe it's from the cockerels getting on top. She would give herself dust/soil baths. But I dont know why she passed away. There is another Buff that is slightly the same in having little to no feathers on her lower back.
I read Garlic and garlic juice sprayed is good?!?! Also washing liquid and water sprayed in the hutt!?!?! Are good for getting rid of lice.
Thanks Phil very useful videos you've done. I've got 13 chickens out of them are 4 transylvanian naked neck girls and a boy. I've noticed couple of weeks ago my naked neck hens were very dirty at the back. I checked one of them and found out lice on all 5 of them. But surprisingly rest of my chickens were all cleared. Is this something to do with this particular breed?
Thankyou for sharing your knowledge with us, how you explained everything was so straight forward. Thank you
you are very welcome. please enjoy your chicken keeping. :)
Thank you Phil, your movies are very informative indeed. I have little chickens (small race I mean) and I have a big problem catching them to check them. I am afraid they peck me or that they are getting a trauma from my miscatching them. How can I best catch them? Thanks.
Hi Phil, Could you please let me know how much of the Invermectin I can use on the spot treatment for the feather mites on the pigeons and how often? should I use it also on the birds that show no signs of feather mites? and what about the coops? Thank you so much for your help!!
amazing your info..thanks
Glad it was helpful!
What was the stuff for the bedding in the coop? And Battles red mite powder is for the birds? Correct?
You are so great with chickens, thank you for all the advice, would you have any advice for pigeon feather mites? chewed feathers on the neck and back of the head. I have tried almost everything on my 300 pigeons. Thank you in advance.
Dear Chrysoula, what is required is a topical "spot on" treatment such as Ivermectin or Harkermectin. I am not sure what country you are in but Google will give you an equivalent product.
@@phillipweymouth430 Thank you so much! I am in the United States and I found the product. Thank you again for all you do, keep up the great work!
Thank you Phil! Great advice as always! 😀
Sorry to be so off topic but does any of you know a tool to log back into an Instagram account??
I was dumb forgot the login password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me.
@Gary Leonel Instablaster =)
@Milan Ahmad Thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and Im trying it out atm.
Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
@Milan Ahmad It did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thank you so much, you saved my account :D
@Gary Leonel you are welcome =)
Hello how do I use Corid if my hen is having some blood in her poop?!
Sorry Alma, I am not aware of this product so I cannot advise I am afraid.
How much dia earth do you put in the bath please?
Depending on the size of your dust bath, a few good handfuls/scoops will do fine. Just be sure to top it up once a week to keep it doing its job :)
Thank you got rid of the lice. Doris is adorable
Great news, and yes she really is. (and a great Mum)
Hi Phill, Thanks, that is helpful advise. I am not 100% sure that lice are the problem for my chickens. I have 2 out of 6 who have quite bare bottoms. I suspect that they are the two that sleep in the nests rather than on the roost. Sitting in their night droppings is, I think, the cause. Now I am cleaning the nests of droppings they look cleaner but the feathers have not come back. I have been manually putting them on the roost but this hasn't changed their habit (and it is tedious!). Any ideas?
Hi Colin,
Perseverance is the solution unfortunately - but even then it is not guaranteed. As a general rule the only way to encourage hens to roost is to be direct and place them there, however if it is a habit that has built up over time, it can be difficult to break. In the same way that it can be a slow process with Ex-battery hens and encouraging them to perch as it is something that they never had to learn how to do!
As for the feathers, you may find that is a symptom of the nesting as when they bed down they can damage and essentially buff away the softer feathers on their underside. Otherwise try them on a high protein treat to encourage feather growth :)
@@flytesofancy many thanks Phill, I will persevere!
Hi Phill, I'm following up my earlier question. I have been putting two hens back on the perch consistently each night. Generally they are both sleeping in the nests. Sometimes one is on the perch but never the other. The latter bird even found another spot last night. When I put it on the perch, all the others move away (not so for the other one). It is like she is a leper or perhaps a loner. She also has a bit of diareahea and one eye that doesn't look right. I am starting to think forcing her back with the others may not be the best idea. Open to all ideas!
@@colinscott5656 I would perhaps isolate her for a few days, just in case.
i would also block off the nesting boxes overnight to stop them sleeping in them.
You will find that birds that are not on top form will be more likely to suffer from lice. I would suggest giving them all some Oreganico in their water as well as treating the lice with Battles Red Mite Powder.