DE will not get rid of northern mites or lice, especially northern mites (who tunnel into flesh, not just bite). Have you picked her up, looked under down all over her body? Looked inside her mouth? Is her cleft nice and open, good color inside? Are her ears clear? Eyes bright and dark? Vent clean? Legs and feet clear of scale mites? When she gets off the nest, have you looked right away to see if there are mites on the eggs?
DE itself is an irritant and her eyes could have DE caught between the eyelids irritating her eyes, and leaving her with parasites crawling all over her and biting her.
DE itself is an irritant and her eyes could have DE caught between the eyelids irritating her eyes, and leaving her with parasites crawling all over her and biting her.
Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan
On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 1:19 PM, Tanya Boss <tanyaboss@pacbell.net> wrote:
Question: I have a broody silkie and when she comes out from the nest she gapes/yawns (adjusting crop?) and does a lot of swiping her face on the grass. I didn't see anything alive and 'moving' around her eyes etc. I dusted the dusting areas and nesting areas with diamataceous (sp?) powder. Should I be concerned about pests? What should I look for?
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