u/Kirlya_

Hello everyone.
New chicken owner here (silkie)

Examined my chickens in plain daylight and saw bugs running aroung on their skin.
I read these eat dead skin and are less dangerous than red mites… how serious should i be about this, do i try alternative methods (dust baths, diatomaceus earth) or just give ivermectin (pour-on) immediatly?

Worried about medications effects on my chickens/our health.

Thank you.

Hi everyone!

I am a new chicken owner. My frizzled silkie hen has been breathing with her beak open during the night for a few days. It usually doesn’t last the whole night.

There’s a heatwave here and the coop varies 21-25 celcius 70-80% humidity (it is the same amount of humidity outside…)

We recently switched to deep litter but she’s the only one in the flock that does this …

She’s very well outside during the day (very energetic, lays almost every day - eggs are perfect)