Hen Problems

I went out to the hens one day last week to collect the eggs as per normal and found a few ticks in their run. On closer inspection I found a fair few more. Disaster! They were mainly brown little fellas with a few of the dreaded red mite thrown in.

Only one thing for it, I had to completely gut the house including nest boxes and perches and give it a good dose of good old fashioned jeyes fluid and hot water. I left that for two days and then went at it with a blow torch to make sure I didn't miss any. I also dosed the hens in case any lice were on them.

Happily the hens have moved back in and all is well. I will have to keep a close eye on them for the next week or so to make sure I got rid of all of them.