FOWL PESTS
When your hens start looking scruffy, you can bet that ectoparasites are giving them a hard time. And warmer weather usually means these little pests multiply faster and cause birds and owners extra grief.
It’s easy to discount the problem as just a few lice or mites. In fact, there’s a variety of pests that infest poultry or their environment and the presence of any one of them needs to be taken seriously.
Ectoparasites (parasites that live on or in the skin rather than in the body) can irritate and debilitate birds, leading to reduced egg output or poor growth. They can be vectors for disease
