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Old 08-08-2010, 06:26 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default New chickens - first egg!

"Janet" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...
Although on the slight down side, Nick has just found an infestation
of red
spider mite thingies, and has nipped out to see what he can do with them.
Don't know if they came in with the 2 new birds, or if they were already
there (or if they've come in from the wild since the new ones).

You'll need to dust the hens with an appropriate insecticide
(especially in the "armpits" under their wings) and the henhouse
(especially cracks, nooks and crannies like the ends of perches). IIRC ,
for a couple of days after dusting you should discard the eggs.

Whenever you introduce new birds it's always worth inspecting for
mites/lice and dusting them,to avoid infecting a clean flock.


How many chickens do you have?



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