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Affects: Chicken Duck Turkey Guinea Goose Quail
Birds picking at themselves, pale combs, dirty vent feathers, and tiny crawling specks (red or tan) at night around roosts.
Warm months when populations explode; check weekly in summer.
May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Dust birds and coop with permethrin or diatomaceous earth; repeat in 7-10 days to catch hatchlings.
Provide a dry dust-bathing area, clean roosts often, and quarantine new birds.
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