Get Rid Of Chicken Mites With These Natural Treatments

Thinking of lice the first thing that comes to mind is the crazy itching in your head or for those who own cats or dogs can imagine the havoc and the mindless scratching. It is very common for human and their pets to become victim of lice, mites, fleas or even ticks. These insects feed on the blood of their hosts and their bites inject some poison into the skin which causes the irritations and the itching. Similar to humans and pets, chickens can also become hosts for lice. Though the type of lice which infect chickens is bit different that those which infect humans but they belong to the same family and are called ‘chicken lice’. Yes, that right, even chicken can become infected with lice. If you are surprised then don’t worry, you’re definitely not the only one. Therefore it is very important that any new chicken that is to be added to the flock must be thoroughly checked before letting it roam free with others as if it is infected with chicken lice or mite it could spread it to the ...