[animal mad]

hi,
i have 10 week old chickens and normally they go into the house and roost before dark,but tonight i have had to put themin the house,they were trying to sleep outside. i have checked the underside of the perch for any signs of mites, and not sure what else to do. up to an hour ago i would have said  they were bright,i havent seen them eat much today but it has been really bad weather today so i havent been watching them as much today, any ideas anyone

[joyfull]

Go out with a torch tonight whilst it's dark to check for red mite. They may not have been hiding on the perches. Also check to see if you coup has got any rat gnaw marks on it as they could have been frightened by the noise of the rats chewing.

[themagicaltoad1]

Get a tissue and push it into any cracks and crevices if it comes out with spots of blood you have red mites, often they can't be seen just by looking. Your chooks certainly won't want to spend a night somewhere where they are being attacked at night.

[poppies]

Hi I had this problem once I checked for redmite couldnt see anything, but did have some earwigs in there got rid of these and they were fine about going in again

[animal mad]

hi, i have done the tissue test and nothing and also spent alot of time out there last night and nothing seemed strange.they have been in the house today as normal and seem bright enough feeding and doing all their normal stuff.i have cleaned them out and used poultry sheild today.not sure  what else to do i will have to wait till dark to see if they roost as normal. thanks for the help, i will let you  know.