dust bath

wadz81 · « **on:** April 25, 2009, 17:42 »

We have just cleaned out the litter tray we use as a dust bath and refilled it with bird sand and louse powder, the girls go mad for it and spend ages in there after a couple of hours it's empty nearly is this normal or have our girls got a really bad lice problem?

treacleminer · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2009, 21:54 »

No idea - all I know is that mine can dig pretty deep holes when they decide to make a dust bath - would soon empty a litter tray.

To check for lice you would have to physically pick them up and look. The area under the vent seems to be a favourite place for them to congregate, and if bad you will see clusters of eggs attached to the feather shafts as well as lice moving around (and onto you!).

wadz81 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2009, 07:38 »

checked them and can't see a thing they look clean as a whistle think they must just enjoy it!

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