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post #11 of 15
4/10/12 at 8:12pm

I stand corrected..... Last time I saw that it was shaft lice....Dont know why I said mites.  Thanks Dawg

 

Although Im not sure why you have not seen an egg bundle yet on one of the shafts.

 

Maybe we are all over thinking it? She is not molting is she?


Edited by bairo - 4/10/12 at 8:17pm
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post #12 of 15
4/11/12 at 4:51am

Not a big deal lol...they are all external parasites and need to be eliminated.


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post #13 of 15
4/11/12 at 7:46am
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Update: Went out this morning while it was still dark to look for those nasty mites - I FOUND NOTHING. Rather, I SAW nothing. When we cleaned the coop a couple weeks ago I sprayed everything down with bleach at 200 ppm. My question is if there are still mites living in there, would anyone recommend spraying the coop with Neem Oil? It's sold as a miticide at Home Depot and would be readily available for me. I think I might consult my vet about Frontline Plus for use on our chickens, seeing how we use it for the dog anyways.

 

Additional question: Let's say the mites/lice/whatever were killed off, how long would it be before I see improvement in the chicken feathers? Basically, I want to know if what I am doing is working without allowing things to get worse. Thoughts?

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post #14 of 15
3/21/13 at 8:04pm
Let's bump this to the top! These are my exact problems! I would like to know how long before I can see improvement to the feathers? It has been almost a year....what improvements have you seen?
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post #15 of 15
5/13/13 at 9:03am

YES!! This is EXACTLY what my chickens back looks like.  I thought she was being bullied now I'm thinking mites.  I went out in the coop last night to try to see any and couldn't find them but there are tons of these little cobweb things that I read somewhere else on here are a sign of mites. 

 

What do I do?  Just clean out the coop?  Use this Invermectin Pour On stuff and clean the coop... will that fix it, or is there more I should be doing? 

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