Hmm... sevin dust? DE? I dunno. No mites in New Mexico.
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We have red belly too. What worked for us was a lime wash. Treat your birds with whatever you use ( not the lime) and then empty your coop of what can be taken out then mix your lime powder with water, some say say add salt to make it stick to tha wall, that’s what we did (there’s a ton of info on this online) and paint every surface , walls, where they sit, everywhere. On the floor I just sprinkle dry. It’s non toxic. Everyone did this 50 years ago. You’ll have to do it yearly. We’re up again this spring, just waiting for some warmer weather but it works like a charmI think I finally found the culprit(s). What a mess! Just a few weeks ago I found a few white mites/lice at night. Never could find them on any of the chickens bodies, but did a complete decontamination of the coop, or so I thought. Been trying to see if they were still there since then, but couldn't find anything on the birds, eggs, or with a flashlight. Well, all of a sudden I can across this disaster:
I am sure they are what is responsible for the funny tummy. It looks like several different things to me. Recommendations for people's favorite approaches (most effective, least hazardous with respect to egg eating, other pets, kids, etc.) for getting rid of these horrible things would be great. I'll read previous posts and stuff in the learning center, too. Aside from the bare belly, I don't see any other evidence on the birds themselves. Are my chickens doing OK?
My hens belly looks the exact same! What in the world The other girls don’t have this and they all use the same 2 nesting boxes. What is that in the picture that you found? Mites? Where in the coop did you find it? This is such a relief someone else has this going on too. Thank you for starting this post!I think I finally found the culprit(s). What a mess! Just a few weeks ago I found a few white mites/lice at night. Never could find them on any of the chickens bodies, but did a complete decontamination of the coop, or so I thought. Been trying to see if they were still there since then, but couldn't find anything on the birds, eggs, or with a flashlight. Well, all of a sudden I can across this disaster:
I am sure they are what is responsible for the funny tummy. It looks like several different things to me. Recommendations for people's favorite approaches (most effective, least hazardous with respect to egg eating, other pets, kids, etc.) for getting rid of these horrible things would be great. I'll read previous posts and stuff in the learning center, too. Aside from the bare belly, I don't see any other evidence on the birds themselves. Are my chickens doing OK?
Me too…Is there topical to put on red skin to relieve the redness?My hens belly looks the exact same! What in the world The other girls don’t have this and they all use the same 2 nesting boxes. What is that in the picture that you found? Mites? Where in the coop did you find it? This is such a relief someone else has this going on too. Thank you for starting this post!
mine too..she acts fine, red featherless belly … a bit skinnier..waiting for a warm nice day to power wash and change up deep litter and nesting boxes etc.. her head too a little..other chickens are fine..I don’t see anything on herI wiped where she roosts, nothing on white cloth.My hens belly looks the exact same! What in the world The other girls don’t have this and they all use the same 2 nesting boxes. What is that in the picture that you found? Mites? Where in the coop did you find it? This is such a relief someone else has this going on too. Thank you for starting this post!
What is those spots?I think I finally found the culprit(s). What a mess! Just a few weeks ago I found a few white mites/lice at night. Never could find them on any of the chickens bodies, but did a complete decontamination of the coop, or so I thought. Been trying to see if they were still there since then, but couldn't find anything on the birds, eggs, or with a flashlight. Well, all of a sudden I can across this disaster:
I am sure they are what is responsible for the funny tummy. It looks like several different things to me. Recommendations for people's favorite approaches (most effective, least hazardous with respect to egg eating, other pets, kids, etc.) for getting rid of these horrible things would be great. I'll read previous posts and stuff in the learning center, too. Aside from the bare belly, I don't see any other evidence on the birds themselves. Are my chickens doing OK?