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    MItes or Lice? Fluffy feathers with pic

    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...
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    MItes or Lice? Fluffy feathers with pic

    As promised, a photo at the base of the feathers in the affected area. Normal skin color, no evidence of blood, it appears healthy to me. I will use this weekend to paint the raw wood in the coop with Kilz and will likely get some Frontline Plus. I have a tendency to overreact, but its obvious...
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    MItes or Lice? Fluffy feathers with pic

    Quote: I will go out tonight with a flashlight and see what I can find. Quote: I have and it looks healthy to me (from what limited experience I have). When I have a minute, I will make sure to get a photo and post. The majority of the coop was painted in November prior to the girls...
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    MItes or Lice? Fluffy feathers with pic

    As everyone will very well notice, this is my first post. I have lurked here for several months, if not years. In October of last year, my wife and I added 6 chickens to our lives; 2 Buffs, 2 Barred Rocks and 2 Araucanas. With the aid of this site I have navigated my way through several issues...
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