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    Red mite infestation....They are everywhere!

    None of them are red, which means they aren't getting fed (which I assume is good)...
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    Red mite infestation....They are everywhere!

    Here are some photos of them on a flip flop which I put on the soil floor of the lean to. Not awfully clear, sorry...
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    Mites on a flip flop...

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    Mites on a flip flop...

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    Red mite infestation....They are everywhere!

    I will try and get some photos today. My deep clean of the hen house, and spraying with the stuff we got in the local shop seems to have worked to some extent...the hens have stopped being afraid of going in the house at night and their combs are back to being red and upright. The first battle...
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    Red mite infestation....They are everywhere!

    Ok, thanks. Got some permethrin on the way now...I want rid of these little buggers!
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    Red mite infestation....They are everywhere!

    Hi thanks for all your replies. I assumed we have a red chicken mite infestation purely because what I was seeing was very similar to the photos online (tiny red dots in the corners, and an ash/dust like substance lower down. We have since cleaned the house and powdered/spayed it. And I have...
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    Red mite infestation....They are everywhere!

    Hi all, I am a long time reader and have been keeping chickens (quite uneventfully) for around 6 years. But a couple of days ago, we discovered we had an enormous problem with red mites...the infestation seemed to expload overnight (although in reality it was probably during the last two weeks...
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