I've not found a mite problem, but I did have a lice problem. I used Poultry Protector by MannaPro. It worked after the first treatment, and it says it treats/prevents mites as well. It's non-toxic, and can be used as often as you'd like. You spray the birds as well as their coop/nesting box. I...
I have two backyard chickens that we inherited from my daughter's classroom. They incubated them and we brought them home when they were about 4 weeks old. I do not know the breed of either one, which isn't as big a deal as knowing the gender. They are 5 months old, and neither has begun laying...