Thank you. I'm still not positive but what I saw on my phone screen looked like a roost mite. But it was in my house...
She had the scabs like mites but also some white stuff on her rear that potentially could be lice?
I still see no actual bugs on her.
I just did a full cleaning of the coop...
Update-with the Vaseline and bath, the scaly/scabby stuff from her rear end came off. It's still looking very moisturized even though I haven't reapplied.
I don't visibility see mites but I did see a couple of my phone screen about a week prior. Should I go ahead and treat?
I bathed her today in Epsom salt and applied Vaseline to her rear end and somewhat around the face. Should I switch to olive oil?
The "ivermectin pour on"...is that specifically to poultry? Do all birds need treated?
What might be happening here?
My almost 2 year old hens has feather loss around the face and a couple face scabs. A cloudy spot on one eye, some swelling above her eye and a crusty and scabby butt.
I noticed teeny tiny bugs crawling on my phone screen. I've also noticed one of my hen has feather loss around her face and neck, and some scabs. It appears we have mites.
I just read that straw bales attract them, which I didn't know. I have a couple of mostly intact bales in the run which I...