Okay, got it. We have a lot of wild birds too that we feed. The chickens are free range and eat dropped food from the feeders so that may be the cause.
I'll go an Google the Permethrin to find out more about it. Thanks again for all your help. I may just get them beat or at very least...
Well I cleaned out the coops today. Removed all the hay and pine shavings, even vacuumed out the nest boxes. Then dusted all of them and sprayed the coops with permethrin. I may spray the coops again tomorrow since I have nearly 1.5 gallons of the mix left.
Anyone think I should dust some...
Thanks!
I just read about your ordeal in another thread. I believe it was in 2009. Thanks for all the information. They had them once before, but this time I think it's worse. Already lost one chicken maybe due to the mites. I need to check on the weather for tomorrow so I can get this...
The hen pictured in the front of this picture was walking with her tail feathers tucked under. So I picked her up and noticed she had a bad case of northern fowl mite infestation (per a book I bought) on her rear. It was actually quite disgusting the feathers were black and her skin looked...