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Update: I cleaned the coop yesterday and thought everything was fine until today I FOUND THE MITES IN THEIR FOOD. I went to get them food and thought it was the dust from the food. I looked closer and the lid was covered with them. That’s makes sense now because the water when it had mites they...

I have one hen who has featherloss around neck and back but it’s miner from mating but her butt is losing feathers and the skin is red. She’s the only one though. No other signs. Some of it was due to pecking. I’ll keep an eye out for them.

I also have a rooster that’s been causing feather damage. On the back and neck no where else though. How can I tell if they have those kind of mites? He doesn’t mate my silkie and her feathers are fine.

😭I’m going to be itching tomrrow cleaning out those mites. Gotta climb into the coop to clean. But thank you both for the help I appreciate it!!!

😭idk how I would clean the run it’s just dirt.

Should I spray the flock in case or just keep an eye on them? And no i can’t hang the waterer but she’s broody right now so the water will be outside with her in the cage.

The spray says it can be used to spray around the coop as well as the chickens.

I also have this stuff to spray around the coop as well

It won’t harm the birds right? If I were to dust it everywhere

Is this it? I got a whole bunch of stuff to be prepared for this stuff

That takes part by the opening is where the water was. The hens sleep on their roost in the other area. This door is open all day and closed at night.

Putting the flock to bed. I found mites. I keep a small chick water in the second part of the coop. There’s 2 parts, the main coop and the add on for more room. I have one silkie in a standard flock so she gets bullied and she stays up in the add in of the coop so they don’t bug her. I’ve had a...