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  1. Lady of McCamley

    My Chicken Has Mites Now What?

    You are welcome @aart
  2. Lady of McCamley

    My Chicken Has Mites Now What?

    First test is mites on bird during day is NFM. Mites on roosts and birds at night RRM. RRM cling to corners and roosts, so a flashlight at night will show them. They are clumps of black and red (black unfed, red fed). NFM are black specks crawling like crazy during the day, usually at the...
  3. Lady of McCamley

    My Chicken Has Mites Now What?

    Yes. Dust her sleeping quarters as some probably are lingering wherever she nests. Northern Fowl Mites stay mainly on the bird. Red Roost Mites (red crawlies) live in the environment. So if you've been seeing fast moving black pepper specks, that is likely the NFM. Either way poultry dust...
  4. Lady of McCamley

    My Chicken Has Mites Now What?

    Dust her thoroughly under her tail and under her wings with permethrin poultry dust. Don't rely on DE as that is not effective as much as we'd all hope it to be, the science isn't there. Plus it is harmful to lungs. You can get Poultry Dust at the farm store or even Amazon. Repeat in 10 days...
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