mite infestation

Huge mite problem, need advice ASAP I just found out today that my chickens have mites. They have all been acting fine, so I don't believe it has been long. But mites are all over my rooster and got on me as well. I found them in the coop too. How do I treat them? I have a pretty large pet...

Summary: I have 19 chickens that have mites and intend to dip them in permethrin and have questions regarding the situation. If you wish, skip to MY QUESTIONS at the bottom. Also, my qualifier is not meant to be rude, but I am looking for experience and help and knowledge. Not opinions, not...

I am so stressed out by this. I was cleaning the coop yesterday and noticed these tiny little mites. They’re like reddish brown color and active during the day it seems. I hosed the coop and bleached it and out DE in the cracks. I’m terrified they are red mites but maybe they are just harmless...

Hello, The other day I was having a conversation with one of my friends who also has chickens. We both used different methods to prevent mites and parasites on our chickens. So out of curiosity im curious what everyone else uses with there flock. What do you use for parasite prevention and...

Hi everyone, thank you for looking at my post and potentially trying to help me find an answer to my dilemma. I live in the Bay Area and in the past few years there have been an upsurge in Tropical Rat Mites (Ornithonyssus bacoti). In the past hour or so I stumbled upon Elector PSP and have...

Ugh my chickens have had lice and mites for a couple months now. I knew they had mites, but always assumed they had very few since I rarely saw any on their face and head. Even when I parted the feathers on their crest. Tonight (past midnight) I was about to give one of my chicks (3 week old...

This DIY mini experiment list is brought to you by a curious mind’s disdain for blood suckers and love for a rooster. WHAT I’VE DONE WITH MITES: - put them into a bag with nothing else. Result: they lived for days, some almost a full week - diatomaceous earth directly on rooster, under his...

Hi everyone, and Happy New Year. My 2022 is off to a rollicking start battling mites. I first noticed them crawling around one of my chicken's vents who I have been treating for EYP. She was teeming with them, and her mates were too (though to a lesser degree). This must've been recent as I've...

I have a 1 y/o silkie hen who has really been having a rough go the past few days. I was handling her the other day, looking for mites and I couldn’t find any physically on her but when I got inside I found 3 crawling on my arm so I figured she (as well as the rest of my flock) must be...

I am a first time chicken owner and I have a flock of 7 chickens the youngest is 5 weeks. A few days ago I noticed my silkie hen was lethargic, had puffy feathers, was not moving much and had a pale face, I’m guessing she’s anemic now but she won’t eat the egg I offer her. We treated for...

My chicken has mites or live on him I haven’t found any info on the internet of how to treat mites/lice on the chicken he is quarantined and has been so for over a week

SOS! I've recently discovered my poor girls' coop is covered wall to wall with mites (or lice?) nests--gray dusty clusters. I had noticed signs that they might have an infestation, and discovered its extent upon treating with Permethrin 10. Because our coop is not a walk-in design, it's very...

Hello! I'm hoping that someone in this community might have experience battling mites specifically using Permethrin 10 Liquid (diluting and using as spray). I'm having trouble coming across a consensus on this one. I found red mites in the coop and I'm sure my poor hens are suffering because of...

My 4 day old baby silkie chicks are with there mother in a cage in the chicken coop. Once a week I do mite checks and 2 of my chickens came back positive.these 2 chickens hang out around the chicks cage and have slept on top of it. I dont know if the chicks or the mother have not checked but I...

I recently noticed that our 1 year old GLD--one of our sassiest/most vibrant--started going to bed with an empty crop. She was always on of the ones with almost a tennis ball-sized crop at night so I knew something was amiss. I monitored her for a few days and she was showing signs of some...

Hi guys, So I’ve been having a rough month. I have been treating my dog and cat for fleas...nothing has been working. Well today after picking up a chicken I put her down and noticed the same bugs on my hands. After a huge freak out and a long shower, I’ve come to realize that what is in my...

Hello! Very long story short I brought a new girl home who, despite my best efforts, managed to spread northern fowl mites all over my flock. Now my white polish crested is absolutely covered. She’s extremely lethargic, pale, weak, etc. I’ve looked through the other mite threads, but I’ve...

Hey all, so I’ve been having a VERY difficult time ridding my coop/flock of mites. I have sprayed diatomaceous earth in the areas they most like to bathe, and I spray the areas where the mites seem to be hiding within the coop with a water/vegetable oil/soap mix. While this mix does seem to be...

Hello! New user here, made my account as I am currently in need of desperate help for one of my cockerels. Recently I had a cockerel who has a sever mite problem. His vent was quite covered in mite eggs (I only realised how bad it was today when I noticed the base of his neck feathers are...

I am about to get four new Japanese Bantams from my mother's flock (one rooster, three hens). They have crusty white "growth" on their feet. My mother says that this is mites, and has been treating it with Scalex Mite and Lice spray for birds. She says that one of her other roosters actually...