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  1. C

    New chickens have mites

    Hey all! We picked up 10 pullets today. I inspected them at the breeders, didnt notice anything until we were on the way home and I picked up a feather one dropped on the floor. No less than 5 tiny mites were crawling on the feather and then onto me. Black, red and black with grey all present...
  2. dgirlschickens

    Favus, Mites? Brooding hen has crusty face

    Our silkie hen has been sitting on eggs for awhile and we finally had one successful hatch yesterday. She has been isolated from the flock for about a month, once she started to go broody but about a two weeks ago I noticed her face getting crusty. She has also lost feathers (though she was a...
  3. C

    Loosing tale feathers and bald spot on neck

    I have three leghorn chickens that are looking a little rough lately:( They are pretty big (fat) compared to an average bird of their breed. They have full roam in my backyard although they eat mostly layer pellets and stay in the same couple spots most of the day.One chicken has a balding spot...
  4. spiritpots

    Mites... pre-spray new nesting box?

    I've been dealing with mites on and off for a couple of months now it had been going fairly well until a few days ago when I saw mites on some of the eggs again. After checking the girls I found that all of them had some mites around their vents and I found mites in the nesting boxes when I...
  5. Nica44

    Red mites?

    Hello I have problem. Never have problem with any kind of parasites in my chickens flock, until now :( Few days ago I've noticed tiny, and I mean TINY bugs on my young rooster, happily he is separated from the rest of the flock (because he is aggressive) but he was separated in the "summer"...
  6. CrazyClucks

    🆘SOS🆘 MITES ON DAY OLD CHICKS AND BROODY HENS 😡

    I am in need of help/advice ASAP!! I go to check on my broody Cochin bantam girls yesterday evening to see if their eggs are hatching yet. I reach my hands into their brood box and lift their fluffy rumps up just a tad to look under them and I see two extra little gray feet! I get super excited...
  7. lostfan1

    Chicken mites

    My hen has mites I just have one she’s like a pet to me. I will clean her coop and treat it but I want to know if I can use this Ivermectin on her if so how much? Once I used dog flea and tic shampoo and that worked but have read some bad stuff about it. Any help appreciated. I’ve used the...
  8. B

    Use fungus Beauvearia bassiana against mites Dermanyssus galinae

    Hi, I just read that the fungus Beauveria bassiana can be used against the poultry red mite Beauveria bassiana. This fungus can be bought as a liquid, and then either sprayed or applied to cardboard/sponges where the mites then go, and get infected. There are however different strains of the...
    • Berryworm
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    • beauveria bassiana mite mite treatment mites mites chickens red poultry mite
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    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  9. Ruthster55

    The Ivermectin Thread!

    In this thread, we will discuss the use of ivermectin both in treatment of our chickens for things like mites, and its possible use against COVID. I don’t want to take any position on ivermectin except as an excellent anti parasitic medication for cattle, pigs, chickens, and more. One of the...
    • Ruthster55
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    • anti parasitic bugs coronavirus ivermectin mites chickens pests
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    • Forum: Random Ramblings
  10. H

    Mites Relief

    How soon after treatment will chickens feel relief from mites? I know it will take a few treatments to completely eliminate the problem but do chickens feel at least slightly better after the first application? Does anyone have any remedies that they swear by?
  11. Silkiemama72

    White residue on less than year old Silkie Chicken

    Hi! I’ve had chickens for a few years but this is my first time raising silkies. I’ve got three, one rooster and two adorable girls. We got them from a local breeder in May. My black silkie, Judy has some crusty/crunchy white residue on the tips of her wings. Not sure what it is. All of my...
  12. 1

    an update on my sick rooster

    So almost a month ago my rooster was acting very sick. He wouldnt eat or really drink. He was constantly sleepy and he didnt seem to want to lay down. His balance was also pretty off. After about a week of me putting water on his beak and mixing it with wet chicken seed he finally started to...
  13. 1

    Please help my rooster is sick!!

    One of my roosters has been very sick the past few days. He's about 6 years old so I dont think its an old age thing. I first noticed his odd sickly behavior 3 days ago. He wouldnt eat much and he was staying away from most of the chickens in the pen. The day after that I immediately knew...
  14. W

    Help! Not sure what is happening with my hens!

    Hello friends! We have four Bielefelder Hens that are just over a year old. We raised them from week old chicks. (We had five hens originally but one suddenly died a couple of months ago from what appeared to be some sort of leg injury from an unknown source). We love our girls. They get a...
  15. richardbim

    Mite Problem!!

    I need some advice from more experienced chicken owners. I’ve had my chickens since they were chicks and they just started laying a month ago. Today while I was looking through one of my chicken’s feathers, I noticed a little mite, then I searched for more and found a lot! They were different...
  16. S

    Insane bird mite infestation!!! Need help please!

    Hi all, I have 2 wonderful hens who are suffering from a nasty mite infestation and the mites have even made their way to my bedroom from when I've picked them up. We just recently moved to a sub tropical area, Townsville, Queensland Australia. Previously I've lived in Bundaberg and Mackay and...
  17. Feathers & Friends

    BALD SPOTS!!- Bantam rooster

    I noticed a couple months ago that my rooster has these bald spots near his comb. Even though he is the dominant rooster I thought maybe the other rooster pulled some feathers out. My coop has also been treated for mites. He is the only chicken in this pen that looks like this. I also thought it...
  18. A

    Mites or Lice

    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...
  19. Kungfoomanda

    Is this scaly leg mites?

    I'm pretty sure our silkie roo has a nasty case of leg mites. We took him out this evening to bathe him and saw these nasty looking feet. Here's our dilemma. He's my 11 year old daughter roo and he's a 4h chicken she is showing on Monday at our county Fair for her 4h project. She's showing him...
  20. sassfras

    Mites, mites, everywhere....

    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...
    • sassfras
    • Thread
    • mite infestation mite treatment mites mites chickens mites coop bugs infested
    • Replies: 52
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
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