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  1. StefneyRSA

    Skin issue - Please Help! Do we need a vet?

    New and first time chicken momma here. What could be going on with Lulu here? Her skin is crusty and dry, her wattles and comb are pale and very dry (almost looks like craft glue that’s peeling off) and her face is white (like baby powder). She has also not been growing new feathers at all, I...
  2. C

    New member! Lice/mite problems…

    Hello from the Pacific NW ! I’m on an island in the San Juans in Wa state! I have 5 wonderful chickens: 3 1-yr olds & 2 elders: 1 is 12 and 1 is 17+ (adopted!). I’ve had chickens for 12 years (not the same ones!) and have learned a lot , but still have questions! I’ve dropped into BYC multiple...
  3. C

    Mite infestation! Has anyone tried captain jacks dead bug?

    I’m looking for more organic ways of treating with no egg waste. I know I’ve heard a lot of good things about elector psp but I’m trying to save up for some as it’s so expensive. I should be able to get it in a couple weeks but I wanna provide some relief now. Captain jacks says it kills mites...
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    • elector psp mites natural pest control neem oil organic chickens
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    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  4. biscotti

    Feather damage - mites? During molt

    Hello! My runner boys have being going through molting the past couple of weeks, and one of them looks the roughest of all by a lot (he was like that as a duckling as well, so I think his default is to look like bad taxidermy unfortunately) BUT, yesterday I noticed what looked like lice in the...
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    • ducks feather feather damage help lice mites molt molting runner duck
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. S

    Mites

    I have only just discovered this. I suppose we have been getting a lot more birds in the yard given qe haven't had mites before. But what's a good way to kill em off? Affective on chickens and in their coop. It appears perhaps all my hens are alright given then take frequent dust baths with...
  6. A

    Red Mites?

    Hello, all. I have an 8 year old Welsummer who has been really struggling the last few days. The main symptom is that she's lost a lot of balance and mobility. She was suddenly wobbly four days ago, which I figured was just the heat, as it was over 100 degrees that day; though no other hens in...
  7. M

    Emergency! Mites & Hatching eggs

    We just had 4 baby silkie chicks hatch yesterday and all of them unfortunately had died this morning (due to a mite infestation that we just found discovered) there little bodies were COVERED in little red mites(extremely sad). We just got into a big heat wave and the mites seem to have tripled...
  8. M

    Help: Damaged Feathers & Uncertain of Cause

    Hello, I need your help. Starting in February, I noticed one of my chickens had a bald spot with damaged feathers on her back (see first photo). Initially I thought it was due to pecking from other hens. I put a saddle on her to deter further damage, and after two months, it helped the skin...
  9. Vee_Bri

    Lice? Mites?

    I can’t seem to identify if this is lice or mites? I know some websites sell smaller quantities of elector psp. Does anyone know the fastest shipping? Thank you!
  10. talkinboutchickens

    BUGS ALL OVER CHICK'S HEAD PLEASE HELP!!!!!

    Hello. Today I went outside to see that there were two chicks. One chick which is newly hatched has small tan bugs crawling on it's head. There's maybe 10 of the bugs. I tried to get some off it's head but they wouldn't really budge. I don't know how they got there. It is newly hatched and I...
  11. S

    Durvet Ivermectin Paste for Peafowl Lice

    Hey there, I have two young peacocks who are absolutely writhing with lice on their heads as I’ve identified, I was wondering if using “Durvet Ivermectin Oral Paste 1.87% (apple flavored)” would be safe for them? If that’s alright, I do also need the safest dose per pound for them. It’s 91mcg...
  12. T

    Chicken with missing neck and bum feathers

    Hey all, I got this lavender Orpington in December 2023, she’s around 1.5-2 years old and laying great. When I got her, they said she moulted and never grew feathers back. I did watch another chicken peck at her neck but I got no peck spray and that stopped. I’ve tried Epsom salt baths, I...
  13. S

    Mites all over the ground around coop

    Hello! Can someone please tell me if these are red poultry mites? They are covering the pavers/ground around my chicken coop and are also in the sand in the run. They scamper around during daylight which doesn’t seem like poultry mites but I’m at a loss right now. Cleaned out and treated my...
  14. LilHitzel

    Mites or Dirt?

    Found during the day, with a flashlight. Doesn’t move/crawl away when we touch it. Their leg scales aren’t raised, they eat and drink normally and lay eggs. The hens are in an enclosed run, and no access to chickens from other flocks, or birds.
  15. maarijke

    Bruised leg and/or possible mites?

    Hen born 2.22.22 Lives in a completely enclosed Colorado coop and run. Never had any issues like this purple bleu leg before on any girl. Two separate runs w one fence line between 20 hens on each side. This girl’s side HAS a roo. She may have bumble foot spots which I treated tonight w a spa...
  16. LilHitzel

    Mites, Feather Pecking or a Molt?

    Mites, feather pecking or a molt? 5 out of 6 hens are losing feathes on their necks, heads, backends or stomachs. Their skin looks clean and mite-free under their feathers, they’re about a year old and we don’t have a rooster. All are laying semi-regularly, one lays soft eggs frequently. We...
  17. G

    Scaly leg mites, does this mean infestation?

    Hello. One of my hens has has scaly leg mites for a long time. She became pretty inactive. For many years she had had missing butt feathers. I never thought that mites could cause these and I thought since she was a buff cochin her feet always looked like that. They have sand in their roost and...
  18. Hannah12

    No emergency. Yellow crust on little feathers above chickens eye.

    Don’t know if this is the start of something bad or not. At first I thought maybe some of the yolk from an egg my son smashed may have somehow got here and dried out but it’s still here two days later. I was going to wipe it off but she wasn’t really feeling me the other day and I didn’t want to...
  19. K

    HELP! White yellowish crust on face around eyes — can’t get rid of

    One of my silkies, Cheetoh, who is a little over a year old, has whitish yellow crust on her face that has not gone away for a few weeks. It’s around her eyes, beak, and ears. I noticed one of the other chickens had a similar thing a couple weeks ago but hers it gone. Cheetoh is currently very...
  20. R

    Non emergency, sulfur recs?

    Hi, I'm having some issues with mites(most likely red poultry mites but I'm honestly not positive), in particular on a couple of my girls who are convalescing right now and can't dust bathe on their own. I was wondering what brands of sulfur dust are considered safe and where you usually get...
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