mites

  1. theroosternamedrooster

    I’ve experimented with mites found on my rooster

    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...
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    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  2. R

    Serious Mite Infestation - Silkie Rooster

    My little silkies rooster has a serious mite infestation. I've tried to use Pure Planet Mite spray and giving him garlic by mouth, but nothing works! I've checked the Internet and people say diatomaceous earth works, others say it doesn't. Meanwhile, I've given him a bath and nothing happened...
  3. The_Chicken_Tender

    Permethrin and incubating eggs

    I was planning to give my broody hen some eggs tomorrow, because the hatch date would coincide with the date that the nearby co-op get chicks (I want to add some new breeds to my flock), but I have had two hens die in the last week. I think it was caused, or at least worsened, by a mite problem...
  4. H

    Chicken Died. Now covered in mites. Can you help me ID?

    Warning for pictures of a dead chicken One of the roosters I have died. He had been active my sickly and I had quarantined him inside the coop. Today I went down and he was dead and he’s absolutely covered in mites. Are these opportunistic? Or do I have a serious infestation on my hands? I...
  5. slukeplass22

    Unsure if Lice or Mites

    Hi y'all. I currently have a lice/mite infestation but I'm having a really hard time deciphering what critters I actually have. It is winter here. Two weeks ago, I discovered some small brown to black things crawling on my chickens' vent areas (they had just arrived since I check their vents...
  6. Gearhead846

    Does diatomaceous earth work?

    HI! I have been hearing conflicting evidence on whether DE works for controlling mites, lice, and worms and things of that sort, does it work or is it just a waste of money and if it doesn't work why is that? Thanks!
  7. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Battling Mites - Need Input

    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...
  8. L

    Our 4 yr old Rooster, Rodney isn't walking 😥

    We have a 4 yr old rooster that can't walk at all. It seemed to started a month ago; he was limping so we were soaking his feet in Epsom salt. It seemed to get a bit better until paralysis developed in both legs. He is eating and drinking and very alert. He was poopy cause he can't move out of...
  9. J

    Bumble foot? Mites? Lice?

    So yesterday I found my hen fluffy limping, I checked her foot and I wrapped it a bit. Today I gave her an Epson salt soak, and then I decided to give her a little bath too. Well I couldn't find a Bumble and so I'm looking for help with that buttt, when I was drying her I found Mites or lice I'm...
  10. J

    Bumble foot? Mites? Lice?

    So yesterday I found my hen fluffy limping, I checked her foot and I wrapped it a bit. Today I gave her an Epson salt soak, and then I decided to give her a little bath too. Well I couldn't find a Bumble and so I'm looking for help with that buttt, when I was drying her I found Mites or lice I'm...
  11. LabsandChickens

    Mite Treated chickens & coop 2x still no eggs

    I treated 13 hens, cleaned & treated coop WELL (crevices, etc) for possible mites or lice. Can’t confirm. Used permethrin. Followed again about 2 weeks later. Since then I’ve cleaned and treated coop and run again. Have 7 2 yr olds rest 5 years. All were laying. still no eggs. Inspected each...
  12. Ghost

    To help combat anemia, how much iron is too much iron? (-Did I help kill my rooster friend?....)

    -For a shorter version, read the "TL;DR" in red, below ⬇... On the 1st of December, 2021, we lost a beloved rooster friend of ours, Jack (~a 3.5yo Red Orpington, 3-4kg). For probably at least 2.5 months before his death, he had (mostly secretly) been battling little swarms of parasitic mites...
  13. Jazzc

    Problem with bantams leg?

    My pekin bantam has recently stopped being broody (she was broody around 3 weeks to hatch out some eggs) and I have noticed alot of white feathers scattered everywhere(like ALOT of feathers), so I inspected her and her legs seem to be missing feathers (she's a pekin so her legs grow feathers) I...
  14. PandemicChicken

    Sole chicken has thinning wing feathers, but recovering from mites and molting?

    Hi, this is my 1st time posting and 1st time chicken owner after my dad irresponsibly bought chicks in March 2020. We experienced a predator attack that left us emotionally traumatized, with only 1 small hen left named Jin (we thought Jin was a cute name but didn't know the chick's gender at the...
  15. Thechickentrainer1999

    Mite infestation (thoughts on white vinegar)?

    So I recently found out one of my chickens had mites which I've never ever had and now all of my chickens has them, but some not as much but I'm completely cleaning the whole cage, though that's nothing new as I clean it on average of about 2 weeks, but was wondering if it was safe to spray...
  16. Hannahnic14

    We have mites...again....😭😭

    So we started treating mites 3-4 weeks ago. First we treated with permethrin for a week or 2 then switched to ivermectin for 2 weeks. We cleaned the coop out and sprayed it down each time we treated the birds. I double and triple checked the dosages and concentrations we used. We checked last...
  17. I

    Raspy Breath, Aspirated?

    Hello, I’m new to chicken keeping and need your help!! I purchased a 13 month old Salmon Faverolle on Friday the 15th along with 4 other 12-14 month birds. I’ve had her for exactly one week. The man I got her from brought her to me hanging upside down by her feet. While he had her upside down...
  18. M

    Sick chicken now has mites??

    I have had a chicken in quarantine for a couple of weeks now due to an illness and possible infection. She was treated for coccidia and also given amoxicillin (today is her last dose). She was very lethargic and not eating for most of this time and definitely not laying she has turned a corner...
  19. DClopein

    Using Diatomaceous Earth As Preventative?

    Hello 👋 I am hoping y'all can help me understand the use of this product. I made a trip to Tractor Supply today & picked up some essentials for my girls. Now, I haven't noticed mites YET but I was curious if I need to use this as a preventative or do I wait until I see signs of mites?!? I...
  20. so_fancy_af

    Not eating post-coccidiosis & mite treatment

    TL;DR: my special needs chicken isn’t eating after a bout of coccidiosis and mite flare-up, nor had she laid an egg in a week. What to do? long version: My girl Mystery has had a rough few months. She’s partially blind to begin with so it’s always been tough for her. She survived the fox bite...
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