red mite infestation

  1. D

    Red Lice

    My hens have red lice and it's been going on for 3 weeks now. I have a closed run so no other birds can get in and there are mouse traps everywhere so I have no idea how they got them in the first place. I've been using a treatment containing Cypermethrin and Diflubenzuron. It certainly kills...
  2. agold23

    Treating mites as a first time flock owner HELP!

    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...
  3. ElGalloMoron

    Hello from Bristol UK!

    Hello everyone, This is ElGalloMoron from Bristol, UK, but original from the south of Spain. I'm quite new in keeping chickens and I am enjoying the experience immensely. More than one year ago, I bought a second hand coop on eBay (one of those arks from Forsham that now belong to Omlet), I...
  4. Is_it_tasty?

    Disaster! Hatching Chicks with Red mite infestation

    Hi there BYC, we're hatching chicks under a first-time broody hen, just reached day 12 and have taken our broody off the nest to allow her to get some food and water (she refuses to move by herself) only to realise that she's crawling with red mites! As it's our first time hatching eggs and her...
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