red mites

  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. 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...
  3. Watolf

    Question about red mites

    I know i have red mites every year is when i had to clean barn and spray everywhere with EPSP. I dip chickens in a storage bin to bath each of them. I’m doing it every spring and before fall. Twice a year. I’m wondering if there is way to have 100% rid of them in safe way? Please no DE. 😳
  4. Liz Birdlover

    Bravecto Plus for red mites on chickens?

    Hi, can I talk with someone that has used Bravecto Plus Spot treatment (small dose for cats) to address red mites on chickens? I saw a few posts on here & sent messages but haven't heard back yet. I just have a few questions. (I'd prefer to use Exzolt but it's not available here)
  5. J

    Help me identify these small red bugs. Mites?

    I was sitting in the run yesterday when I noticed a few of these small red bugs crawling on a few pine flakes on the ground and on their waterer, which was sitting on a wood pallet. I’ve already ordered permethrin dust and spray, which will be delivered between today and Wednesday. I don’t...
  6. TheSunnySideYard

    Red Mite Infestation in Central Florida

    Hi folks! 👋 I'm a chicken novice and I need your wisdom and advice!!! :bow I have RED MITES!🐞🤢 I am deeply worried about mites because I have been googling them and it seems like the one thing I keep seeing over and over is that they are impossible to get rid of and that they can be deadly to...
  7. S

    Red mite infestation....They are everywhere!

    Hi all, I am a long time reader and have been keeping chickens (quite uneventfully) for around 6 years. But a couple of days ago, we discovered we had an enormous problem with red mites...the infestation seemed to expload overnight (although in reality it was probably during the last two weeks...
  8. U

    Greetings from the TN River Valley

    My son and I have raised chickens (and Guineas) off and on for about 5 years. Took a break after we lost our second flock to a pack of community dogs. We don't have any close neighbors and the dogs individually are all sweethearts, but when they get together like that and get that "pack"...
  9. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Permethrin 10 Liquid: Dosage for Coop and Hens?

    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...
  10. P

    Broody Hen red mites

    red mites broody hen. and now she is not sitting on eggs what shall i do?
  11. N

    I cant get rid of red mites!

    Help! I live in Spain and my chicken hutch has had red mites now for several months. I have used two types of spray for mites and have diatomaceous earth in there and where they dust bath. But they just keep coming back. Several chickens have died over the last few months. None recently as I am...
  12. P

    Broody Hen red mites

    Hello i would like know what shall i do. i got a broody hen red mites on her. would powder damage the eggs if i powder her. Also what happens if the eggs under broody gets dirty. eggs wont hatch?.should i powder her or what please let me know asap thanks.
  13. alexisrambles

    I have mites.... Help!!!

    Hi guys. So I found out I have mites. I was looking at my latest pic of a chick's scabby wing healing, and spotted a mite!! I am HORRIFIED. Poor chickies must be so itchy... Any recommendations for threads to read on how to get rid of them? It's a little hard to scrub the coop because it's a...
  14. Casper417

    5 year old Rooster weak on legs possible mites?

    Hi everyone, I have a 5 year old silkie rooster he's been acting not quite himself for about a week, i searched him for mites but can't seem to see anything. We've had mites in the past that affected the chickens in the same way so i have been treating him with dust and xeno450 spot on. (The...
  15. Sunshine Flock

    Red mites vs. the sawtooth grain beetle

    I just had an interesting experience. This is my first year raising chickens, and I'm learning all kinds of fun things. The 50 pound bag of organic feed I just bought has lots of teeny reddish insects coming out of the folds in the packaging. The feed is probably infested. I assumed they're red...
  16. traco

    Whitewash after red mite treatment?

    I've been battling red mites in my coop. New build this year, new pullets, virgin ground. Used Elector PSP, proper dosage. Still coming back, so I should treat coop again and 7-10 days from now for new hatchings? Can I do a whitewash treatment inside the coop today also or should I wait? What...
  17. CharlieScherrer

    HELP! chicken coop now a swamp due to rain!

    A huge downpour of rain recently means that my (usually dry) chicken area in my garden is swamped! I am not sure what to do!? They seem happy enough but I am scared of them having constant wet feet and becoming more cold because of it, which also might make them more prone to mites etc!? I have...
  18. A

    Anemic Pullet/ nutrient definciency? Stomach growling

    So three of my chickens have come down with what appears to be anemia. We discovered red mites and then three pullets became very weak, two have legs that have become almost useless. And the same two have become unable to feed themselves. So all three sick ones are staying inside and the two...
  19. C

    Redness around rooster's tummy and legs! Help!

    Hi! I have a rooster who is 15months old. He seems to be doing fine but a few days back we started noticing that he has this redness on both his legs near the thighs. He was also shaking his head a lot and we found little red insects (mites i suspect?) in his feather. We cleaned up his coop and...
  20. Elise5422

    Hen going south - coughing

    [UPDATE MAY 21 BELOW, PLEASE HELP: Hen is going south] Hi All. I'm having a little mystery at home, and I was hoping to maybe get some answers on this website. My parents have 5 laying chickens and had one rooster (all of the Malines breed). Yesterday, we found our rooster dead in the coop. A...
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