vent mites

  1. Noraaaaa

    Mites or other small insects eating on chickens vent

    Hi! This is very important and I’m sorry it’s so gruesome! Today I found out that 4 of my chickens have mites. (They have their own coop because they are show birds). INFO: -I’m not sure how long they have had them because I failed to check them over winter break because I was in Maine...
  2. froggyphore

    has anyone gotten rid of vent mites with vaseline?

    one of my hens had a small infestation and i couldn’t find diatomaceous earth or any of the other usual treatments, so after her bath i put a generous amount of vaseline over the area hoping to keep them at bay and maybe smother them while i asked around. a few days later i gave her a second...
  3. froggyphore

    are vent mites deadly?

    one of my girls had a dirty butt so i gave her a bath. i checked her vent afterwards and noticed a few tiny (smaller than a poppy seed) dark gray bugs scurrying around, about 50-70 of them. her vent and surrounding skin and feathers don’t look irritated. i don’t see any eggs or poop. i haven’t...
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