Are these mites??? - New pic on Page 2

[cmom]

You can also get some poultry dust and put it in the shavings. I also put the poultry dust in my nest boxes. Again good luck...

 

[MochaLatte]

I would. As far as removing the shavings, spay and see if it gets rid of them. Often times especially with mites it takes 3 or 4 weekly treatments because it does not kill the mites eggs but will as they hatch out. Good luck...

Thank you! I will spray every 7 days for 4 weeks to be safe.

 

[MochaLatte]

You can also get some poultry dust and put it in the shavings. I also put the poultry dust in my nest boxes. Again good luck...

I use poultry and garden dust in the nest boxes... maybe I should add a good bit to the shavings when I replace them? I have about 3-4 inches of pine shavings under the roost. This is how the coop is set up:

 

[MochaLatte]

Ok, so... I went out to the coop and captured one of the creepy crawlies. This is the most clear pic I could get of it close-up. Put it next to a dime to show its size.

It seems to still be kind of active during the day. Any idea of identification?

 

[cmom]

I usually either spray in the shavings or put some of the poultry dust. If I spray I keep the birds out for awhile while it's drying.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Ok, so... I went out to the coop and captured one of the creepy crawlies. This is the most clear pic I could get of it close-up. Put it next to a dime to show its size.
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It seems to still be kind of active during the day. Any idea of identification?

Now I don't know! LOL
That doesn't look like a beetle now. Whatever it is, the Permethrin *should* do them in.

 

[MochaLatte]

Now I don't know! LOL
That doesn't look like a beetle now. Whatever it is, the Permethrin *should* do them in.

I looked at a lot of mite pics online and it almost looks like a "predator mite" that kills and eats the red mites... however... I don't want any kind of mite infestation... so they will die a drowning death of 1,000 permethrin floods.