Are these red mites in my coop? (Photos)

[77horses]

yes Exactly!
And I wanted to add, get the nest boxes reallllly good, that poor broody is probably getting chewed all day long.
I’ve been at war with these buggers all summer long, it’s exhausting. I’ve even painted and then siliconed All the gaps in the floor.. sigh

Thank you @Alliesan648 and @lbgreenfield for the info! That’s what I suspected about DE and its lack of effectiveness.
I don’t have the spray version of permethrin, but I do have the powder version. I sprinkled it throughout the coop- on the roosts, in the nest boxes, throughout the bedding- yesterday. We’ve had consistent rain and thunderstorms here for the last two days so I haven’t had a chance to take out the pine shaving bedding yet (which I’d just replaced a week ago so it’s fairly new...ugh) Once the rain stops, I’ll be able to go in, take out all the contaminated bedding, really get in there with the permethrin powder, and give each bird a good bath + dusting. I may decide to get the liquid permethrin if the powder version doesn’t suffice (like you mentioned, to get into every nook and cranny in the coop) but this is what I’ll use for now.
I will say, the powder permethrin is a pain in the rear to use because of all the precautions- having to wear gloves, a mask so I don’t breathe it in, having to wear a different pair of shoes to avoid tracking it into the yard and into my house (we have cats so wouldn’t want them to come into contact with it). Ugh. Wish me luck, and again thank you for the info!!

 

[77horses]

yes Exactly!
And I wanted to add, get the nest boxes reallllly good, that poor broody is probably getting chewed all day long.
I’ve been at war with these buggers all summer long, it’s exhausting. I’ve even painted and then siliconed All the gaps in the floor.. sigh

Also yes about my broody girl. I’ve actually kicked all of them out into the run during the day so they’re not as exposed to the mites, especially her. Which of course she’s ticked off about because all she wants to do is be in the nest box...regardless, it’s best that she stays out for now, except for roosting at night, until I get the mites under control.

 

[lbgreenfield]

Good luck and keep us posted