Bird Mites?

[nao57]

I was curious to ask how common is it to have bird mites on chickens?

A family member who practically demanded I give them my chickens, later came back and claimed they'd gotten bird mites from my chickens. And then got rid of them.

This seems highly unlikely. First, they had a long history of antagonism towards me, and patterns of blame. I won't go into that but could go into this for pages of description.

Suffice it to say it seems pretty unlikely that they could have gotten bird mites from my birds. I don't have bird mites and don't have any itching either. I'd never gotten anything from my chickens or ducks. And they've always been healthy and not been showing any symptoms of anything.

But it did make me curious to wonder, what are the chances that something like catching bird mites from your chickens could happen? (Particularly when they have a really big yard to run around in, and no tight closed in cramped quarters, and not showing any symptoms or history of illness?)

 

[CluckerFamily]

I would say it is unlikely/jealousy.
My flock free ranges and has been for 8 years, I haven't had mites.

 

[nao57]

I would say it is unlikely/jealousy.
My flock free ranges and has been for 8 years, I haven't had mites.

Thanks very much.

 

[Cecisflock]

A family member who practically demanded I give them my chickens, later came back and claimed they'd gotten bird mites from my chickens. And then got rid of them.

I am so sorry, they sound sucky

 

[chikadee]

I would say it is highly likely. I never heard of bird mites either I have had a flock for over 10 years never an issue I had a Brooder in my garage with hatched chicks from my flock. I added four chicks from tractor supply store to the other chicks in my brooder and they contaminated my brooder with bird mites. This became a HUGE issue as I use my garage as a gym and unknowingly brought the mites into my house and it became infested ... the worst part is they are nocturnal and the ones inside my house have changed from needing a bird as a host and instead they bite me at night like bedbugs. I am in the process of going cleaning crazy to get them out of my house and off of me. I have a very clean house to begin with so don’t be surprised if you’re holding one of your chickens that has mites that you can barely see and you bring them into your house it is fully possible.