I have some chicks in my basement and I just noticed today that one had blood in his vent, not pooping bloody but there was blood in it, plain red blood. And then I noticed that the dust around the place was MOVING!! Yikes! There are grain mites on every surface of my basement and it looks like they started in the bag of medicated chick starter I bought! I'm sure if it was infested with grain mites that its likely spoiled. There are TRILLIONS of mites and they are even working upstairs now! its disgusting! (These mites squish and are not blood sucking mites. But their poop is a severe allergen)
Should I start them on corrid? The feed is medicated, what they are on already but has the mites in it. I'm going to buy a different non med bag from a different brand and throw out this mite bomb and all its contents!
Should I move the chicks from the basement to some other place? The mites give me respiratory problems and the chicks sneeze now that the mites are there. Can they be hurting my chicks?
What's causing the blood? Do they have cocci too now? Or could it be bad feed or mites making them bloody vents? I keep their pen so clean and fresh shavings! They were not exposed to anything else and i wash hands before handling them. I've taken every precaution! Whats missing?
Help me! I can't lose my 3 remaining rare Russian chickens! Not after the 2 year search to find them and only have 3 hatch thanks to PO box handling!
Should I start them on corrid? The feed is medicated, what they are on already but has the mites in it. I'm going to buy a different non med bag from a different brand and throw out this mite bomb and all its contents!
Should I move the chicks from the basement to some other place? The mites give me respiratory problems and the chicks sneeze now that the mites are there. Can they be hurting my chicks?
What's causing the blood? Do they have cocci too now? Or could it be bad feed or mites making them bloody vents? I keep their pen so clean and fresh shavings! They were not exposed to anything else and i wash hands before handling them. I've taken every precaution! Whats missing?
Help me! I can't lose my 3 remaining rare Russian chickens! Not after the 2 year search to find them and only have 3 hatch thanks to PO box handling!