Chicken lice or mites?? Help please

[Travchix]

Hello I'm new to this sight I see it has a lot of great chicken raisers on here I'm hoping u can help!! I have 11 chickens 9 months old I've noticed on my sexlink he was loosing feathers, so i checked her vent area and these little bugs scattered!! I noticed eggs on the bases of the feathers. Also noticed my buff was the same. So I have them All a nice bath in DE food grade!! Just wondering are they going to be ok?? Is there anything else I should do? The chickens look good until I really get close and under there feathers. An are these lice or mites?? Thanks

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC!!!

Glad to have you aboard!!

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, Travchix, and

! Great to have you aboard but sorry to hear about your beg infestation. Post in the following link for more precise advice - good luck to you!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/13/predators-and-pests

 

[Crazy Mom]

That does sound distressing! I've never tried this (because, thank goodness, I've never needed to), but I've read that adding tobacco leaves to the coop litter helps control mites.

 

[drumstick diva]

DE isn't going to help at all, sorry.

 

[DDNONIN2016]

Hello and welcome from Ohio....so glad you joined BYC


I recently noticed mites on my hens and so made them a dust area with clean wood ash. Havent found any mites since.

Good luck to you

 

[Travchix]

If DE won't help what will?

 

[Travchix]

And hello from Ohio! Thanks got the info do u keep it right in the coop?? I've heard of people using ashes