Chicken mites

[Chick-inn-mama]

Sulfur in the dust bath, 1# sulfur to 10# of dust bath helps with mites and lice.
Here is a study on mites
https://entomologytoday.org/2016/07/18/battling-chicken-mites-with-bags-of-brimstone/

Thanks for the link! I will definitely check into this!

 

[Chick-inn-mama]

That's a pretty good one!

Exactly.....see my tips below.

Interesting......I'd dust the birds directly too IF they have them on them.


My Bug Check notes:
Have you checked them over real well for mites and/or lice?

Google images of lice/mites and their eggs before the inspection so you'll know what you're looking for.

Part the feathers right down to the skin around vent, head/neck and under wings.

Best done well after dark with a strong flashlight/headlight, easier to 'catch' bird and also to check for the mites that live in structure and only come out at night to feed off roosting birds.

Wipe a white paper towel along the underside of roost to look for red smears(smashed well fed mites).

Good post about mite ID by Lady McCamley:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-chicken-has-mites-now-what.1273674/page-2#post-20483008

 

[Chick-inn-mama]

Thanks for your tips! I will try them asap.