Deplumbing Mites or Mange

[Airean]

I thought it was feather picking but down the rabbit hole of chickens makes me think feather mites or mange. I have not see over preening or even feather picking but I'm not with them 100% of the time.
I have 1 hen that her tail feathers are looking really raggedy.
I have been switching around food as well but i am back to a high protein feed again. New country organics grower feed and chick feed. I have 2 separate flocks but it looks like it happening in both roos tails....
What is my best plan of attack here?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I thought it was feather picking but down the rabbit hole of chickens makes me think feather mites or mange. I have not see over preening or even feather picking but I'm not with them 100% of the time.
I have 1 hen that her tail feathers are looking really raggedy.
I have been switching around food as well but i am back to a high protein feed again. New country organics grower feed and chick feed. I have 2 separate flocks but it looks like it happening in both roos tails....
What is my best plan of attack here?

With depluming mites, the birds would be really digging at themselves and very uncomfortable.
Could be from feather nipping, mice(?) or something else.

If you do wish to treat for Depluming Mites, then use Ivermectin.

Dosing is below:::

The dose is not drops. Birds should be weighed or at least have their weights guessed and the proper amount should be given. I have bolded the amount I use.

There are two types, one is injectable, the other is a pour on. The doses are different.

The max dose for 1% Ivermectin is 1 mg/kg which is 0.045 ml per pound. This can be given orally, by injection, or topically.
A five pound hen would get 0.23 ml.

The minimum effective dose for 1% Ivermectin is 0.2 mg/kg which is 0.009 ml per pound. This can be given orally, by injection, or topically.
A five pound hen would get 0.045 ml

The max dose for Pour On Ivermectin is 1 mg/kg which is 0.09 ml per pound. This is given topically only.​

A five pound hen would get 0.45 ml.

The minimum effective dose for Pour On Ivermectin is 0.5 mg/kg, which is 0.045 ml per pound. This is given topically only.
A five pound hen would get 0.23 ml

DO NOT USE this on your dogs unless you are working with a vet!​

 

[Airean]

With depluming mites, the birds would be really digging at themselves and very uncomfortable.
Could be from feather nipping, mice(?) or something else.

If you do wish to treat for Depluming Mites, then use Ivermectin.

Dosing is below:::

Mice? Like the rodents? Lol

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Mice? Like the rodents? Lol

Yes.

 

[sorenheart]

With depluming mites, the birds would be really digging at themselves and very uncomfortable.
Could be from feather nipping, mice(?) or something else.

If you do wish to treat for Depluming Mites, then use Ivermectin.

Dosing is below:::

Is it safe to use ivermectin pour on a day after treating my chickens with equimax for tapeworms?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Is it safe to use ivermectin pour on a day after treating my chickens with equimax for tapeworms?

I wouldn't.

 

[sorenheart]

I wouldn't.

When would be best to do so? I want to use the ivermectin for mite control.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Is it safe to use ivermectin pour on a day after treating my chickens with equimax for tapeworms?

When would be best to do so? I want to use the ivermectin for mite control.

Clean out your housing really well, treat it with a Permthrin poultry spray or Spinosad (Elector PSP). Most mites live mainly in housing and come out to feed at night, so it's important to eliminate the parasites from where they are hiding in nooks/crannies/crevices.

Dust your birds with a Permethrin based poultry dust to help eliminate any mites that may be on the birds.

Equimax is given once, then repeated in 10-14 days as the treatment of Tapeworms. It does contain Ivermectin, so if you are waiting to treat your birds with Ivermectin to control mites, I'd probably wait at least 30 days after the last treatment of Equimax before giving Ivermectin, you can easily overdose poultry on medications if you are not careful.

 

[sorenheart]

Clean out your housing really well, treat it with a Permthrin poultry spray or Spinosad (Elector PSP). Most mites live mainly in housing and come out to feed at night, so it's important to eliminate the parasites from where they are hiding in nooks/crannies/crevices.

Dust your birds with a Permethrin based poultry dust to help eliminate any mites that may be on the birds.

Equimax is given once, then repeated in 10-14 days as the treatment of Tapeworms. It does contain Ivermectin, so if you are waiting to treat your birds with Ivermectin to control mites, I'd probably wait at least 30 days after the last treatment of Equimax before giving Ivermectin, you can easily overdose poultry on medications if you are not careful.

I’ve treated the coop and my chickens twice already with elector psp - a week apart. I’m planning on treating the coop again today with permethrin 10. I wanted to use something that would get absorbed into their bloodstream to try and keep them off their bodies, but then I started seeing tapeworms in their droppings, so I had to prioritize that treatment.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I’ve treated the coop and my chickens twice already with elector psp - a week apart. I’m planning on treating the coop again today with permethrin 10. I wanted to use something that would get absorbed into their bloodstream to try and keep them off their bodies, but then I started seeing tapeworms in their droppings, so I had to prioritize that treatment.

Ivermectin will not prevent mites from getting on their bodies. The only way Ivermectin will work on mites is for the mite to bite the bird and ingest the Ivermectin.

Clean out the housing, get rid of all bedding, thoroughly treat it all, getting into crevices, nesting boxes, roosting bars, etc.

Dusting birds may help kill some of the mites if they do get on the body, but the dust must get all the way down to the skin, so take time to work the dust through the feathers all the way down.