Deplumbing mites

[Tookie]

Welcome to BYC! Good luck with your flock.

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. I'm looking forward to reading more about your problem. Good luck getting the issue under control.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska! The Best of Luck with your Flock.

 

[Gane06]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
How certain are you that they're depluming mites? Are you sure that the chickens aren't ripping each other's feathers out? Can you please post pictures of your chickens?

My neighbor confirmed. They have clumps at the end of the feather shift. Loss of feathers, egg production
Has dropped alot..

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! Good luck with your flock.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[TwoCrows]

My neighbor confirmed. They have clumps at the end of the feather shift. Loss of feathers, egg production
Has dropped alot..

What clumps? These mites are invisible to the eye. If this issue is from depluming mites, the feather shaft will be bare. Birds will also chew off their feathers at the base.

 

[sourland]

My neighbor confirmed. They have clumps at the end of the feather shift. Loss of feathers, egg production
Has dropped alot..

Sounds more like Northern fowl mites combined with feather pecking.