Essentially a horror story - how do I get rid of these chicken mites??

[Pampered chicken girl]

So how quickly effective is permethrine?

Pretty quick, make sure you retreat in 1 week to kill any eggs that hatch.

 

[the_peanut_coop]

I had one on my hand today and slid him the microscope. Interesting little bugger

Spoiler: Lil bugger

 

[McChooky]

Your goal is to kill as many as possible and preventing the hatched mites from getting a blood meal and multiplying. Hoping this link will help you get rid of them! https://www.merckvetmanual.com/

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I had one on my hand today and slid him the microscope. Interesting little bugger

Spoiler: Lil bugger

View attachment 3571113

 

[the_peanut_coop]

Haha, yeah, and I had a dozen or so on my face on Thursday! I actually feel more comfortable around them now that I've seen them up close.

 

[McChooky]

Update?

 

[vlselz]

Haha, yeah, and I had a dozen or so on my face on Thursday! I actually feel more comfortable around them now that I've seen them up close.

Yes any updates? I'm battling them right now or something very similar. I had a chicken accidentally stepped on by my horse, (she's ok) brought her inside to recover and watch over her. The next day or so when I went to clean the playpen and get her I had some crawling on me!! I used some ElectorPSP- on her, the playpen, the other hens, and the coop. Hoping for the best.I'm ready to burn everything down to the ground, DON'T like bugs at all...can you tell

 

[the_peanut_coop]

Yes any updates? I'm battling them right now or something very similar. I had a chicken accidentally stepped on by my horse, (she's ok) brought her inside to recover and watch over her. The next day or so when I went to clean the playpen and get her I had some crawling on me!! I used some ElectorPSP- on her, the playpen, the other hens, and the coop. Hoping for the best.I'm ready to burn everything down to the ground, DON'T like bugs at all...can you tell

yes, so my permethrine concentrate mix worked fantastically, After 3-4 rounds on the coop and all the girls they were all gone.