Eye shut closed, teeny tiny red bugs crawling

[Red 7889]

So I spotted my Rhode Island Red with a closed eye. After picking a few black specks around her lid, I noticed these gross little red teeny tiny bugs crawling around her face, eyes, ears. I apply DE once a month, but avoid the face area. What do I do???

 

[Mamabrinkles]

Mites. The jury is hung on whether DE is effective at all against them. Get some mite powder like Sevin dust and treat your entire flock. Best of luck!

 

[Mamabrinkles]

From the chicken chick....I use Sevin Dust 5% to treat my chickens. While wearing a respirator and with the help of another person to hold the bird, I dust underneath the wings and vent area of each bird sparingly but thoroughly. I also clean and treat the entire coop with particular attention paid to nests and roosts.
**Treatment must be repeated twice after the initial application in 7 day increments, in order to kill the eggs (nits) that had not hatched at the time of the previous treatments.**

 

[Red 7889]

Sevin 5% it is then! Thank guys!!

 

[dawg53]

From the chicken chick....I use Sevin Dust 5% to treat my chickens. While wearing a respirator and with the help of another person to hold the bird, I dust underneath the wings and vent area of each bird sparingly but thoroughly. I also clean and treat the entire coop with particular attention paid to nests and roosts.
**Treatment must be repeated twice after the initial application in 7 day increments, in order to kill the eggs (nits) that had not hatched at the time of the previous treatments.**

I wonder where the "Chicken Chick" got that information lol.