- May 26, 2013
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One of my ducks hatched her eggs yesterday and left 3 eggs behind. So I went to check the eggs out to see if any had pipped or just died and I noticed tiny pink/red bugs crawling on the eggs.
After some looking online, I'm pretty certain that they're Northern Fowl Mites. I've never seen these things before and I've had ducks for almost 5 years. I combed over my white drake really well, but I didn't see any crawling on him and I couldn't find any of the white sacks at the base of his feathers.
As a precaution, I'm cleaning out the entire nesting area today. Does anyone know of something I can put down before I put down the bedding to kill/keep mites away? It needs to be duck and duckling safe.
Also, is there something I can put directly on the ducks just to make sure they're not getting the mites? I've read about a few things that people do for chickens, but I want to make sure it's safe with ducks too.
Thanks for any advice!
After some looking online, I'm pretty certain that they're Northern Fowl Mites. I've never seen these things before and I've had ducks for almost 5 years. I combed over my white drake really well, but I didn't see any crawling on him and I couldn't find any of the white sacks at the base of his feathers.
As a precaution, I'm cleaning out the entire nesting area today. Does anyone know of something I can put down before I put down the bedding to kill/keep mites away? It needs to be duck and duckling safe.
Also, is there something I can put directly on the ducks just to make sure they're not getting the mites? I've read about a few things that people do for chickens, but I want to make sure it's safe with ducks too.
Thanks for any advice!
