I had red mites in the pen in the garage. It has a wooden frame around the base to keep shavings in, vinyl floor and wire sides. Eggs hatched out a year after chicks were gone and the whole thing had been taken apart and sprayed with orange oil mite killer and coated with DE. Ha. Took it apart again and sprayed everything with strong bleach water. Cage was empty for a year, and mites hatched out again!I got flea spray with permethrin. That's the only thing that killed them off.
If you think they are mites, check the hen around her vent. It will be hard to see on her dark skin. Maybe a flashlight? Will she bite you?
She's bitten me lots of times, but she doesn't latch on so it's not that bad. Could I check Ragnar instead? He sleeps right beside her every night, even since she's been broody. He presses up against the box. It's so romantic.
