Hi all, I need some help treating chicken mites!
I have a small flock of 8 (pet)chickens that are 5 years old. A few months ago I noticed they were attacking one hen so she know lives in a cat carry in my house at night and gets let out into the yard during the day. A few days ago I noticed when I brought her inside dark flecks were moving on my hands. I’m assuming they are mites. She doesn’t dust bath and doesn’t go inside the pen with the other chickens. I’ve checked them and it doesn’t look like they have any but I sprinkled DE all over in their pen.
I’ve thouroughly sprayed her carrier with water and vinegar with peppermint and clove oil and mixed her clean shavings with DE.
I’ve dusted her with permitherin chicken dust and slathered her feet and comb with coconut oil. I’ve also gave her a dose of ivermectin. (She hasn’t laid eggs in 3 years). And mixing probiotics in her food. I’ve also steamed cleaned the entire room she was in.
I’ve put her carrier in the box of my truck to sleep at night.
Wondering if anyone has any other suggestions to rid her of these. I don’t think they are the red mites they look dark grey and not red.
I have a small flock of 8 (pet)chickens that are 5 years old. A few months ago I noticed they were attacking one hen so she know lives in a cat carry in my house at night and gets let out into the yard during the day. A few days ago I noticed when I brought her inside dark flecks were moving on my hands. I’m assuming they are mites. She doesn’t dust bath and doesn’t go inside the pen with the other chickens. I’ve checked them and it doesn’t look like they have any but I sprinkled DE all over in their pen.
I’ve thouroughly sprayed her carrier with water and vinegar with peppermint and clove oil and mixed her clean shavings with DE.
I’ve dusted her with permitherin chicken dust and slathered her feet and comb with coconut oil. I’ve also gave her a dose of ivermectin. (She hasn’t laid eggs in 3 years). And mixing probiotics in her food. I’ve also steamed cleaned the entire room she was in.
I’ve put her carrier in the box of my truck to sleep at night.
Wondering if anyone has any other suggestions to rid her of these. I don’t think they are the red mites they look dark grey and not red.