Invisible Bugs - Help!

[Kuvasz]

Could be.

I was under the impression they were landing on the OP's skin just being inside the coop, leading to the conclusion it was something airborne or 'flying'. YES, THEY DO SEEM AIRBORNE, OR STIRRED UP BY DUST WHEN THE CHICKENS GET EXCITED WHEN I GO IN WITH FEED! THEY ALSO STICK IN MY CLOTHES AND WILL MAKE ME ITCH FOR HOURS.
My original post mentions that I am in Southwestern Virginia. The bugs get way worse when it rains, high humidity and warmer weather. When it's gotten below freezing for a few days, they completely go away.
I can feel them biting my wrists for example, grab the magnifying glass and look and can see nothing, but sure can feel it. There are no bite marks!! They will quit biting and go away if I spray off, or rub coconut oil onto my skin!


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[Kuvasz]

Here is an infographic about helping you figure out which bugs are bothering your birds - http://www.poultrydvm.com/featured-infographic/identifying-common-ectoparasites-of-backyard-poultry perhaps this might be beneficial for you.

None of these come even close. These bugs are completely INVISIBLE. I can feel them biting me, say on my wrist or hand, I grab the magnifying glass and look, and NOTHING is visible.

 

[Kuvasz]

No see ums?

yes possibly no see ums. But from what i've read you can actually SEE a No See Um! I literally have never seen one of these invisible biting bugs. They do seem to swarm me sometimes much like no see ums would though. And they do seem mostly airborne.

 

[aart]

My original post mentions that I am in Southwestern Virginia

Sorry, missed that, still good to put it in your profile.

My vet says there is a microscopic form of mites.

Did vet give a name to them?

 

[Kuvasz]

Thanks for listing and adding links to the actual products. I have poultry dust, will get some fly spray, and have ordered a permethrin bomb as i am not comfortable mixing and spraying an area as large as i have by hand. I have checked the chickens at night, and NOTHING! Literally what I'm dealing with is INVISIBLE to the naked eye. My veterinarian is not a chicken specialist, but he did mention that some species of mites are microscopic! Seems that's what I'm dealing with. I had them for a short while last summer, but when the temps dropped it went away and I forgot about them. For some reason they have resurged with a vengeance in the last month or two!!!
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[Kuvasz]

Scabies mites?

no, i don't think so from what i've ready.

 

[chickens really]

Are you using straw?

 

[aart]

My veterinarian is not a chicken specialist, but he did mention that some species of mites are microscopic!

Yes, including scabies mites.

Might want to contact your local agricultural extension.

 

[getaclue]

I'd remove the chickens, their feeders, and waterers, then mix up the spray according to direction, and spray everything down real good. Wash all the feeders, waterers, with soapy water, and rinse. Dust the chickens. When the coop is dry, return the chickens into it. Repeat in 7 days, to kill the ones that have newly hatched. Regardless of what type of mite/lice, etc. that you're dealing with, this is the most effective method of treating an infestation. DE is not effective, and causes respiratory issues.

 

[Kuvasz]

Sorry, missed that, still good to put it in your profile.

Did vet give a name to them?

no. just said microscopic. i'm guessing they will die from same pesticides regular mites die from however!! When they've followed me into the house, I am able to kill them on a chair, for instance, by spraying lysol! so they aren't hard to kill, just hard to irradicate!