Mite infestation + odd walk

[DaisyPetal]

Hello!
New user here, made my account as I am currently in need of desperate help for one of my cockerels.
Recently I had a cockerel who has a sever mite problem. His vent was quite covered in mite eggs (I only realised how bad it was today when I noticed the base of his neck feathers are COVERED in the eggs!) and gave him a gentle sponge bath to remove built up poop from his vent/clip back feathers with dried on poop. I didn't want to risk fly-strike but couldn't get the mass of eggs off of his vent.
I have never had any of my birds have such a bad case of mites before, and thankfully he is on his own (he was too aggressive towards our hens when he was 'excited' and caused our poor ladies quite a bit of harm) so the mites won't spread to my other flock. But this isn't where the issue ends, as he has quite a strange walk with him as well. He seems to hesitate and pull his leg very high up to his chest when taking a step. I'm worried it might be because he's anaemic due to the mites. Is this the case? I've never had a chicken walk like this before and I'm extremely worried its due to the horrible mites on him.

For more context, my boy is an Ixworth and is about 2 years old (I have no weight for him, however I do believe he is a little underweight) but his wattle/comb is still fairly red (a tiny bit paler then my other cockerel's wattle/comb). I have used some mite powder on him and his home today to try and kill off any adults.

If photos of the infestation is needed, please let me know. I will try and get them asap.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Hello!
New user here, made my account as I am currently in need of desperate help for one of my cockerels.
Recently I had a cockerel who has a sever mite problem. His vent was quite covered in mite eggs (I only realised how bad it was today when I noticed the base of his neck feathers are COVERED in the eggs!) and gave him a gentle sponge bath to remove built up poop from his vent/clip back feathers with dried on poop. I didn't want to risk fly-strike but couldn't get the mass of eggs off of his vent.
I have never had any of my birds have such a bad case of mites before, and thankfully he is on his own (he was too aggressive towards our hens when he was 'excited' and caused our poor ladies quite a bit of harm) so the mites won't spread to my other flock. But this isn't where the issue ends, as he has quite a strange walk with him as well. He seems to hesitate and pull his leg very high up to his chest when taking a step. I'm worried it might be because he's anaemic due to the mites. Is this the case? I've never had a chicken walk like this before and I'm extremely worried its due to the horrible mites on him.

For more context, my boy is an Ixworth and is about 2 years old (I have no weight for him, however I do believe he is a little underweight) but his wattle/comb is still fairly red (a tiny bit paler then my other cockerel's wattle/comb). I have used some mite powder on him and his home today to try and kill off any adults.

If photos of the infestation is needed, please let me know. I will try and get them asap.

Yeah pictures would help.

 

[Eggcessive]

What is the active ingredient on the label of your mite powder? Are their clumps of eggs at the base of feathers like this? See bottom pictures:


Or do they look like this?

 

[DaisyPetal]

What is the active ingredient on the label of your mite powder? Are their clumps of eggs at the base of feathers like this? See bottom pictures:


Or do they look like this?
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His feathers look quite a lot like the picture of the white feather with the white eggs around the base of the feathers.
I can't provide pictures right now due to how late it is, but once it is day time I will get them asap.

The active ingredient in my mite powder is (I quote this from the website as I couldn't find anything on the packaging) "synergised tropical plant extract mixed with a blend of herbal and essential oils". For more details, the powder I am using is Barrier animal healthcare.

 

[Eggcessive]

That is probably lice instead of mites. Herbal oils are not going to treat a lice or mite infestation. Can you get some permethrin 10 from your feed store or TSC? It is mixed 37 ml per gallon of water for a spray bottle, or for a gallon sprayer used to treat the coop and roosts. It comes in a concentrate for spraying, or you can get the garden dust. Treat at least twice 7-10 days apart, plus the coop after removing the bedding. Here is a link to look at more pics and treatments:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/poultry-lice-and-mites-identification/

https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8162.pdf

 

[DaisyPetal]

That is probably lice instead of mites. Herbal oils are not going to treat a lice or mite infestation. Can you get some permethrin 10 from your feed store or TSC? It is mixed 37 ml per gallon of water for a spray bottle, or for a gallon sprayer used to treat the coop and roosts. It comes in a concentrate for spraying, or you can get the garden dust. Treat at least twice 7-10 days apart, plus the coop after removing the bedding. Here is a link to look at more pics and treatments:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/poultry-lice-and-mites-identification/

https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8162.pdf

I'm not sure if I can get permethrin 10 from my local shop, however I will certainly hunt around for the closest thing possible if not! Thank you very much though for your help with this, it is so useful!