Mite Infestation

[FrankieDoodle]

@FrankieDoodle, I'm sorry, I didn't see your post for some reason. Thanks for responding, my friend.

I know that this is a serious case with a lot of mites because they are crawling all over my hens, and they look pretty mangy. I'm going to have to take some serious action to get rid of these things...

Ok, I hope you can get rid of them all!

 

[DiamondSwan]

Ok, I hope you can get rid of them all!

Thank you! I'll definitely keep trying until they're gone.

 

[DiamondSwan]

So I just want to make sure these pests are mites 'cause they could also be lice (either way, they don't need to be there).

The pests I saw were white and very tiny, and they are crawling all over very fast around the vent area where the feathers seem to be plucked or eaten. Northern Fowl Mites seem to be more brown in color, so what are these?

 

[Molpet]

So I just want to make sure these pests are mites 'cause they could also be lice (either way, they don't need to be there).

The pests I saw were white and very tiny, and they are crawling all over very fast around the vent area where the feathers seem to be plucked or eaten. Northern Fowl Mites seem to be more brown in color, so what are these?

lice
sulfur in the dust bath helps to keep them away .. 1 lb to 10 lbs of dust bath https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sulfur-powder-against-lice-mites.613628/

 

[roosterhavoc]

Frontline spray (fipronil) for dogs and cats. One spritz under each wing on the skin and one spritz above the vent. Use sevin dust in panty hose as a powder puff. Dust the birds real good all over. I guarantee they will be gone.
Just retreat them 6 months later with just the frontline.

 

[Molpet]

Don't forget to check withdrawal times for pesticides

from https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...esticide-withdrawal-times-for-layers.1142760/
Note "lifetime withdrawal" means never eat eggs from that hen again because of persisting residue OR lack of information on product in laying hens

Veterinarian who wrote this, referenced the FARAD website http://www.farad.org/

Common Egg Withdrawal Times in the US

LAURA CHAMBERLAIN PYLMAN·SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2015

Approved Products for Laying Hens

Amprolium (Corid) - No egg withdrawal when used at labeled dose
Permethrin (Permectrin II, ProZap, etc) - No egg withdrawal when used according to label directions
Spinosaid (Elector PSP) - No egg withdrawal when used according to label directions
Hygromycin B (as a feed additive at labeled dose) -No egg withdrawal
Nystatin (as a feed additive at 100g/ton) -No egg withdrawal
Not Approved (can only be used by veterinary prescription even when availabe OTC, consult your veterinarian for withdrawal times appropriate to your specific situation)
Ivermectin (any dose) -8 week withdrawal
Piperazine (Wazine) (label dose) -17day withdrawal
Oxytetracycline in water (800mg label dose) -14days for personal consumption, 8 weeks for sold eggs or known sensitivities
Tetracycline in water (Duramycin 10) (label dose) -14 days, 8 weeks for sold eggs or known sensitivities
Sulfamethazine (Sulmet) (full label dose) -21 days
Sulfadimethoxine (Albon) (label dose) -21 days
Tylosin injectable (Tylan) -8 weeks due to lack of studies
Tylosin orally -14 days at treatment dose (no withdrawal at approved feed additive dose)
Levamisole (Prohibit) -21days
Albendazole (Valbazen) -14days
Fenbendazole (Safe Guard) (10mg/kg x3 days) -17days
Pyrantel -8weeks due to lack of any studies showing elimination times in eggs

Not Allowed

All pesticides not specifically labeled. Pesticides are not allowed to be used extra label

Fipronil (Frontline) -lifetime withdrawal per FARAD
Carbaryl (Sevin) -lifetime withdrawal per FARAD
STRICTLY PROHIBITED -ILLEGAL TO USE lifetime withdrawal
Fluoroquinolones (Baytril, Cipro, etc)
Metronidazole (Flagyl) and other drugs in this family (Nitroimidazoles)
Chloramphenicol
Clenbuterol (ventipulmin)
Diethylsilbesterol (DES)
Glycopeptides (vancomycin,etc)
Nitrofurans (Furazone, etc)
Cephalosporins (excede, naxcel, etc)
Antivirals

 

[DiamondSwan]

Save your energy.
DE will NOT cure mites.
Lysterine might kill some of what’s on them by drowning (some of them) but will not address the thousands that are walking around in your coop tonight clamoring to climb on a nice juicy chicken for another blood meal.

Get a permethrin based horse and stable spray that is a “fly repellent”.
Generally a spray bottle costs Less than $10.
Or the permethrin concentrate and follow the dilution directions carefully.

Clean out your coop.
Dispose of all bedding.
Spray the entire coop. Get the edges, corners, nooks, crannies, and all FOUR planes of the roost PLUS where it connects to the wall.

Then spray each chicken with 2 squirts in each of these locations:
Under each wing,
Above and below vent
On back
Top and under neck

Repeat in 10 days.

Edited to add if some of your birds are infested chances are they all are since they commingle.

Good luck.

lice
sulfur in the dust bath helps to keep them away .. 1 lb to 10 lbs of dust bath https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sulfur-powder-against-lice-mites.613628/

Frontline spray (fipronil) for dogs and cats. One spritz under each wing on the skin and one spritz above the vent. Use sevin dust in panty hose as a powder puff. Dust the birds real good all over. I guarantee they will be gone.
Just retreat them 6 months later with just the frontline.

Don't forget to check withdrawal times for pesticides

from https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...esticide-withdrawal-times-for-layers.1142760/
Note "lifetime withdrawal" means never eat eggs from that hen again because of persisting residue OR lack of information on product in laying hens

Veterinarian who wrote this, referenced the FARAD website http://www.farad.org/

Common Egg Withdrawal Times in the US

LAURA CHAMBERLAIN PYLMAN·SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2015

Approved Products for Laying Hens

Amprolium (Corid) - No egg withdrawal when used at labeled dose
Permethrin (Permectrin II, ProZap, etc) - No egg withdrawal when used according to label directions
Spinosaid (Elector PSP) - No egg withdrawal when used according to label directions
Hygromycin B (as a feed additive at labeled dose) -No egg withdrawal
Nystatin (as a feed additive at 100g/ton) -No egg withdrawal
Not Approved (can only be used by veterinary prescription even when availabe OTC, consult your veterinarian for withdrawal times appropriate to your specific situation)
Ivermectin (any dose) -8 week withdrawal
Piperazine (Wazine) (label dose) -17day withdrawal
Oxytetracycline in water (800mg label dose) -14days for personal consumption, 8 weeks for sold eggs or known sensitivities
Tetracycline in water (Duramycin 10) (label dose) -14 days, 8 weeks for sold eggs or known sensitivities
Sulfamethazine (Sulmet) (full label dose) -21 days
Sulfadimethoxine (Albon) (label dose) -21 days
Tylosin injectable (Tylan) -8 weeks due to lack of studies
Tylosin orally -14 days at treatment dose (no withdrawal at approved feed additive dose)
Levamisole (Prohibit) -21days
Albendazole (Valbazen) -14days
Fenbendazole (Safe Guard) (10mg/kg x3 days) -17days
Pyrantel -8weeks due to lack of any studies showing elimination times in eggs

Not Allowed

All pesticides not specifically labeled. Pesticides are not allowed to be used extra label

Fipronil (Frontline) -lifetime withdrawal per FARAD
Carbaryl (Sevin) -lifetime withdrawal per FARAD
STRICTLY PROHIBITED -ILLEGAL TO USE lifetime withdrawal
Fluoroquinolones (Baytril, Cipro, etc)
Metronidazole (Flagyl) and other drugs in this family (Nitroimidazoles)
Chloramphenicol
Clenbuterol (ventipulmin)
Diethylsilbesterol (DES)
Glycopeptides (vancomycin,etc)
Nitrofurans (Furazone, etc)
Cephalosporins (excede, naxcel, etc)
Antivirals

Thanks, guys. I ordered some Permethrin Citronella Spray like @staceyj recommended and some Poultry Dust which also has Permethrin in it. It should take care of lice too if they have those. My hens aren't laying yet anyway, so I don't have to worry about egg withdrawal.

 

[DiamondSwan]

Here's a video. Does anyone know what type of mites these are?

 

[roosterhavoc]

Here's a video. Does anyone know what type of mites these are?

Lice

 

[DiamondSwan]

Lice

You really think so?? I thought lice were bigger and darker... Whatever these are, they move very quickly. At least what I got treats both mites and lice.