Mites On Ducks?

[DuckyDonna]

I know nothing but sounds like a plan to me

 

[aart]

I know nothing but sounds like a plan to me

Curious, did you take a good look at his skin under all those feathers to see if he actually had mites before treating?

 

[DuckyDonna]

Curious, did you take a good look at his skin under all those feathers to see if he actually had mites before treating?

It wasn't me but that is a good question? The vet assistant told them they had mites which brings us back to the question of "why didn't the vet prescribe a solution".

 

[casportpony]

It wasn't me but that is a good question? The vet assistant told them they had mites which brings us back to the question of "why didn't the vet prescribe a solution".

Good point, but it makes me want to remind people that when something like this happens we should say "how do I treat these mites?".

 

[casportpony]

Curious, did you take a good look at his skin under all those feathers to see if he actually had mites before treating?

The average person might have a hard time inspecting a duck for lice and mites because they're pretty fluffy with lots of down, so *much* harder to check for bugs than on chickens.

 

[DuckyDonna]

ok, showing my ignorance here, but what do they look like and what would make you suspect they had them?

 

[casportpony]

ok, showing my ignorance here, but what do they look like and what would make you suspect they had them?

This is what poultry head lice might look like, though they can be much smaller:

Mites

Lice

 

[DuckyDonna]

ewee!That video with the baby deer made me cry!

 

[casportpony]

ewee!That video with the baby deer made me cry!

Oh shoot, I meant to post my eye lice video.
Eye lice video was added and I move the baby deer video to here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/baby-deer-video.1285044/

 

[CrystaBub]

@casportpony - loved the baby deer video - thanks for sharing! For the lice/mites - I don't see any on my ducks but are there other signs/symptoms to check for (scratching, feathers not growing, etc)?