Mites

[ricebabyca]

I just saw the most disturbing video of a chicken covered in mites!

Truly amazing how sick mites can make them. Here's the link:

It's of a chicken looking very close to death *covered* in mites, so don't watch the video if that sort of thing bothers you.

 

[edamaske]

Use spinosad or permectrum spray to soak the wood. You can at least lessn the mites that way.

Do you have a brand you recommend?

 

[ronott1]

I have spinosad from Amazon. Permectrum from the tractor store.

 

[MinxFox]

I would definitely dust in the areas they frequently dust bathe in as that is going to be one of your best bets.

Recently I was noticing the little wild birds look rather bad as if they had a bad mite problem so I figured it was time to dust my birds. I have a question for you all though...my peacock had a loose feather that he was about to shed so I pulled it off of him (it wasn't attached in his skin it was just hanging off of him) and I walked into the sunlight to look at it shine and change color in the light and I noticed a whole bunch of little tiny bugs scurrying across the feather. Now this to me if I remember correctly would be bird lice!? Is that correct!? Will the 7 dust cover bird lice too?

 

[KsKingBee]

Yes, Sevin kills both lice and mites. Lice are cigar shaped and blond to tan in color, mites are short and dark. Like in the video above.