Mites?

[cafarmgirl]

And do I need to actually put the dust ON the chickens? Even Svetlana? The 2 new ones (who are affected) are terrified of me. Not gonna be easy.

Yes, it has to go on the chickens, otherwise the mites that are on them are not going to go away. Generally if one bird has mites they are all likely to have them to some extent. If you don't treat them all and the untreated bird has some they will just repopulate. They can be hard to get rid of that's why you have to retreat and use something effective.
As far as how do you know if you've cleared them up? You just have to keep checking them, check the roosts in the coop at night when mites like to come out to feed and check the birds carefully. And there is no egg withdrawal on birds that have been dusted.

 

[HorseLady1]

My chickens got mites and we dusted them (while roosting) and sprayed their coop down, cleaned it and did it again two or three more times. You HAVE to dust them too, their vent area, everywhere, just try not to get the eyes, nose, or face area. I don't know if her feathers will come back or not. It may be that they will not come back from all those times of over-breeding, or they may come back. Depends on how bad it is. Usually 3-5 times will kill all of them. Hope this helps!

 

[Green Beans]

check out justbirdstuff.com. they have decent meds. there is an ivermectin solution tthat you can put in their water. seems like a good alternative to dusting the new birds who are not used to being handled.

 

[pawsplus]

Thanks! Just ordered the ivermectin and their spray as well. Ivermectin should do it--it gets dog mites and pretty much every other kind, too!

 

[Green Beans]

no problemo. I am able to handle most of my birds rather easily so I'm holding off on the chemicals. but if it turns out that I can't get rid of the nasty critters I will use them.
would you keep me posted on your progress? I'm wondering about egg consumption after using ivermectin. if you are interested in more info on natural remedies etc you might want to check out "natural chicken keeping.blog spot. com" ( no spaces) I find a lot of good info on this site as well as there's.

 

[Green Beans]

Thanks! Just ordered the ivermectin and their spray as well.  Ivermectin should do it--it gets dog mites and pretty much every other kind, too!

I know you prob already ordered the ivermetcin hut I found some for $15 with reasonable shipping rates: they are out of nj "little wild ones pet shop".

 

[Green Beans]

How did the ivermectin solution work? I just gave six birds dose today.