Molting, mites, lice???

[LindsayDarling]

Hi! One of my hens has been im distress. Im not confident in identifying mites or lice or molting She is a rooster fav and theres slight bullying going on, but she stays away frm the bullies. Here are some pics during and after her bath. She stayed in the coop al day but after her bath she is acting normal. None of my other hens have this going on.

 

[nuthatched]

Woah Nellie, I think it's a combination of picking and some sort of parasite.
What's their diet?
I've never seen anything quite that bad.
@Kiki

 

[LindsayDarling]

Woah Nellie, I think it's a combination of picking and some sort of parasite.
What's their diet?
I've never seen anything quite that bad.
@Kiki

Layer pellets, crumble, some scratch n fruit when its hot

 

[nuthatched]

Layer pellets, crumble, some scratch n fruit when its hot

What's to protein on the pellets? Your rooster really shouldn't be eating layer feed anyway.
It looks like possibly microscopic de pluming mites, I'm not sure how to treat it, let me tag a few people.
@azygous

 

[azygous]

Yes, I agree it looks like a bad case of depluming mites which are too small to see with the naked eye. Treatment is Ivermectin pour-on. Around 4 to 5 drops for a full size rooster. That's it. But treat again in two weeks.

 

[LindsayDarling]

Thank you! My poor baby! Do I treat the whole flock?

 

[azygous]

Yes, treat the entire flock, although not all of the chickens may have it. It will also get rid of any intestinal worms, so you're hitting two issues with a single effort. But it must be repeated in two weeks in case any eggs have hatched into new mites.

Get the 1% Ivermectin injectible. You will withdraw the Ivermentin with a needle syringe. But instead of injecting it, you will push apart the feathers on the back of the necks, and squeeze out two drops for very small chickens, three to four drops for medium size chickens, and for standard roosters and large hens, use five drops.

I find it very easy to treat a whole flock.

 

[LindsayDarling]

Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart! Truly ! Im so glad that BYC is here

Yes, treat the entire flock, although not all of the chickens may have it. It will also get rid of any intestinal worms, so you're hitting two issues with a single effort. But it must be repeated in two weeks in case any eggs have hatched into new mites.

Get the 1% Ivermectin injectible. You will withdraw the Ivermentin with a needle syringe. But instead of injecting it, you will push apart the feathers on the back of the necks, and squeeze out two drops for very small chickens, three to four drops for medium size chickens, and for standard roosters and large hens, use five drops.

I find it very easy to treat a whole flock

 

[LindsayDarling]

Yes, treat the entire flock, although not all of the chickens may have it. It will also get rid of any intestinal worms, so you're hitting two issues with a single effort. But it must be repeated in two weeks in case any eggs have hatched into new mites.

Get the 1% Ivermectin injectible. You will withdraw the Ivermentin with a needle syringe. But instead of injecting it, you will push apart the feathers on the back of the necks, and squeeze out two drops for very small chickens, three to four drops for medium size chickens, and for standard roosters and large hens, use five drops.

I find it very easy to treat a whole flock.

 

[LindsayDarling]

Hey ! One more question! just curious why dust bathing didnt help this mite problem? They are free range n dust bathe everyday So weird!