Need Help With mites and worms!

[Barnyard]

Hey all. I just got home from buying 2 bantams. Both of which I thought was hens, but now I am certain that one is a roo and the other I am not so sure is not a roo also. Anyway 1 of them is super red around the vent area and is losing feather's. When I moved the feather's i could see little brown things crawling every where. Is this mites or lice and what can I do about it. Thanks

Edited to say: I took the one roo back and decided to get another one. Well needless to say the other roo I brought home has mites also and worms. What do I do for the worms? I don't know where or if I can get Ivermicin (sp). Anything I can use at home?

 

[lurky]

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[patandchickens]

You're going to keep these in a separate building from your existing flock for a month or so, right? <hope hope hope> If they are that mite infested, heaven knows what else they may have. At the very least you don't need the mites infesting your coop.

Dust food-grade DE (if you have it) under the bedding and into all the cracks and crevices of their temporary home - in addition to whatever you do to treat the mites on the birds, this will help limit the problem.

Good luck,

Pat

 

[Barnyard]

Oh yes they are separated from everyone else. I already see another problem in the roo that I thought was a hen. He has got some kind of respitory (sp) issues. He is coughing and making some sort of gurgle when he breaths. Any ideas what this may be??

I didn't know this before I brought him home either!

No where around here sells food grade DE. What else can I use??

 

[Heidi]

You can use Sevin safely - that's what I use and it works really well. Plus it's safe for the eggs as Sevin is regularly used on veg's in the garden.

 

[Barnyard]

Thanks Heidi

 

[Barnyard]

bump

 

[Barnyard]

oh bump, bump,bump

 

[Poison Ivy]

I use this on my birds twice a year and I like that it's so easy to use. I bought the stuff at Tractor Supply. I apply it right on the back of the neck above the wings.

http://shilala.homestead.com/ivomec.html

 

[CUDA]

Yep, Sevin under the wings, and around the vent, plus it doesn't hurt to put it in the dusting area, and on the roosts, and nests too. I use Ivomec to control worms, and help keep the mites down too. You can see more detail on my website HERE . Good luck!