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[CapricornFarm]

39F would feel like Sanibel Island to me now.

I love Sanibel !

 

[Molpet]

So my chickens have bugs!!!! What the Pat Crow!!! I caught it early cause only one bird had signs of eggs. But about half of them that I checked had little creepy crawlies running around.
Of course it’s 20* and I can’t get them wet. So I’m going to try and powder them and cross my fingers. I may try a little Elector PSP on the worst ones but that will have to wait till Monday. With a high of 39*. Look out it’s a heat wave!

I put 1 lb of sulfur per 10lbs of dust... or sprinkle a bunch where they dust bath
works for mites and lice

https://entomologytoday.org/2016/07/18/battling-chicken-mites-with-bags-of-brimstone/
Sulfur dust has been used for decades to control mites on chickens. The sulfur is usually provided to chickens in a “dust bath,” essentially a box of dust, which may contain fine dirt, sand, diatomaceous earth, insecticides and other powdery substances.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

I think they are mites. There really were not eggs all over the feathers. One FBCM had a dirty butt so I looked her over. She's the only one with the start of eggs. But the bugs themselves looked darker in color. Lice are usually white/off white.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I think they are mites. There really were not eggs all over the feathers. One FBCM had a dirty butt so I looked her over. She's the only one with the start of eggs. But the bugs themselves looked darker in color. Lice are usually white/off white.

This is the kind I used.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/y-tex-gardstar-garden-poultry-dust

It has permethrin as the active ingredient.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Very excited , i got the bunny cage to the point where all it needs is the front and the roof! Once i get that done, i can take the stacking rabbit cages out of the barn, clean them up and get rid of them. Then i can build a stall in the barn!

 

[ronott1]

So my chickens have bugs!!!! What the Pat Crow!!! I caught it early cause only one bird had signs of eggs. But about half of them that I checked had little creepy crawlies running around.
Of course it’s 20* and I can’t get them wet. So I’m going to try and powder them and cross my fingers. I may try a little Elector PSP on the worst ones but that will have to wait till Monday. With a high of 39*. Look out it’s a heat wave!

Is it lice or mites?

 

[ronott1]

So sorry to hear that

I had one totally infested, bought the stuff to treat and then checked close to 50 birds with no creepy crawly's. Really confused...

That happens! Some seem to be more susceptible to bugs

 

[Kiki]

@Texas Kiki will know what to do.

Permethrin the crap out of the coop weekly.

 

[Kiki]

I think they are mites. There really were not eggs all over the feathers. One FBCM had a dirty butt so I looked her over. She's the only one with the start of eggs. But the bugs themselves looked darker in color. Lice are usually white/off white.

Go ahead and buy some permethrin spray to spray in the coop.
Mites live in the cracks of the coop.

 

[Kiki]

ETA: Spray the coop, everything, weekly for at least 3 weeks.

Mite info:
https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8162.pdf


Mite killers:

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• Kiki
• Aug 3, 2018

Permethrin Concentrate, Martin's on Left - Durvet on right

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• Kiki
• Mar 22, 2018

Martin's Horse & Stable Permethrin Spray

• Kiki
• Mar 22, 2018
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Permethrin