Red mites?

[Brittany Bennett]

Are these red mites? My chickens don't seem to be having a problem, but I saw them on the run door when I went to see them.

 

[Kiki]

Very hard to tell.see from your photos.

Could be...a permethrin based spray will get rid of them:

 

[Brittany Bennett]

Very hard to tell.see from your photos.

Could be...a permethrin based spray will get rid of them:View attachment 1135615

Do I just spray it in the coop and around it?

 

[Kiki]

Yes...spray the cracks of the coop too.
And check your birds at night time with a flash light.
Mites usually live in the coop and only come out at night to eat on the birds.

 

[Brittany Bennett]

Okay perfect thank you!

 

[Kiki]

Treat the coop asap.

 

[Cynful481]

Did the spray help you? I think I may have the same thing

 

[Kiki]

Did the spray help you? I think I may have the same thing

The spray I mention above works.

 

[21hens-incharge]

The spray I mention above works.

I recently used that same spray and it works very well.

Just mix a new batch when you retreat in 7 days as it loses potency if mixed and stored.