I think the more practical treatment for feather mites would be permethrin poultry dusting powder. You can find it in feed stores and even garden centers.
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@orelsi, I just left the vet with a couple of my Black Copper Marans. He said they have the same thing. I'm about to treat my flock with Ivermectin. How is your Roo doing?
He is doing much better. It has been 5 days, the swelling has gone down, the red areas on the belly and legs are more pink than red now and he seems calmer with no feather pulling/loss. The Ivermectin works as far as I can see.
There is still nasty red skin around the vent, the mites' favourite spot, but I hope it clears with the second Ivermectin application. I will post pictures at some point.
I hope your boys do well, Marans are awesome.
Do you have pictures by the way? For comparison.