Sick Rooster - Mites?

[BLaBauve]

Hello,

I haved a sick 5 month old Roo Wyandotte. He's been sick for over a week now and on terramycin. His original symptoms were wobbliness, nasal discharge, and closed eyes. After 7 days of terramycin his eyes are both open but he still wobbles.

After inspecting him I've found red mites on him. I typically use DE all around their coop but he has been kept in isolation with no DE. Currently I am out of DE, is there anything else I can use that's easier to find? 7 Dust? Can you put that on them and their bedding? Any other ideas?

Also, can mites cause them to get wobbly?

Thanks!

 

[Indiana hens]

Sounds more like lice! Permethrins liquid, sell it for equine or goat wash
spray directly on the bugs and any eggs on base of feathers on belly/bum. Tylan 50 injection 1/2 cc works wonders for extended illness after treatment give them some yogurt to jump start their tummies

 

[BLaBauve]

Do you think the lice/mites could be the reason he's been so wobbly?

 

[gingernutranger]

Dust has never worked for me, it only gets clumped onto there vent and makes a place for the mice or lice to live. I would try to find frontline plus for dogs, adams flea and tick spray, and give them a bath trying to rinse them off but try not to put to much stress on the birds.

I would check all your other birds and make sure they dont have them either. I had several birds die from mited, but sounds like you have lice.

 

[BLaBauve]

I do have frontline for dogs. . . you bathe them with it?

 

[BLaBauve]

What about using Ivomec? I only have injectable. . . I would need to get pour on, right?