TICKS. EVERYWHERE. HELP.

[macmac955]

There are ticks constantly in my chicken’s faces that I have to pull out. It doesn’t matter if they’re in the coop or free ranging, the ticks always get them. I need solutions ASAP. Please give me ideas.

 

[casportpony]

There are ticks constantly in my chicken’s faces that I have to pull out. It doesn’t matter if they’re in the coop or free ranging, the ticks always get them. I need solutions ASAP. Please give me ideas.

Ticks or fleas?

How to Treat Stick Tight Fleas in Poultry with Permethrin

Photo by Erik Streb Echidnophaga gallinacea, commonly known as the hen flea, stickfast flea and sticktight flea, occurs on a wide range of bird and mammal hosts. If uncontrolled it causes anaemia, loss of condition, severe skin irritation and sometimes death. When feeding, female fleas can...

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[nuthatched]

Sounds like stick tight fleas

 

[macmac955]

I pulled one out and they don’t look like fleas. Mites maybe? They’re really small.

 

[casportpony]

I pulled one out and they don’t look like fleas. Mites maybe? They’re really small.

Can you post a picture?

 

[macmac955]

 

[macmac955]

That’s an example of it I think. They’re cooped up for bed right now

 

[casportpony]

These are stick tight fleas:

 

[macmac955]

When I pulled one out it didn’t look like that.

 

[casportpony]

When I pulled one out it didn’t look like that.

Was it stuck? Whatever it is, the treatment in that article should work.