Hello! It's been a long time, but I need some poultry advice! I'm taking a quail home today who seems to be fairly happy and healthy, however she absolutely has mites.
The mites are believed to be northern fowl mites, they're nestled up in the feather bases in the area under her vent. Our vet is going to give me some permethrin dust before I take her home today as treatment.
It's been a LONG time since I've had quail, but longer since I've had mites!! She'll be in an area inaccessible to my chickens and pigeons, so I'm not worried about it spreading, but I'm worried about how much how often and if there's anything else I can do to help?
Should I trim the feathers under the vent? Should I wash the area? I assume I should clean the enclosure she's in daily and treat it with diatomaceous earth and or the permethrin dust?
The mites are believed to be northern fowl mites, they're nestled up in the feather bases in the area under her vent. Our vet is going to give me some permethrin dust before I take her home today as treatment.
It's been a LONG time since I've had quail, but longer since I've had mites!! She'll be in an area inaccessible to my chickens and pigeons, so I'm not worried about it spreading, but I'm worried about how much how often and if there's anything else I can do to help?
Should I trim the feathers under the vent? Should I wash the area? I assume I should clean the enclosure she's in daily and treat it with diatomaceous earth and or the permethrin dust?