Wet weather and mites

[LipsChicks]

Just out of curiosity, how big is the run you keep 60 chickens in?

I’ve never measured it but it’s big. I ordered the dust and the concentrate.

 

[LipsChicks]

DE is ineffective when wet anyway. I forgot to mention permethrin dust is available also. Are you sure it is mites and not lice? Mites will hide in cracks and crevices, and probably under the astroturf in the nests. It helps to know for sure what they have. Here are 2 good articles about lice and mites:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/poultry-lice-and-mites-identification/

https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8162.pdf

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After my Tuffy died, I saw very tiny bugs, like the point of a pin. They were dark gray or black-much smaller than a grain of pepper.

 

[LipsChicks]

DE is ineffective when wet anyway. I forgot to mention permethrin dust is available also. Are you sure it is mites and not lice? Mites will hide in cracks and crevices, and probably under the astroturf in the nests. It helps to know for sure what they have. Here are 2 good articles about lice and mites:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/poultry-lice-and-mites-identification/

https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8162.pdf

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Thanks for your information! I see no nits or any kind of buildup on any of the birds. Pretty sure they were mites that came off of Tuffy. We’ll start our treatments as soon as my dust and spray arrive unless I can find some in town. They had nothing in the poultry area but now I know what to look for in other areas. You are a big help!

 

[Eggcessive]

Mites can be harder to treat than lice. They can hide in the small dark nooks and crannies. There are several types but the most common are the chicken roost mite, which is only on the chickens in the dark of night, and the red or northern fowl mite that is on the chickens 24 hours a day.

 

[LipsChicks]

Mites can be harder to treat than lice. They can hide in the small dark nooks and crannies. There are several types but the most common are the chicken roost mite, which is only on the chickens in the dark of night, and the red or northern fowl mite that is on the chickens 24 hours a day.

I found the spray and dust at TSC!! It’s raining AGAIN. Hopefully, it will be dry enough to start to treat tomorrow.