White Specks under first membrane under skin- ?? Graphic

[Mother Fluff]

We just butchered a couple of year old roosters and there are white specks under the first layer of membrane. Any idea what this could be? We've had older chickens that we have had for many years and they had lots of these specks! Parasites? Bacteria?

 

[Wimomof2]

I just butchered a sick hen yesterday and she had these white spots. So, I am also wondering what it could be. She was sick, couldn't walk and and very lethargic.

 

[Juliebelle]

I know this thread is old but I spent an hour searching for the answer to this from a fb post with a photo looking exactly the same with a Bresse bird and found it, so if anyone is looking in the future, these are Fowl Cyst Mites Laminosioptes cysticola

 

[Mountain Roost]

Laminosioptes cysticola​

Laminosioptes cysticola, also referred to as the fowl cyst mite, is a subcutaneous acarid ectoparasite. The name of the disease associated with infestation of L. cysticola is called laminosioptiasis. The parasite penetrates into the bird's subcutaneous tissue, where it feeds and eventually dies, the dead parasites are then encysted in collagen and cysts may evolve to calcification.

Hosts: It occurs in chickens, turkeys, pheasants, geese, psittacines, and passerines worldwide.

References​

1. Saif, Y. M Diseases of poultry. John Wiley & Sons (2009)

 

[Juliebelle]

Laminosioptes cysticola​

Laminosioptes cysticola, also referred to as the fowl cyst mite, is a subcutaneous acarid ectoparasite. The name of the disease associated with infestation of L. cysticola is called laminosioptiasis. The parasite penetrates into the bird's subcutaneous tissue, where it feeds and eventually dies, the dead parasites are then encysted in collagen and cysts may evolve to calcification.

Hosts: It occurs in chickens, turkeys, pheasants, geese, psittacines, and passerines worldwide.

References​

1. Saif, Y. M Diseases of poultry. John Wiley & Sons (2009)

Thank you for adding the description and source reference. I joined this forum just to be able to include that comment. Still figuring out how things work around here but I’m very impressed. Trying to add literature or studies into any of the FB groups is a nightmare.

 

[Mountain Roost]

You are welcome. I appreciate your effort. We grow all of our meat so I found it very informative.