Update: I hired help and we spent two full days 16 hours, taking apart all of my coop except for he main frame. We used a steamer in the main joints and torched as best we could. Then we put protected the rough exterior with Thompson’s water sealant. And I sprayed permethrin all on these main...
That’s what I thought. My poor girls. They are definitely red roost mites as I checked tonight. Every 3-4 days will be be necessary to break the life cycle. I’m considering breaking the coop down and replacing the roost bars etc.
the second photo of plastic material is a black trash bag...
Hello fellow poultry keepers. I am currently battling my first Mite infestation. We had an exceptionally rainy year here in central coast, California. My chickens (15 in the flock) all free range during the day so they are exposed to wildlife birds, etc. I believe I have northern foul mites, but...