chicken mites

We had a Broody hen. She’s been there for about 4 weeks when I noticed she had little bugs - super tiny - crawling all over her. By then she already had hatched some chicks which we had brought inside and we checked and not surprisingly they had some too. We took her out of the coop and have her...

This DIY mini experiment list is brought to you by a curious mind’s disdain for blood suckers and love for a rooster. WHAT I’VE DONE WITH MITES: - put them into a bag with nothing else. Result: they lived for days, some almost a full week - diatomaceous earth directly on rooster, under his...

Hello all. Recently I posted about a leghorn I had who was exhibiting signs of being egg bound, and was laying soft shelled eggs. After an epsom salt bath and some calcium, she was laying eggs again and is back to her usual self. Another one of my chickens, a BR, is now seeming quite bound up...

Hi, this is my 1st time posting and 1st time chicken owner after my dad irresponsibly bought chicks in March 2020. We experienced a predator attack that left us emotionally traumatized, with only 1 small hen left named Jin (we thought Jin was a cute name but didn't know the chick's gender at the...

I went to my coop to take a out the eggs and saw little crawlies all over them… it’s the first time I’ve noticed this… I’ve got around 30 birds and I’m honestly at a loss. I don’t know what to do and I’m not even sure if that’s what I saw. But after some research that’s what it looks like. I’m...

I have a 1 y/o silkie hen who has really been having a rough go the past few days. I was handling her the other day, looking for mites and I couldn’t find any physically on her but when I got inside I found 3 crawling on my arm so I figured she (as well as the rest of my flock) must be...

One of my roosters has been very sick the past few days. He's about 6 years old so I dont think its an old age thing. I first noticed his odd sickly behavior 3 days ago. He wouldnt eat much and he was staying away from most of the chickens in the pen. The day after that I immediately knew...

TL;DR-- My whole flock has mites/fleas, is there a permanent solution to getting rid of them at this point? It's been a while since I posted here, so hello again BYC. Over the past few months our flock of 29 chickens has picked up little flea-looking pests, chicken mites? I'm not entirely sure...

Hello goodnight, Please help Chicken mites are everywhere, in my compost bin, on my chickens, they've killed 2 of my newborn silkie chickens. What kills them instantly... I don't even know where they came from. What can I do? How effective is Sevin dust? Is there anything to put on my chickens...

I am fostering the chickens that typically are housed at my son's school, due to the COVID19 shutdowns. Upon closer examination, they are infested with mites! They are clustered at the base of the feathers, especially around the vent and lower stomach. They are a very light tan color, and run...

Hi everyone. Hope someone can give me some advice? I live in somewhere where it is not easy to get hold of the products recommended for dealing with mites and fleas with out exporting it from abroad. For example, I can't get hold of food grade DE. Can we use a dusting power designed for cats...