mites

  1. A

    Red Mites?

    Hello, all. I have an 8 year old Welsummer who has been really struggling the last few days. The main symptom is that she's lost a lot of balance and mobility. She was suddenly wobbly four days ago, which I figured was just the heat, as it was over 100 degrees that day; though no other hens in...
  2. M

    Emergency! Mites & Hatching eggs

    We just had 4 baby silkie chicks hatch yesterday and all of them unfortunately had died this morning (due to a mite infestation that we just found discovered) there little bodies were COVERED in little red mites(extremely sad). We just got into a big heat wave and the mites seem to have tripled...
  3. M

    Help: Damaged Feathers & Uncertain of Cause

    Hello, I need your help. Starting in February, I noticed one of my chickens had a bald spot with damaged feathers on her back (see first photo). Initially I thought it was due to pecking from other hens. I put a saddle on her to deter further damage, and after two months, it helped the skin...
  4. Vee_Bri

    Lice? Mites?

    I can’t seem to identify if this is lice or mites? I know some websites sell smaller quantities of elector psp. Does anyone know the fastest shipping? Thank you!
  5. talkinboutchickens

    BUGS ALL OVER CHICK'S HEAD PLEASE HELP!!!!!

    Hello. Today I went outside to see that there were two chicks. One chick which is newly hatched has small tan bugs crawling on it's head. There's maybe 10 of the bugs. I tried to get some off it's head but they wouldn't really budge. I don't know how they got there. It is newly hatched and I...
  6. S

    Durvet Ivermectin Paste for Peafowl Lice

    Hey there, I have two young peacocks who are absolutely writhing with lice on their heads as I’ve identified, I was wondering if using “Durvet Ivermectin Oral Paste 1.87% (apple flavored)” would be safe for them? If that’s alright, I do also need the safest dose per pound for them. It’s 91mcg...
  7. T

    Chicken with missing neck and bum feathers

    Hey all, I got this lavender Orpington in December 2023, she’s around 1.5-2 years old and laying great. When I got her, they said she moulted and never grew feathers back. I did watch another chicken peck at her neck but I got no peck spray and that stopped. I’ve tried Epsom salt baths, I...
  8. S

    Mites all over the ground around coop

    Hello! Can someone please tell me if these are red poultry mites? They are covering the pavers/ground around my chicken coop and are also in the sand in the run. They scamper around during daylight which doesn’t seem like poultry mites but I’m at a loss right now. Cleaned out and treated my...
  9. LilHitzel

    Mites or Dirt?

    Found during the day, with a flashlight. Doesn’t move/crawl away when we touch it. Their leg scales aren’t raised, they eat and drink normally and lay eggs. The hens are in an enclosed run, and no access to chickens from other flocks, or birds.
  10. maarijke

    Bruised leg and/or possible mites?

    Hen born 2.22.22 Lives in a completely enclosed Colorado coop and run. Never had any issues like this purple bleu leg before on any girl. Two separate runs w one fence line between 20 hens on each side. This girl’s side HAS a roo. She may have bumble foot spots which I treated tonight w a spa...
  11. LilHitzel

    Mites, Feather Pecking or a Molt?

    Mites, feather pecking or a molt? 5 out of 6 hens are losing feathes on their necks, heads, backends or stomachs. Their skin looks clean and mite-free under their feathers, they’re about a year old and we don’t have a rooster. All are laying semi-regularly, one lays soft eggs frequently. We...
  12. G

    Scaly leg mites, does this mean infestation?

    Hello. One of my hens has has scaly leg mites for a long time. She became pretty inactive. For many years she had had missing butt feathers. I never thought that mites could cause these and I thought since she was a buff cochin her feet always looked like that. They have sand in their roost and...
  13. Hannah12

    No emergency. Yellow crust on little feathers above chickens eye.

    Don’t know if this is the start of something bad or not. At first I thought maybe some of the yolk from an egg my son smashed may have somehow got here and dried out but it’s still here two days later. I was going to wipe it off but she wasn’t really feeling me the other day and I didn’t want to...
  14. K

    HELP! White yellowish crust on face around eyes — can’t get rid of

    One of my silkies, Cheetoh, who is a little over a year old, has whitish yellow crust on her face that has not gone away for a few weeks. It’s around her eyes, beak, and ears. I noticed one of the other chickens had a similar thing a couple weeks ago but hers it gone. Cheetoh is currently very...
  15. R

    Non emergency, sulfur recs?

    Hi, I'm having some issues with mites(most likely red poultry mites but I'm honestly not positive), in particular on a couple of my girls who are convalescing right now and can't dust bathe on their own. I was wondering what brands of sulfur dust are considered safe and where you usually get...
  16. Elspeth Dinsmore

    Chickens Losing Bum Feathers & Poopy Bums

    Howdy! This is my first post on Backyard Chickens. I am a first time chicken keeper. I've learned a lot from other threads on this site. However, I haven't found an answer to my particular problem. I mail-ordered chicks (from Chickens for Backyards) back in July of 2023: three Buff...
  17. Lemon-Drop

    Mites - Permethrin Dosage

    At first I thought my chicken was egg bound, based on some lethargy and holding her tail down. However, after looking further it seems my hen, Cupcake, has mites, as do probably a few other of my hens. I just cleaned out the coop really well yesterday and bought some permethrin (Permectin II...
  18. F

    Do my chickens have mites?

    Hello everyone, I have a mixed flock of 8 hens and 1 rooster. Five have bare bottoms and four do not. I don’t see mites on them but I am relying on pictures on the internet for identification. They have been this way for months. They are all happy, bright eyed, eating and laying well. They have...
  19. PileatedFarms

    Daytime small bugs - mite? Lice? Clover mites?

    Hey all! Before I get started I'll just mention that I'll add a photo as soon as I can take one/see more of the bugs We have a hen who was inside in a cage for a few days working on a large crop she has (different issues lol) and today when I went to pick her up, after putting her down I had...
  20. Timbers Happy Hens

    Mites issue

    So I’m sure this has been asked before but I’m struggling with re infestation. For the last 8 months or so I spot small orange lice on my birds, mainly around the vents. I treat them with poultry dust on the vent, up the belly and back, but stay away from their heads. I completely clean out...
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