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  1. Chicken_Trainer2007

    Bugs on my three broody hens and eggs

    I have three hens with bugs on them I don’t know if it’s mites or not but I gave them the worms and mites meds (to my whole flock)I’d like to know if these are mites and if the meds kill or just prevents the bugs. And will the bugs effect the eggs in a negative way when hatching? : here’s the...
  2. saku ziemniaku

    Mites…?

    Hi, so I’m fairly new to chicken-keeping and I got a silkie a few days ago and recently discovered she has some reddish microscopic dot-like bug things..? Any idea what could those be and if they’re dangerous? Also how to possibly get rid of them? Thanks for all the help!
  3. G

    Lice or something else?

    Found a few of these on my geese relatively recently. Are they lice or something else? Here are the photos of one of them:
  4. Eliminating Lice (or Mites) on Chickens Using Permethrin

    Eliminating Lice (or Mites) on Chickens Using Permethrin

    Introduction So your birds are losing feathers and looking scraggly, but aren’t molting. Or maybe you actually saw the pests crawling on them. Either way you’ve come to the right place. My birds had lice a few months ago and I have made this article with all the information I collected during...
  5. C

    1-2” Black bugs under coop, found under wet wood, only seen at night

    Hi all, I have seven chickens. I have been noticing some signs like poopy butts, general dishevelment, in my girls. I always checked for mites never found any. The other night I checked again in coop and found LOTS of 1-2” black bugs had come out of the floor and were crawling through their...
  6. N

    Pest Control Sprays

    Pest control and chickens questions… Our chickens and guineas are only 7 weeks old, and are in a coop/run in the back of our yard full time. No free ranging yet, and not for at least another month or so. We live on the edge of the woods, so mosquitos are out of control right now and we have...
  7. TOMTE

    Any other hobby entomologists here?

    NOTE: NO NEGATIVE COMMENTS HERE PLEASE! I do NOT appreciate or put up with "kill it with fire!" type comments, nor do I tolerate the spreading of misinformation. I'm happy to educate and to learn, though :) I've loved bugs since I was small. I think they are some of the most interesting animals...
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  9. Sick and tired of pesky mosquitos? Try this trick!!

    Sick and tired of pesky mosquitos? Try this trick!!

    Here where I live the mosquitos are viscous in the spring! The baby mosquitos are the absolute worst though. They are so tiny and fly so fast it is almost impossible to catch them! After scouring the internet and trying all the tricks we found one that actually, truly works. Like chicken...
  10. 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...
  11. A

    HELP ASAP CHICKEN DYING

    So I go outside at 4 am to check up in my chickens since it is starting to get colder (low 50’s, mind you I am in Az) but ti go outside and check up in them and my sultan is in a corner backed up against a fence stiff but still alive I rip the wire apart and quickly grab him and run inside, and...
  12. A

    Can dogs eat carpet beetles?

    I have a carpet beetle problem that hasn't gone away with a bug bomb. One of the dogs I had in the passed loved playing with and eating cicadas and they are around the same size both being harmless to animals. So my question is, will a dog eat carpet beetles and is it ok to let them?
  13. Kacijo3

    I need help identifying these tiny bugs in my chicken coop! Mass/NH

    I spotted quite a few of these tiny bugs in my chicken coop on the wood around the nesting boxes. I've had chicken & ducks for years & I've never seen these before! Hoping to get some help to identify & how to get rid of! I'm live on the border of Mass & New Hampshire.
  14. makNcheese

    I can not get my birds to gain weight!!!

    Hi everyone! I’d like to think I’m pretty knowledgeable about chickens at this point, but this is something I have never struggled with before. I absolutely cannot get my birds to gain weight. I thought it was their feed so I switched to higher protein and add game bird feed. After that I got...
  15. chiki1

    Possible fowl cholera??

    We're in Maine and just had a severely cold weekend (in the negatives) and it looks like two of our roosters have problems. They both have extremely inflamed waddled and one has bugs on him(mites maybe) as well as a new neck problem. I don't know wht to do - no chicken has ever had an...
  16. Aliceisalive

    Help! Where is Expiration/manufacturer date on Layer feed? I have Weevil bugs in Country Roads Layer Crumble

    🤢 Opened a new bag of 50 pound country roads Layer crumble for chickens bought last night by my husband. Black bugs inside. I see they are weevils. Please help me find the manufacturer/expire date??? I’ve been researching for 3 hours 🤦🏻‍♀️😭 all these codes make zero sense. Note: that big white...
  17. mushytrousers

    Identifying Bugs / Mites on Chicken?

    Terrible photo I know, but is anyone able to identify these bugs / mites I’ve found on my polish hen? I figure they’re mites but what kind? I see a lot of people have issues with red mites but these look nothing like them to me? And can mites kill a chicken, or cause neurological issues? This...
  18. TheBirdBabe

    Dusting? Dipping? How to prevent parasites?

    Hello! Our flock is growing quickly & I'd like to start doing more for pest prevention. I'm currently dusting with DE... but that's it. I haven't previously had any problems with any kind of parasites (we've had pesky bugs in the coop) that are actually ON my birds... but how can I prevent...
  19. A

    Peacock lice?

    Hi. My mother and I just adopted a baby peacock today and I noticed tiny white bugs all over it’s face. They’re very small and go near the eye. They’ll burrow into the fur and leave tiny white particles (what I think might be eggs) on the strange of fur. I’m super concerned. I’ve done some...
  20. creedatticus

    wasps and spiders

    barfhow do you keep wasps and spiders from living in the chicken coop? i live in utah where there are lots of both. there is already a wasp nest in a little bin where we put shaving and food, and there are a few strands of spider webs that i got rid of with the hose, and it has only been built...
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