depluming mites

  1. Optimus Pollo

    Feather mites or something worse?

    I have a large flock 33 hens and 2 roosters. Some of them started having a strange loss of feathers as seen in the pictures. It usually starts on their back near the tail and very slowly (weeks-months) gets worse with the loss traveling up the back. Some birds also had feather loss on top of the...
  2. Farmgirl805

    DePluming Mites

    I’ve had months of problems with my chickens, feather loss, over-preening, anemic, decreased egg production…. The whole nine yards. I knew that something was happening, likely mites or lice, we’ve tried *just about* everything with ZERO results. My blue Cochin looks terrible, she has looked like...
  3. BitterLimeParakeet

    Treating Depluming Mites?

    Hello everyone! I was hoping I might be able to get some advice for dealing with depluming mites. I finally figured out that was what my silkie had, after months of trying all different topical treatments without seeing any bugs, but her feather condition continuing to worsen. She constantly...
  4. 6

    Depluming Mite Infestation?!

    Fall 2020 two of my hens had a hard molt, while one lost feathers around her neck. The two hens who hard molted, grew their feathers back like normal, within a few months. However, my featherless necked hen didn’t grow her feathers back. In fact, she lost a bit more around her wing shoulder...
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  5. thenovicehen

    How can I tell if my adopted rooster has active depluming mites?

    Hello! I adopted a frizzle rooster a few months ago with some feather damage. About half of his wing feathers look like pieces of straw and his tail is mostly cottony fluff. I didn’t know about depluming mites at the time and assumed it was a protein deficiency. He is growing new feathers meow...
  6. Maine_chic

    Treating Depluming mites under quarantine

    Hi everyone! I’m looking for some much needed input on treating my chickens for DEPLUMING MITES. I would like to avoid using Ivermectin because, during the COVID-19 pandemic, fresh eggs are crucial for our family. But...my chickens are really struggling with this issue, and they are my beloved...
  7. emelle116

    Damaged Tail Feathers

    Today I noticed that one of my pullets (3.5 months old) has pieces missing from her tail feathers (picture included). I also found 4 large, healthy looking tail feathers lying in her coop. Her tail is noticeably less full than those of my other 3 pullets. The rest of her feathers look fine. I...
  8. CanadaEh

    Poor laying, naked chickens - feather pecking or mites or both? HELP!

    Getting 1-4 eggs a day from 7 chickens for ~3 months now. They used to lay nicely (up to 7 eggs) until mid winter. They just slightly over 1 year old. Overbreeding was and may be still issue (but 1 rooster for 7 hens seems to be normal). Feather pecking was and still a bit of an issue. There...
  9. K

    Not an emergency, bald patches?

    I’m not sure if they are coming out of molt or if there’s something else to be concerned about like depluming mites. I’ve relocated 7 hens, about 15-18 months and one about 2 1/2 years. They have some bald patches I’m not sure about. I’m treating the older one with ivermectin for SLM and dealing...
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