Chicken mites

[lostfan1]

My hen has mites I just have one she’s like a pet to me. I will clean her coop and treat it but I want to know if I can use this Ivermectin on her if so how much? Once I used dog flea and tic shampoo and that worked but have read some bad stuff about it. Any help appreciated. I’ve used the seven dust on her but she still has them deep in her feathers.

 

[592667]

I’m not sure about the product you took a picture of, but I’ve used Mana Pro Mite Spray for a while and it works great!
Not only does it cure mites, but lice too!
You can find it on Amazon too btw

 

[lostfan1]

I’m not sure about the product you took a picture of, but I’ve used Mana Pro Mite Spray for a while and it works great!
Not only does it cure mites, but lice too!
You can find it on Amazon too btw

Great thank you I will order that. Just spray it on her all over?

 

[592667]

Great thank you I will order that. Just spray it on her all over?

Yes, spray it on her skinc under feathers especially. Just make sure to avoid her face

 

[My hen house]

Great thank you I will order that. Just spray it on her all over?

Can you still eat the eggs

 

[cmom]

Ivermectin is not approved for use on birds. I don't know if there is an egg withdrawal period. I use permethrin spray. It works, but you will need to also spray her quarters and there is NO egg withdrawal period. I use poultry dust in the nest boxes. Good luck...

 

[cmom]

I have posted this before, the best product to get rid of the mites and lice in my opinion is permethrin which is very cost effective. I had some birds that were severely infested. I thought they were just molting but weren't getting their feathers back in when I discovered they were loaded with mites. The first thing I tried was DE. The birds weren't improving and still had mites. I first discovered them in only one coop but eventually found them on birds in another coop. I dusted the birds and the coops with the DE and no improvement after treating them for a couple of weeks. Next I did use some sevin dust that I had but it was almost gone but it did help. I did some research and came up with permethrin. I'm pretty sure the wild birds brought them into their coop. I used the dust on the birds and in their nest boxes and sprayed inside of the coops, every crack and crevice, on and under the roosts, ceiling, walls, floors, anywhere the mites can hide. It's best to clean out the coop before you spray. I use pine shavings in my coops. Wear special clothing including a mask and gloves. I did a weekly spraying for about a month and put permethrin dust in the nest boxes, originally sprayed the birds getting under the wings and worked it through their feathers with gloves which you can also do with the dust. Slowly the birds began to recover and get their feathers back in. I think if I hadn't treated with the permethrin when I did I probably would have lost some birds to the mites. The birds were in bad condition. Permethrin only kill live pests, not the pests eggs. TSC carries the permethrin powder, premixed spray bottles and the concentrate. I use the concentrate. I mixed a 0.5% solution of permethrin 10. It did not affect the birds. I spray my coops as needed and when I spray I do weekly spraying for 3 or 4 weeks then stop as I don't want the pests to develop a resistance to the permethrin. Repeated weekly spraying is necessary because again, it does not kill the pests eggs and as an added benefit is there is no egg withdrawal period. The birds are beautiful again. There are other products available but much more expensive and in my opinion the permethrin works great. Some people swear by DE but for me it didn't work and as I said The birds were in bad shape. I was angry at myself for letting it get so bad and if I hadn't treated when I did I might have lost some birds. There are other BYC members who have had similar experiences. Good luck...

 

[cmom]

I use animal grade Diatomaceous Earth for my chickens. I mix in their dust bath, or just rub it all over them.
Here's a link that may be helpful
https://www.backyardchickencoops.co...-earth-a-natural-remedy-for-troubled-chickens

 

[Kiki]

I use animal grade Diatomaceous Earth for my chickens. I mix in their dust bath, or just rub it all over them.
Here's a link that may be helpful
https://www.backyardchickencoops.co...-earth-a-natural-remedy-for-troubled-chickens

This is not a good link to share with people. The information on it is false/wrong.

 

[cmom]

I agree but there are a lot of sites on the web that say the same thing as the one posted above. I have been keeping chickens for around 50 year and have tried it for various things even as a chicken wormer but for me it didn't work. There are other much better products that are safe to use but some people will still swear by it.