Help!! My chicken was attacked by a cat!!

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Mites and lice are often confused. It helps to know which you're chicken has. If you can, get a magnifying lens and look at one of the bugs and count the legs. If it has eight, you have mites. If it has only six legs, it's a louse.

Both can be treated with permethrin, either the dusting powder or the liquid. If you have mites, then the coop must be treated since the mites live in the coop walls while lice only live on the chickens.

this is a thread about a wing injury.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

this is a thread about a wing injury.

The OP mentioned mites and lice.

 

[Bawkbok]

Since the OP mentioned tiny bugs post injury - unless the other chickens are presenting with the same - could it potentially be fleas since "cats are notorious for serving as flea magnets" (veterinarian comment, not mine).

 

[Newbie to chickens]

I've taken a closer look at them, and they are indeed mites. There aren't so many, I will treat them soon. The neosporin and saline are helping, and she is resting well, eating and drinking. Thanks all for the quick advice. I will update.

 

[Newbie to chickens]

Okay, the mites have been treated and her wound is almost fully healed so I put her in her new coop yesterday. She’s doing fine, however she has some trouble flying, because when she falls she can’t really balance and somehow ends up on her side.

 

[azygous]

Give her one vitamin E capsule each day for a few days and see if that corrects her imbalance. She also could be experiencing electrolyte imbalance, it causes balance issues. Give her a teaspoon of sugar with a pinch of salt and baking soda in a cup of water

 

[cincyfarmgirl]

Mites and lice are often confused. It helps to know which you're chicken has. If you can, get a magnifying lens and look at one of the bugs and count the legs. If it has eight, you have mites. If it has only six legs, it's a louse.

Both can be treated with permethrin, either the dusting powder or the liquid. If you have mites, then the coop must be treated since the mites live in the coop walls while lice only live on the chickens.

Is treating with Diametheasus powder, DE sufficient for getting rid of mites infestation? If I use chemicals, do I have to keep the chickens out of the coop? I’ve heard that because it’s poisonous to them also. Please advise.

 

[azygous]

No, DE isn't enough to get rid of mites. You need to use permethrin or spinosad, both are non-poisonous to chickens but very effective on mites and lice.

If you have coop mites, you will need to mix up a spray and spray into every nook and cranny where mites live. You do know the difference between lice and mites, don't you?

 

[cincyfarmgirl]

No, DE isn't enough to get rid of mites. You need to use permethrin or spinosad, both are non-poisonous to chickens but very effective on mites and lice.

If you have coop mites, you will need to mix up a spray and spray into every nook and cranny where mites live. You do know the difference between lice and mites, don't you?

No, DE isn't enough to get rid of mites. You need to use permethrin or spinosad, both are non-poisonous to chickens but very effective on mites and lice.

If you have coop mites, you will need to mix up a spray and spray into every nook and cranny where mites live. You do know the difference between lice and mites, don't you?

Well, they sure look a lot alike except I believe lice has six legs and a mite has eight? What I saw crawling around on the vent of this particular chicken was so tiny I could not count the legs, but it was a tiny brown speck that was moving. I guess I’d have to capture one and look at it under a magnifying glass to know for sure. Do those chemicals you mentioned work on both mites and lice? Is this likely something I could get from Tractor Supply ?

 

[cincyfarmgirl]

Mites and lice are often confused. It helps to know which you're chicken has. If you can, get a magnifying lens and look at one of the bugs and count the legs. If it has eight, you have mites. If it has only six legs, it's a louse.

Both can be treated with permethrin, either the dusting powder or the liquid. If you have mites, then the coop must be treated since the mites live in the coop walls while lice only live on the chickens.

I did some research and Tractor Supply does have this product

Gordon's Permethrin 10 Livestock and Premise Insecticide Spray, 8 oz that is supposed to be acceptable to use on chickens as well as just about any other animal according to specifications. It’s a 10% concentration. There’s probably something on the label that tells us how much to use for a chicken. But I don’t really wanna soak the chicken in this cold weather so I’ll have to take a closer look at it. Also, apparently it’s effective for lice and mites as well as some other insects.​