infestation

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...

I have six chickens and they keep on getting mites from wild birds in the area. Theyve gotten it 3-4 times or less last year :( I want to get permethrin liquid concentrate to spray down the coop and the chickens. I just wanted to only spray down the chickens instead of fully dipping them. I...

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...

Summary: I have 19 chickens that have mites and intend to dip them in permethrin and have questions regarding the situation. If you wish, skip to MY QUESTIONS at the bottom. Also, my qualifier is not meant to be rude, but I am looking for experience and help and knowledge. Not opinions, not...

Hi BYC! I want to post a recommendation for a pest powder that I recently used for a lice infestations and was very happy with. https://www.flytesofancy.co.uk/products/battles-poultry-red-mite-powder-500g Since permethrin isn't approved for use directly on birds here in the UK, I tried this...

We have a HORRIBLE mite infestation all of a sudden. Had chickens for years and never mites. These mites are absolutely TINY, like, pencil dot sized, and leave miserable bites on me, too. Our birds have an 8’ x 8’ coop built into our barn/shed, which is shared by barn cats. They free range and...

We live above a sheep farm so it didn’t take long for the rats of their hay barn to venture up and find our coop. It’s been a multi-year problem as I’ve never seemed to eradicate them each time I try. Then, we messed with their home nest and they retaliated by killing a hen. Now, it’s war. I’ve...

I was sitting in the run yesterday when I noticed a few of these small red bugs crawling on a few pine flakes on the ground and on their waterer, which was sitting on a wood pallet. I’ve already ordered permethrin dust and spray, which will be delivered between today and Wednesday. I don’t...

My little silkies rooster has a serious mite infestation. I've tried to use Pure Planet Mite spray and giving him garlic by mouth, but nothing works! I've checked the Internet and people say diatomaceous earth works, others say it doesn't. Meanwhile, I've given him a bath and nothing happened...

Hello Everyone, I am coming to the realisation that finding Permethrin in the UK is becoming quite difficult. I've read the very helpful thread on percentage dilutions here and as a new chicken keeper was hoping that the transition on this side of the pond, in terms of treatment for mites...

SOS! I've recently discovered my poor girls' coop is covered wall to wall with mites (or lice?) nests--gray dusty clusters. I had noticed signs that they might have an infestation, and discovered its extent upon treating with Permethrin 10. Because our coop is not a walk-in design, it's very...

TL;DR-- My whole flock has mites/fleas, is there a permanent solution to getting rid of them at this point? It's been a while since I posted here, so hello again BYC. Over the past few months our flock of 29 chickens has picked up little flea-looking pests, chicken mites? I'm not entirely sure...

So i had a bag of infested corn that was next to my chick feed and now i am starting to see little maize mites in my chick feed. Is there anything I can do besides throw it away. Any mites killer tricks. Help PLZ!

Hello goodnight, Please help Chicken mites are everywhere, in my compost bin, on my chickens, they've killed 2 of my newborn silkie chickens. What kills them instantly... I don't even know where they came from. What can I do? How effective is Sevin dust? Is there anything to put on my chickens...

I have auto feeders and waterers so i am sure as long as i have access to food and water they have no reason to leave. I have tried rat traps(both mechanical and electric) and also even built a barrel trap. I have gotten a few but i am still seeing rat poo in the nest boxes. I have also tried...

Just found out today that one of my roosters has a mite infestation and his parts of his skin is black,ruff and thick scaly. I've given him 3 baths and they are still coming off him. Was I too late?? He is just laying in sink with some warm water. Just resting. Please help!

Help! I have a heavy mite infestation - maybe red mite or chicken mite (is there a difference, or is 'chicken mite' a general term for a group of mites that affect poultry?) I only have four free-range hens, two of which are in moult at the moment. The temperature has been hot but is now cooler...

Help! I live in Spain and my chicken hutch has had red mites now for several months. I have used two types of spray for mites and have diatomaceous earth in there and where they dust bath. But they just keep coming back. Several chickens have died over the last few months. None recently as I am...

Hi there! I'm a new member although my husband joined while we were awaiting our chicks and loves it :). We have nine nine-week old chickens. Their brooder area was in our stand up shower of our bathroom up until a week ago when we transitioned them to their outdoor coop. Today I went into the...

hi, i have ordered a powdered lice treatment. but i dont know how i will administer it without been able to catch my hens, i was given the flock by a friend. but they are not that tame. they dont let you grab them. should i just try make one of them leg hooks and catch them that way. or could i...