de pluming mite help

[Guest]

fancier  friend  has  this  mite  he  said  it  is  eating  new  feathers  on  the  crop  but  is  under  the  skin  any  ideas

[OLDYELLOW]

ivermectin drops ????

[Guest]

tried  them  also  sulphur  chlora/carb  and  stuff  head  lice

[OLDYELLOW]

garlic ??? in water and in bath ?

[pjc]

what kind of feeder does he have?

is it a new feeder?

[OLDYELLOW]

seems the depluming mite in similar to that of scabies that it burrows under the skin so something like malathon liquid should kill it as thats the treatment for head lice / scabiies   but a good clean and a blow torch will be needed till clear no good curing bird if there loft isnt treated same or they'll keep returning  

[Guest strapper]

chlorcarb is one of the best ive used...keeps lice off them for months

[OLDYELLOW]

chlorcarb is one of the best ive used...keeps lice off them for months

 

sounds more like there been treat on bird but the loft hasent been treated  

[Guest Vic]

Not feather rot is it? The weather seems ripe for another ailment, and nail in the coffin. Something tells me!

[pjc]

how do you know its mite?

You say its eating the new feathers coming through, i'm suprised they are moulting at this time!

[Guest]

feeds  on  the  floor    sent  skin  scrape  to  vet    vet  told  him  to  use  sulpur   no  use

[Guest]

Carbolic Soap

[OLDYELLOW]

just found this depluming mite :Neocnemidocoptes gallinae burrow into the epidermis at the base of feather shafts and cause intense irritation and feather pulling in chickens, pheasants, pigeons, and geese in spring and summer. Affected birds should be isolated and treated with ivermectin

[Taylorsloft]

stuff for scabies

[Guest]

what kind of feeder does he have?

is it a new feeder?

 

a mate of mine thought he had mite on the crop

treated with everything he could think of for it even stumped the vet

changed his drinkers and feeders (problem solved)

seemed to be worse when feeding y/bs

 

i think it was the large plastic drinkers he was useing as feeders

streching to get feed in the middle and rubbing their crops on the edge

 

dave

 

 

[pjc]

 

a mate of mine thought he had mite on the crop

treated with everything he could think of for it even stumped the vet

changed his drinkers and feeders (problem solved)

seemed to be worse when feeding y/bs

 

i think it was the large plastic drinkers he was useing as feeders

streching to get feed in the middle and rubbing their crops on the edge

 

dave

 

 

 

 

spot on Dave, thats why I asked!

 

[les]

are the birds siting on a nest,

[Guest]

i saw your reply phil and was waiting for you to say as much ;) ;)

[Guest 67ghirl]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permethrin

 

This seems to be the preffered treatment after checking on various sites!

Hope it's of help.

[pjc]

a few year ago i made feed troughs from guttering, made ideal troughs but the edges were sharp and shaved the feathers off the crops.

Put edge protector along them and never had a problem again!

[THE FIFER]

Carbolic Soap

 

didnt think you were that old clocky  ;D ;D ;D  it used to be on the sinks at the school

[jimmy white]

most of the above  will cure this depluming mite, even household fly spray [this contains permethrin] ,, the problem is ,, its not untill they moult that you know  your  rid of them, the old fashioned way was ,as clocky says , the old carbolic soap, this certainly   does the trick   rubbing the lather into their skin of the breast,  a few times ,,,,,but as o,y says ,, the loft needs fumigated,,,,,one way is  with a blow torch , to stop any re-infection

[wayne51]

its caused by a fungi like ringworm a definate cure  is spray  their crop area and back of neck with asolution  made up  of virkon s  and also spray lofts /boxs/all utensils.

[jock3]

clockman is bang on

[peterpau]

Ivermectin will get rid of the mite. Rubbing on the feeders is another possible cause. Once the feathers are gone, it will not be till they are fully moulted out that new feathers will come through. You can cure the problem easy, but the damage will look at you for a long time.