Suggest you take time to look for red mite, when you put your girls to bed.

I have red mite again, and you could to.
I took my removable perches off as I do once or twice a week and found them skulking.
This particular coop has not been used for nearly 5 months and is now being inhabited for 2 weeks by now 7 week old chicks. 
Your looking for


Its a 5 pence for scale so put on your reading glasses if you need them, when you are looking.


They are full of blood!!!!!!!!



What to do? I am will be trying the richyrich7 way off to purchase some paraffin tonight.
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this is a really useful post, ruff!
it's sometimes hard to see what yo're looking for when you don't know what it looks like.

thanks! 

Mine are Frontlined, I clean with Poultrysheild and use Diatom in bedding and all corners.
Still find the odd mite when searching for them

BJ

Excellent post and pictures, just the kind of thing we need to be aware of. Thanks!

It can help when checking for red mite to fold a piece of white paper and put it into any cracks and crevices wiggle it about and if it has red marks on when you take it out you probably have red mite. They are difficult to spot. I know I ould not be able to see them without my specs, which I don't wear to the yard as I am always afraid of the horses breaking them.

I check every day wen I poo pick but I know they are really hard to see. I sometimes lift the ends of the perches for a look.

Good luck with it Rough.

Rob