Henlo all! I'd like to clarify something: I mention in this video that ivermectin may carry a greater risk for chickens than diatomaceous earth. Ivermectin is a relatively benign medication that has been around for a long time. With birds, the risk comes with injecting it. There is also the risk of over-medicating them if you don't have the correct oral or topical dose. I recommend working with a veterinarian (if possible) if you wish to use ivermectin for your flock.

Hello! I’m a 13 year old with a obsession with chickens. My family and I went on a vacation and when we came back, my chickens had mites! My whole family avoided my for several days out of fear of catching mites! This video really helped me. Thanks!

Literally my head itches now. 🤣😂

I cant believe you have haters, your the most real down to earth straight to the point super funny informative KZfaqr

You should have no haters. Whomever is hating on this lovely chicken lover needs to stop. Girl, you're awesome! I've had chickens for 3 years now, and you've given so much helpful information. Thank you!

I love how conversational you are and how non judgmental. Thank you for being specific and thorough.

I’m pretty sure there are thousands of ladies across the USA that have adopted you as our “ chicken sister “ 😂❤️🙏

I know this video is 2 years old BUT I just wanted to say that DE has been such a blessing and a Godsend for us. I couldn’t agree with you more! The misinformation out there to steer people away from truly good products is (or should be) so obvious now with everything going on in the past few years. I’m not new to chicken keeping but I haven’t had them for years and I am starting again with my little flock of 8. Loved a few of your videos so far and look forward to watching many more. Thankyou!

I had a nasty infestation a few weeks ago when my broody hen sat for 3 weeks and didn't bathe. When she finally vacated the nest I went to clean it all out and I was covered in mites. 3 days later, I was covered in extremely itchy mite bites! Imagine how it is for our girls? My solution when cleaning out the nesting box was to spray eucalyptus and let it evaporate (very strong not good in large doses) I then put lots of wormwood, tansy and lavender in the boxes and there hutch. The coup has lemon balm, wormwood and tansy growing so they are walking through that all the time. mites don't like strong smells. I also add apple cider vinegar and garlic to their water. She's all better now and my bites have gone.

I'm so thankful for all the wonderfull, easy to digest content you provide at no cost. You really are saving the world. Thank you President

I’m 12 years old I have a flock of three, just discovered my favourite polish chicken has mites😢. This is the only helpful video I have seen so thank you so much. Heading of to pets at home now to get some treatment. You saved my babies!!!

I bought a flowering chrysanthemum plant... and put it next to the poultry wire for my chickens... they nibbled all the little buds off the areas where it hadn't flowered out yet. they loved it. I figure that's helpful, since chrysanthemums are the source of pyrethrum.

DE - wonderful stuff!! My son infected the guest room with bed bugs from his luggage after he came back from Dubai. I dusted the mattress, the pillows, the plinths and rugs etc etc and no more bedbugs! Ants in the kitchen? Easy peasy - DE along their walking paths. I rub DE in the cracks of the chicken coop and like you, add it to their dust bath and nesting boxes. Happy chickens! Kids arguing over the TV remote? I dust them with DE and the little pests just melt away! Just kidding. So glad I found your channel. Learning a lot, thanks!

I freaking LOVE your personality and your videos!!!! Perfect President of Chickenlandia!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I’m glad you mentioned that chickens can definitely gets mites in winter! My poor rooster suffered an infestation in January, and we’re in eastern Canada. Diatomaceous earth saved the day (with some help from garlic)!

great stuff and very informative! I like your friendly smile as well - it just makes the watching experience so much better

I really appreciate your compassion, upbeat vibe and wealth of knowledge. You rock!

Madame President dropping knowledge bombs about DE

Here's another affordable natural option which has definitely dealt with the issue for me. Having a contained suburban run mixed with the humid weather in my location, it's a very common problem for most chicken owners around here. Into a spray bottle, mix 1 part vegetable oil (or other edible oil) to 2 parts water. Add a very small squirt of dishwash liquid (just enough to emulsify the mix when shaken) and a few drops of essential oil if you have them (lemongrass, lavender etc). This mixture can be spayed directly on the birds feet and any coop surfaces such as the roosts that you find mites - both as treatment and deterrent. Dust baths are a must and if you can afford it, adding DE / dried herbs from someones garden to the coop bedding has completely eliminated the problems. This spray was a game changer for me. Great channel BTW!

WONDERFUL information! Way to have the backbone to stand for what WORKS for you contrary to popular opinion; I love DE and it has saved my girls (who I also LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!) more than once. I now mix a small amount in their feed! SUBSCRIBED!!

Your video was very well done. I enjoyed watching. Thank you for sharing! I subscribed and put notifications on, so keep them coming.

Great vid!. Had a new girl come into my flock from unknown farm . Adopted her because the rooster almost fully pecked her eye out 😥 she was starting to do much better with us and her eye was healing nice . Then came out one morning and she wouldn't come out . Checked on her and she wasnt hardly moving. Looked closer and she was covered in red mites!! Got her out of the coop and they were all over "her" nesting box. Unfortunately she did not recover from the infestation. That day built new coop for the rest of the flock and burned the other one haha now i use ash for there baths and sprinkle around the cracks of the coop when cleaning . Mites cant breath in fire place ash 😊

I've always used FGDE with my chickens, never had any issues with it harming them, us nor our dogs. Now that we have a pellet stove, I'll add the wood ash. I also much prefer natural treatments to chemical ones and feed my flock organic feed, it's healthier for them and for us...after all, whatever they eat goes into their eggs, and we eat their eggs. ❤️💛💜

I grow marigolds in mass each year. Dried flowers of marigolds has the permethrin. Goes in the nest box and dust bath. If the chooks eat the flowers their yolks get very orange. Love using FGDE BTW.

We had to start using DE for our pet rats for the same reasons. So interesting to learn more about bird wellness.

This has been so educational and helpful! Thank you for thoroughly going through the top FAQs as well as remedies.

Love all your videos! You are so REAL! My first chicks should arrive this coming week. I am so excited!

excellent explanation of terrain theory, nice job! thank you so much for everything!

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your channel! Very informative, thank you!🌸🏵️💮🌺🌻🌼🌷🌹🏵️💮🌸

So glad to have you as a reliable resource! I had already seen a previous video of yours about dust baths, so I ordered DE and herbs. I just got my orders delivered the other day and its time to clean the coop!

Thank you for these wonderful tips. 💖

Very informative! Thank you for this video..

Love your teaching and your smile. Thank you

Thank you so much for the help!

Love the chicken spa !

I have owned dogs for 36 years and in that time we have had a mild outbreak of fleas twice in really bad seasons. I used diatomaceous earth on my dogs after bathing and drying. As well, using and extra fine sieve, I sprinkled diatomaceous earth throughout the house and have had no problems and used no harsh chemicals.

Great job on the videos. I found them recently and subscribed. We got chickens and ducks for the first time t his year. So far no problems but I'm trying to learn so I can avoid the unexpected and have happy birds. Thanks for the info!

I just love you! Thank you for your great videos! How often can we give fresh table scraps?

Appreciate the info and your adorable personality!

Thank so much for the great info. I am new to this and I always come back to you for info. My chickens have become my babies /girls. Love them.

I screamed YES! when you raved about D.E. That stuff is my best friend and I put it everywhere. 3 days after I brought my chickens home, I got up to see how they were doing and I was HORRIFIED to see billions of tiny ants. They were EVERYWHERE!!!! I have a good friend who raises chickens and I’m crying and sobbing on the phone to her and sniveling so bad, she said “Who IS this?” She told me to run down to Tractor Supply and get the biggest bag of food-grade D.E. they have and sprinkle it lightly in all the places they’re crawling and put a little in their food. Literally, the next morning there were ant carcasses all over the place but, not a single live ant! Overnight! When I clean out the coop, chicken run and especially the beginning of spring, I sprinkle it all over. Plus, I mix a small amount in their food and sprinkle it around the perimeter of their chicken run and even my house, cuz they were coming in my house, too. Eeeuuww!

Man I just found your site. You really had alot of details I didn't know or think of. I really like your narrations style. I was itching I must admit!

Saw you post in the backyard chickens group on Facebook. You are such a joy to watch and I’m learning so much already. I just watched a few of your videos and if it wasn’t way past my bedtime I would watch many more! I’m so inspired to really do so much more for my girls. I love the little xylophone you have in the coop! I also think your birds are beautiful. Looks like you have some serma bantams which I want so badly. We are first time chicken owners and have 18. We recently lost one because she was a runt and another because of a hawk. We are working on trying to secure our yard, but it’s large and they beg us daily to get out of the run. They love free ranging. I work from home so sometimes I go outside to babysit them with my laptop! Ha anyway, thank you for putting out such great quality content for us crazy chicken people! 💕

I love you frames and the information you give out. thank you presidente

OMGOODNESS I just love you! You have helped me so much! I started with one baby chick found in a parking lot. Wasn't set up for chickens so raised this chick in the house. She got 2 sister the next year. And this year I got 5 babies. I have loved your videos! Thanks!

I also wanted to tell you that my son and I love and respect you!!! You’re the best resource we have to raise healthy happy chickens ! BTW we will never eat these chickens! We got them for their eggs! My son wants to get ducks and quails. I’m so glad he’s a great engineer,builder etc!! He went to college for welding and ended up learning engineering etc. bless you my new friend and mentor!!

I love your videos!!! Thanks from Texas😃

Great information, I love watching your videos! So funny when the ducks got noisy!

I use DE on my dog after she was infested with fleas from the neighborhood cats (we have a catch and release spay program for cats where I live). I put it in my chicken's dust bath, just because I heard they can get fleas, too. Thanks for the confirmation that I am doing right by my girls!

Watching from Philippines very impormative vlog..wow amazing

Hi, I want to thank you for all your videos. Very informative and learning a lot from you before I start my little flock. I started with Quails and now moving to chickens. Once again thank you from SJ, CA

Thanks for the information

That was great thank you for sharing 👌🏾

I'll have to keep a lookout. My horse had live a few winters ago YUK. New chicken mom here. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for always providing helpful information. I need to go check our chickens. I just cleaned the coop and nest boxes and then treated with DE but didn't treat the chickens. Thank you!

I put a layer of wood ash in the coop then I put their bedding- it works great to kill bugs. I also use DE food grade, lime powder in there dust bath.

This vides was very helpful for me & gave me some great ideas for how to make a good indoor dusting area for the chickens

Thank you so much I’m a new chicken mom and I definitely needed this video as my 2 girls ( chickens) are going there this as we speak at first I thought they were molting but no that was not the case

Good video informative always happy and uplifted after watching your videos thank you for sharing!!!

This is really my first year with chicken lice and having to treat. I LOVe and appreciate your videos! I'm mixing up wood ash and DE today!

Hi New here!! Treating these nasty mites now!! Thanks for the advice!!

Captivating chicken lady with lots of great videos #Subbed

Thank you for turning my stressful situation into a relaxing yet motivating cup of coffee. Subscribe button mashed, and to my girls I go. Blessings.

amazing videos very informative

There's Food grade D. Earth and its amazing!! It was the only thing that got rid of carpet Beatles. They came into my house through hand me down clothes. For 6 years I couldn't completely get rid of these things. Within about two days of Putting the power In Just the corners of cabinets... they were dead and never came back. Amazing! Just don't breathe it in the powder is bad for your lungs

Love your personality

I just love listening to your videos, really informative. Any thoughts on Epsom Salt baths? Would that be good to do before using diatomaceous earth or it does nothing for mites or lice?

Love your video's but I am really rocking all your different glasses! :)

Thanks for all the information shared....madam president😊😊

Love you President.

Hi ,love your video and have found it very useful.I must confess my chickens did get mites,what a nightmare ,we had a infestation.The worst thing was I got the mites and at night I could not stop itching ,the mites where so so tiny you could hardly see them .We had to burn the coop down as we tried everything to get rid of them ,lucky the chickens survived .Never again,so I do most of what you say .What herbs do you put in the dust bath?I love your idea of the dust bath in winter and the cider vinigar!thanks you are videos are informational and inspiring!

Thank you 🙏🏻

Great video!

I use de food grade in my hens nesting box and wood ash on the ground where they due there dust bath at and I have no issue with dust mites I also feed them garlic powder daily

Good info. I have been using Food grade DE for a number of years and have not had any problems.

Great video thanks.

All 80 of my chickens have mites. Its a constant battle. The mites attach to the quill at the skin and eat the chicken till the feather is weak and blood leaks into the feather quill and becomes like a feeding tube for the mites. I think cleaning the coop where they sleep with a torch of some kind. Like sweeping it out with a flame. Of course you dont let the coop catch on fire but just running the flame around so the heat can get into the nooks and crannies.

Love the videos

I am with you lady

We use DE all the time and have never had a problem with it. We have a bunch of kids and a bunch of different animals and this is the safest, easiest, best thing we've found.

I'm so thankful to have found your channel!! I am a new chicken owner:) I'm totally paranoid about mites etc. The girls are friendly but are still not being held yet as they have only been here about 10 days. How could I know if they have mites? Im so itchy just thinking about it!!

Thank you so much for this educative yet profoundly simple and very interesting video. I just began a small chicken keeping project here in Africa, Kenya - of about 50 one-month-old chicken, and am learning a lot as a brand new chicken farmer, hoping to one day go big commercially in well kept and healthy chicken. You are such an inspiration. Thank you so much..!

Great video, tons of great info! We have had chickens for 5 years now. We live in a rural area and the chickens are all over our pasture, free to do whatever. The have two large coops that they are secured in at night. We also have a livestock guardian dog Heidi that helps keep the chickens safe. We just added a Black copper Maran hen a year ago. She has the strange habit of molting in the spring. No other hen does this now I think it could be mites. Thanks to your video. I believe in diatomaceous earth 100%. So going to give that a try and see if this stops the feather loss. Thanks.

Had this moment this morning.. I'm a total noobie & my partner has a few very old birds.. We lost an old girl this morning & I discovered she was absolutely covered in mites!! I freaked the f out & it's really ruined my day! Thanks for this video.. I feel much better now. 😂

Thank you for the video! Have you tried lime? I got some first Saturday lime but I'm not finding many videos on it. I'd love to see a comparison between DE and Lime if you have time. ❤️❤️❤️❤️🐓

Me and my mom are so disturbed by mites.

Thank you for a great channel we just bought chickens 3 months ago and they got mites just bought DE but it has been poring down so haven't been able to put any other than inside the coop Cant clean the coop either due to the heavy rain will it still work

Diatomaceous earth sounds like a better option. Food grade for safety..

I have chickens, and my sister has a faborite. She hugs it everyday, however, one day she got black bugs on her skin and hair. We later found out it was mites. God.. She plucked so many feathers out!

“Whatever Haters!!!”😂😂❤️❤️

I use covered kitty litter box for dust bathing. You suggested it, and I thought it was great. My hens love them as laying boxes. They prefer to dust bathe in the dirt in their pen. 😂

Thank you for all this info throwing out more grit and oyster shells just noticed running low 😁

I have a young chicken in my "chicken rehab" I have set up in the basement. I brought her in after finding her on the ground in the coup not moving. It appeared she got picked on pretty bad by one of the other guys. My poor little Freya...she's one of my favorites. She was very alert, but couldn't stand. I couldn't find any broken bones. After lots of research, I found a good recipe to get nutrition back into her system, the "Rickets Diet". She's been inside for two weeks now, and doing so much better. However, as I was sitting on the floor with her on my lap giving her light strokes on her neck, I noticed little tan things crawling on my leg. Well....being new to this, you can image how I freaked out. I put her back in her crate, removed all of my clothes, threw them in the washer, ran upstairs buck naked (thank god no one was home!) and jumped in the shower. After much research, I believed it to be lice. Googling how to get rid of.... I found you. You don't know how happy I found you!! I can tell I am going to learn so much. Thankfully I have DE powder. Had the husband pick it up the other day. I always like to have it on hand. Thank you for your very informative video. I'm looking forward to watch more!

Hello! I love watching your videos. I have a question about DE. I have bought some food grade DE. I also plan to do the deep litter method in the coop. That being said, can I do a dust bath outside the coop eith the DE and still do deep litter successfully?

Dear chickenlandia I owe this information to you and your followers because i like this channel a lot. So i've been raising chickens for ten years now and I can assure you that if you apply olive oil onto the treating areas (under wings, vent, back, neck) the parasites drown in the oil. You can immediately see the dead mites and lice as you apply it.The oil remains on the chickens and spreads evenly on the whole body for about 2 to 3 days ( depending on the quantity you used) and functions as a trap for the mites that climb on the chickens during the night. I highly recommend that you try it and share the results with the community. Note that I have also tried sunflower oil and didn't work. It kinda dried out and ruined the feathers. Good luck, greetings from Greece.

Extremely helpful, thanks. We only have four chickens and while they started laying two to three eggs a day from last spring (NZ spring), they’ve laid barely an egg a day for the last few months (it’s at the end of our winter), so do you think some of the issues you’ve mentioned might be contributing to the problem. They look healthy and roam freely where there are lots of places to scratch and dust bathe.

My son (40) and myself (58) live together because I have Multiple Sclerosis and he’s been so great to take care of me!! And the state pays him to take care of me which he would do freely anyways! I’ll be telling you a bit about our little family because I believe we will be turning to you a lot for Chilcken wisdom!! My son has wanted to get chickens for the past 3 yrs. We love all animals ,we own 2 chihuahuas. Both are females my dog has been with me since she was able to leave momma. She is 9 1/2 yrs. Old and ornery as ever, her name is Curlyfry because she had a tight curl to her tail when she was born . 5:05 My sons chihuahua is 4 yrs old and has had since a puppy like mine. Her dad is a Pitbull!! The breed was first made in Europe (England) she is called a Chipit and her name is Brandie! She is the best dog ever!! We also have a cat that adopted us 21/2 years ago that had to live outside. My dog detests cats!! He has a great set up on our front porch though! His name is Simba. The neighbor lady named her. Anyways, after all of this chatter I will tell you that I gave in to my son under the condition that he would clean the backyard and garage real good!! Since we live in the desert in Taft ,Ca. My son did some research to find the right chickens to be able to be comfortable in this environment! He decided on the beautiful Welsummer laying hens! When we got them (there was supposed to be ten but we received 11!) they were so adorable and I instantly fell in love!! They started out in a galvanized large tub with all the proper items to keep them comfortable and happy! Within a week they graduated to a kiddie pool with another one on top with the bottom cut out so they wouldn’t jump out. My son brought home this giant bag of the top of the line chicken feed ! I thought ,wow they’ll never eat all of this! It’s been 6 weeks and we’re on our second bag! Of course a lot went out with the poop! Either my son or myself clean their area every day sometimes twice a day! We have kept them in the house since we got them! Right now my son built a 10’ by 4’ coop with proper sized wooden perches the best feeders and water dispensers that my son adds hydro hen, probiotics and all the other goodies to keep them healthy! So far we have followed all the best advice you’ve given to give them the healthiest and most comfortable environment we can. Now, the big reason I’m responding on this post! I heard about a flea/tick called the stickfast flea that gets its hooks deep into the areas of the chicken that had the most fluid such as around the eyes and the claws. My now ex husbands mom has chickens and because he hates cogs he told me that he carried some into our home about 7 years ago and my dog has them and they will boar into her skin in her ears ,her eye brows, and her muzzle . He said that their desire is to drain them of all their fluid which will cause my dog to die of dehydration. As a pastor he was a cruel man. Anyways I took my dog to the vet and he said that they are real and he gave me medicine that cost $59.00! I looked up this flea and the look of them was alien like!! So can my chickens get the stickfast fleas?!

I subscribe to you just now for the mere fact that you mentioned chicken alarmists. LOL well and I guess you know a thing or two about chickens too! 🤗

This helps a lot. I don't have any trouble with mites or lice but I do use the DE as a preventive. I even put a little in their food from time to time. Is this okay? I had been told it helps keep them from internal infestations they don't need.

Great video! EEEEEEH! It is so discusting! But it is a very important topic!