- Aug 14, 2010
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I have determined that my coop is infested with Chicken Mites. They come out at night in the nest boxes. The chickens look normal, but if I even Touch the coop they are crawling up my arm.
Question: What do chicken mite bites look like? I have flat tiny red dots on my arms and legs like pin pricks that I can only see with magnifying glasses. Is this from the mites?
I set off a bug bomb and mites crawled to the outside of the coop and died there but I still get mites on me when I go near it.
I want a Natural way to treat this. Should I just keep the chickens out of the coop in their run area until I get this fixed? From what I read they are living in the coop and come out at night to feed on the chickens, not really living on the chickens...
How do you use tea tree oil and does it help? What about something with the word Orange in the name?
Question: What do chicken mite bites look like? I have flat tiny red dots on my arms and legs like pin pricks that I can only see with magnifying glasses. Is this from the mites?
I set off a bug bomb and mites crawled to the outside of the coop and died there but I still get mites on me when I go near it.
I want a Natural way to treat this. Should I just keep the chickens out of the coop in their run area until I get this fixed? From what I read they are living in the coop and come out at night to feed on the chickens, not really living on the chickens...
How do you use tea tree oil and does it help? What about something with the word Orange in the name?