Never had mites before this spring that I know of.
I have dusted with sevin (at least 4 times this year)
cleaned the hen house and dusted with sevin and diatamacous earth
put frontline plus on
Put a garlic bulb in the drinking water and have left it there for a week or more at a time.
I have done that 3 times this year.
cleaned the hen house and sprayed with permethrin
Sprayed daily with permethrin after dusting with sevin
put cedar shavings in the nesting boxes
I have been bad about repeating in 10 days.
This last time it was 12 days.
I am spraying with permethrin daily on the roost and edges of the floor.
I have 20 chickens in my chicken house and it is no joy to dust them all.
Just about the time I see new feathers coming in on a hen or two, I will see another one or two loosing feathes.
What did you do to finally get rid of the mites?
I am pretty sure they were brought in my birds. Opened our new chicken house in the spring of 2014 and there are 15 spruce trees around the chicken yard that are full of birds.
The young and older chicks that are being raised in the barn are not showing signs of mites.
I have dusted with sevin (at least 4 times this year)
cleaned the hen house and dusted with sevin and diatamacous earth
put frontline plus on
Put a garlic bulb in the drinking water and have left it there for a week or more at a time.
I have done that 3 times this year.
cleaned the hen house and sprayed with permethrin
Sprayed daily with permethrin after dusting with sevin
put cedar shavings in the nesting boxes
I have been bad about repeating in 10 days.
This last time it was 12 days.
I am spraying with permethrin daily on the roost and edges of the floor.
I have 20 chickens in my chicken house and it is no joy to dust them all.
Just about the time I see new feathers coming in on a hen or two, I will see another one or two loosing feathes.
What did you do to finally get rid of the mites?
I am pretty sure they were brought in my birds. Opened our new chicken house in the spring of 2014 and there are 15 spruce trees around the chicken yard that are full of birds.
The young and older chicks that are being raised in the barn are not showing signs of mites.