- Jul 28, 2014
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in the midwest we have been having torrential rains, so, there has not been any dusting areas for our chicknes and i have not put our ash out to be ruined or washed away. Saturday i put DE in my nesting boxes and fluffed them. Last night when i wentto check the flock, i believe i have a mite infestation in the nesting boxes. They were everywhere. I am on my 24 hr shift today and the out of town for 4 days. Tomarrow when i get home i plan on doing the following to help give them relief......
DE and new pine shavings in all the boxes, DE in the run, and some contractor grade? Sand mixed with our ashes out for dusting. It is supposed to be incredibly hot and no rain for a little while. When we get home, i can get in and spray the whole coop down with ??? And do another round of DE and fresh shavings.
My questions are, 1-will my initial immediate treatment give them some relief, 2 is there anything else i can do on a limited time schedule that would be helpful, 3 is it contractor grade sand?, and 4- what do i spray to do a deep clean?
TIA
DE and new pine shavings in all the boxes, DE in the run, and some contractor grade? Sand mixed with our ashes out for dusting. It is supposed to be incredibly hot and no rain for a little while. When we get home, i can get in and spray the whole coop down with ??? And do another round of DE and fresh shavings.
My questions are, 1-will my initial immediate treatment give them some relief, 2 is there anything else i can do on a limited time schedule that would be helpful, 3 is it contractor grade sand?, and 4- what do i spray to do a deep clean?
TIA