Very good instructions how to use DE.
I use it too for 9 years now. Never had SLM or feather lice. And only had an red mite infestation once, last year, when I was to careful applying it in the nest box area where I had two mama’s and 9 chicks. I couldn’t overwin the infestation in the two weeks you describe. Small mites kept coming. Finally managed to stop the infestation after taking an added piece of wood out (for higher roosts). Behind it I found a nest with mite eggs. Used more DE and because we planned a vacation I sprayed some permethrin into a hole in the lid, where I was not able to use the DE paint. And sprayed only one chicken with Permethrin between the feathers. She was a determined broody, who didn’t lay eggs anyway.
I use ribbed paper (from biscuits) to make mite traps, to check if the coop is still clean from red mites.
I use it too for 9 years now. Never had SLM or feather lice. And only had an red mite infestation once, last year, when I was to careful applying it in the nest box area where I had two mama’s and 9 chicks. I couldn’t overwin the infestation in the two weeks you describe. Small mites kept coming. Finally managed to stop the infestation after taking an added piece of wood out (for higher roosts). Behind it I found a nest with mite eggs. Used more DE and because we planned a vacation I sprayed some permethrin into a hole in the lid, where I was not able to use the DE paint. And sprayed only one chicken with Permethrin between the feathers. She was a determined broody, who didn’t lay eggs anyway.
I use ribbed paper (from biscuits) to make mite traps, to check if the coop is still clean from red mites.
