I dusted their legs with the Permethrin powder. Now about 10 days later they do look better. We will retreat in the next day or two.
I also dusted the roosting bars and coop areas. I will soon put DE into the run floor for dust bathing.
I guess I thought I was one of those people that thought...
My hens (a small flock of 7) have varying degrees of scaly leg mites. Please elaborate on this permethrin spray. Will it get rid of the mites, how do I use it and where can I find it?
Also, will the mites affect the quality of the eggs?
We are seriously thinking of getting 15 meat birds soon. We have a section of the garden (4' x 8') that we cant seem to grow anything in so were thinking of using that for the meats. We will enclose it with hardware cloth.
Questions... Is this big enough for 15 birds, how about 24?
Do they need...