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Thank you for your reply! I have also read about a spray for the coop and DE. What would you recommend for treating the coop after cleaning out the old straw, droppings and shavings from floor and nesting boxes? With winter coming quickly up here in VT, I want to make sure the coop is a safe...

Hello: We have little (tip of pencil size) brown insects crawling on one of the eggs we got today. Are they mites? What is the best way to get rid of them? And also, I don't know if it is psychological or not but I am all itchy since finding them.... do they bite humans? Thank you for any...