paridisefarm - DE is short for Diatomaceous Earth. We purchased it at Suburban Feed. You mix it in their feed and dust them with it. I heard the rumors about Sevin, but so far we haven't had any problem finding it. Just bought some yesterday at Tractor Supply in Brooksville. Good luck on your...
Pamperedpullet.... like the idea of burning the dirt, I'm surprised my husband didn't already think of that. These bugs are horrible!! MotherJean, does cull mean KILL? I hope not! Not to be rude but our chickens are our pets, and I'd never kill them because they inconvenience me with having to...
First and foremost, DO NOT put these chickens anywhere near your other chickens!! These fleas spread through the sand. The eggs are dropped to the sand to hatch out. We are currently going through this awful problem with ours. So far, we have tried Sevin, DE, Adams, and 10% Permethrin. We've...
Thank you so much mypicklebird! We didn't know if they were fleas or mites, now we know they are sticktight fleas (they sure do stick tight!) We've tried seven dust and DE, didn't work. We used dog flea shampoo today. We didn't realize how bad it was until we bathed them. We're going to try the...