I appreciate, it hadn't rained for awhile but rain is "normal" for us here, never had a issue in the past but perhaps the heat/humidity we've suffered this Summer with the sudden rain is causing "growth" :barnie Any idea or help with solution is always greatly appreciated!
Yes but no more than the usual for Hawaii :( Dept of Ag guy says NOT bird mite, looks like but the color is wrong & haven't seen any on the girls. Maybe feed mites? I ferment my feed, feed bin is clean but I do scatter some dry feed on the ground when I close them up as a treat. Maybe...
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I'm quite sure it's chicken mites, plan on putting some in a jar to take to the Dept of Ag on Monday. Bought some Sevin 5 to dust the girls with next week, thinking of sprinkling in the DLM also, good or bad idea? Still found some crawling up my black rubber boots...
Thinking chicken mites, I ferment my feed. Guess I need to look up some pictures o_O What happened to my post? Came back to add a picture of my enclosure & it's gone?
QUESTION: {Prior to finding the correct ratio, Thurs I mixed 15ml/gallon of water, sprayed the cracks, posts, roosts...
EggSighted4Life - Yes, I realized after mixing a gallon it was way too much & more is NOT BETTER :( Learned my lesson. I do find those red ones in my garden area, now & then, as you say under some dead leaves or rocks. The Malathion was used at another house years (1980s) ago. I was desperate...
Was hunting for this thread to see what the ratio mix for Permethrin 10, Hubby calculated 3/4 oz per gallon water, which is under dose (.75 oz or 15ml) cause from what I've read 10ml/half gallon so that would be 20ml to a gallon.
This afternoon I was in my patio working on the...
Ok you all convinced me.....I dust (DE) my girls (5 Wynadottes) monthly as a preventative; vent area & under wings. They're ok but it's a mess. Someone told me about using Adams Flea & Tick Spray (?) as a preventative and have read some thread on BYC about using it. Then I happen on this...