I would try putting the powder in a spray bottle with water and shake it real well. Then I would spray the whole coop especially where mites might like to hide. Shake the bottle often so that the powder doesn't settle on the bottom of the bottle. And I don't know if you can use ivermectin...
I called the company and I talked to a nice guy named Doug. He says that they don't have expiration dates on the powder. It was Prozap Permethrin Powder. I checked the can again this morning and it is CRAWLING with the little buggers.
I'm thinking that the poultry powder didn't work. I went outside and saw that the permethrin can was covered in the mites! And even on the top where there is powder residue. So I'm going to try the Seven dust to see if that works better. I have 15 chickens, and I'm thinking giving them all a...
I recently discovered that the chickens had mites...(itch itch). One of the broody hens had them on her, and then I checked the other chickens and found a few more. I looked all around the roosts and the nest boxes and couldn't find any of the mites but they were on the eggs! So I was very...