Yes live & learn, when I was new to chickens I was new to those awful mites, had 2 rescued hens full of them & someone told me to use Sevin. I know now there are healthier options but years ago when I went to find them, they were not on that shelf I was searching. I haven't had mites again, but...
Just to let you know...if you have chickens currently covered in mite right now, they need to be clean for this to work best. I hate nasty chemicals but there are times when drastic measures must be taken. In the case of 2 totally infested chickens I rescued from an awful place, I did have to...
Old timers told me abt 20 yrs ago when I got into Homing Pigeons, there are mites that will get into your building & literally live in the bare wood, or cracks in perches or where there are perches meeting the wall, etc. They recommend painting all surfaces & caulking cracks with paint over...