Approved & not Approved Pesticides

[casportpony]

What I find interesting is that legally one could cover their garden in Sevin, then let their chickens free range in the garden and eat all of the Sevin coated veggies, grass, bugs, whatever.

 

[aart]

Here it is. I don’t use de on my chickens after I spray them with the mite killer.
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Guessing that's about as effective as DE

 

[casportpony]

Guessing that's about as effective as DE

To each their own I guess. Personally, I don't want to have to treat them more than once, so I will use permethrin, ivermectin, or both.

Note that ivermectin is not labeled for use in poultry so it has an egg and meat withdrawal.

 

[aart]

To each their own I guess. Personally, I don't want to have to treat them more than once, so I will use permethrin, ivermectin, or both.

Was talking about the garlic spray......look at the post I quoted

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Guessing that's about as effective as DE

I pointed out the de because the picture recommends to powder your birds with de after spraying them with the mite killer

 

[aart]

I pointed out the de because the picture recommends to powder your birds with de after spraying them with the mite killer

Neither DE or garlic spray are going to do much against mites.

 

[casportpony]

Was talking about the garlic spray......look at the post I quoted

To each their own I guess. Personally, I don't want to have to treat them more than once, so I will use permethrin, ivermectin, or both.

Note that ivermectin is not labeled for use in poultry so it has an egg and meat withdrawal.

I was also talking about the spray.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Neither DE or garlic spray are going to do much against mites.

I was also talking about the spray.
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Actually this spray is extremely effective at killing mites, and I’m very pleased with it. All the chickens that I have used it on were mite free within 2 days of application (I never had a major infestation of mites so that may be why it is so effective for me).

 

[aart]

I was also talking about the spray.
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Gotacha......yeah, might work as a preventative......but not against an infestation.
Tho I love to grow garlic, I can't stand the stench of raw garlic and wouldn't want it on my chickens.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

The chickens actually don’t smell of garlic but if you get some of the spray on yourself you just have to wash it off really well. @aart what do you use to treat/prevent mites on your chickens?