BED BUGS! AT LEAST THEY ARE NOW!

[Lazy Farmer]

After the discovery of mites in your Chicken Bedding. Spend countless time trying your best to eliminate them. DON'T FORGET THEY CAN BE ON YOU NOW! Don't bring your clothing you were wearing into your home and throw it in the hamper or laundry basket. Wash it as you take it off.
Found mites in our bathroom connected to our bedroom. Shower and shampoo extra good.
Don't let this happen to you.

 

[Kiki]

What are you doing to get rid of the mights in your coop?

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Yesterday we spent hours cleaning and treating our big house again. 4th time in little as 6 weeks. Thus the reason I started this thread. Our extreme constant rain lately has concentrated the little s.o.b.'s to create a mite civilization within the only dry place for acres around, our egg house.
All boxes, bedding stripped again. Bon fired it to destroy the pests and send them back to hell where they came from. Shoveled out 3 inches of floor and casted DE and replaced the sand with fresh fill. Casted more DE then straw and hay bedding. Then a layer of thin DE. Dusted the boxes with DE and birds with 5% sevin again.
Added a small molded swimming pool half full with clean wood ash and tiny amount of DE. The birds love the dust bath.
Our war on mites is never ending.. At least this season.
Ironically, our dogs do not need flea control. The rain has controlled those parasites so far... Knock on wood.
Good grief.

(This is a quote from my "SEVIN DUST YOUR CHICKENS" Thread earlier today.)

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Just found another mite in our master bath again.. Good grief Charlie brown

 

[Kiki]

DE is one of your problems...It does NOT work for mites.

 

[Kiki]

Invest in some permethrin spray for both your coop and your birds.

 

[James Henthorn]

Contact bed bugs pest controllers.

 

[RAsChickens]

woah! I agree with James, call pest control.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Contact bed bugs pest controllers.

woah! I agree with James, call pest control.

We got them under control, they were mites from treating our chickens.
All the birds were dusted with sevin. As far as the house from bringing them inside. We wound up bug bombing the laundry room, bathroom and bedroom since the were all connected. We spent the night in our travel trailer camper while the little boogers enjoyed the foggers. The next day was a huge laundry day, needless to say.
Another adventure! Never a dull moment.
Thanks for the advise and replies!

 

[RAsChickens]

We got them under control, they were mites from treating our chickens.
All the birds were dusted with sevin. As far as the house from bringing them inside. We wound up bug bombing the laundry room, bathroom and bedroom since the were all connected. We spent the night in our travel trailer camper while the little boogers enjoyed the foggers. The next day was a huge laundry day, needless to say.
Another adventure! Never a dull moment.
Thanks for the advise and replies!

How can you prevent your chickens from getting mites?