Also put nustock in your dogs ears immediately and bath them in the Vetericyn parasitic shampoo. I could go on and on. Also know my house and animals are very clean. Cleanliness has nothing to do with this nightmare.Update: I hired help and we spent two full days 16 hours, taking apart all of my coop except for he main frame. We used a steamer in the main joints and torched as best we could. Then we put protected the rough exterior with Thompson’s water sealant. And I sprayed permethrin all on these main parts.
The blow torch was most successful. After torching flooring and roofing and all planks used for roost bars we scrubbed the debris using peppermint detergent and sesame oil solution. Once all the parts were dry, I thoroughly sprayed them with permethrin, and then we reinstalled. I even replaced the roost bars for extra measure. I took a magnifying glass and searched each plank and bar, and if I did see one crawling, we torched again. I was confident that we had every single mite. We even built a new nest box entirely and treated with permethrin before installing .
I’m not gonna lie the infestation was massive. I feel terrible. I can’t believe my birds are still alive and even laying eggs at least some of them were.
So this morning I did my detective work using a magnifying glass and flashlight. I checked the newspapers and I’ve been using instead of a wood shavings, didn’t find any but I checked one of the small planks that my pullets were sleeping on, and it was crawling with at least eight blood filled mites, I’m thinking that I had two types of mites. Then I removed that plank and brought it out into the sunlight and sprayed it with poultry protector, which is mostly citric acid to see if they would stop crawling. It took about two or three sprays before they all ceased. I’m thinking the hens must be carrying another mite that they’re getting in the environment. Upon inspection of the vent area, skin around the neck and breast. I don’t see anything. I even took one hen and use the magnifying glass. But just for good measure, I dusted them in DE and applied permethrin powder to under the wings vent area and neck, I was hoping that would kill whatever was on them but apparently it didn’t , what do you think?
In addition, I’m getting bitten when I’m in bed at night and that’s after a thorough shower and scrub down. Also, my dog and cat are itching and biting and I don’t see any fleas on them. So frustrating! what in the world?