Chicken honking noise!

[Ccort]

Is this the right thing to buy? And I just run it all over the chickens?

 

[DonyaQuick]

Is this the right thing to buy? And I just run it all over the chickens?

Yes the right thing for mites, but it’s best applied really worked into the feathers down to the skin. If you just sprinkle the exterior, it won’t go where the mites are which is on/near the skin.

 

[Ccort]

Yes the right thing for mites, but it’s best applied really worked into the feathers down to the skin. If you just sprinkle the exterior, it won’t go where the mites are which is on/near the skin.

Ty. What about the coop/run?

 

[DonyaQuick]

Ty. What about the coop/run?

Finding mites on the birds during the day typically means either northern or tropical fowl mites. My method for dealing with those in addition to treating all birds in the flock directly is to mix some dust into the bedding, sprinkle it in dust bathing areas, and coat roosts. Some people clear out all the bedding; personally I found that made little difference with minor infestations of those types and I saw a greater impact treating bedding instead. This is of course assuming northern or tropical mites; roost mites are the third type you can have on chickens and are a different situation really (not one I’ve ever dealt with).

 

[Ccort]

Finding mites on the birds during the day typically means either northern or tropical fowl mites. My method for dealing with those in addition to treating all birds in the flock directly is to mix some dust into the bedding, sprinkle it in dust bathing areas, and coat roosts. Some people clear out all the bedding; personally I found that made little difference with minor infestations of those types and I saw a greater impact treating bedding instead. This is of course assuming northern or tropical mites; roost mites are the third type you can have on chickens and are a different situation really (not one I’ve ever dealt with).

Ty. I'm ordering two containers.