Coop Ideas ...

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Thanks for all the comments.
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What my plan is, is to just kind of let winter set in and then try to do something about it, because the mites/lice seem to sort of "Die Off" during the winter months so I think that will be the time to do something. My younger birds don't have hardly ANY mites on their faces anymore!
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I'm hopeing they're die off for good, but they always come back twice as many the next spring!
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I'll have to count how many forms we have so I'll know about how many we wonna use ... IF I CAN GET THEM TO WORK ON A COOP!
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I'm planning out kind of letting my old chickens sort of die off and "Try" ( <
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) not to get anymore until I have a secure place for'em.
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Most of them are about 5+ years old so ...
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I only have 10 chickens and room for more if I want them, but I have the time to spend with them and really get to know each one and enjoy each chicken. Sometimes I am outside with them for 3 hrs or more just cleaning and puttering around with them. I usually wind up sitting with one of them on my lap. I just do not understand why you need 100 chickens if it is not a business or you are not a breeder. I know we always want more chickens but it is usually to try another breed or to see what we can breed. Sounds to me like you are out of control with too many chickens and not enough time. How do you dust 100 chickens for mites? It is not fair to the chickens that they do not get the health care that they need. Obviously, you love them and mean the best for them but you have problems that go beyond just new housing for them. You would probably feel better if you had a smaller, healthy flock that you could watch more carefully. Between school, chores, and social activities, it must be very difficult to find enough time for them. I wish you the best but I think you should re-think your plan about raising chickens in that quantity. Believe me, it is wonderful to enjoy each chicken and it's unique personality.
 
I've been following this thread and JUST remembered something helpful. DUH! I had a pet mouse that had a bad case of mites. I read somewhere that injectable cattle ivermectin would work. Let me tell you that I couldn't really justify spending $45 on a bottle of medicine I only needed a tsp of and for a $2 mouse. I went to TSC and got the cheapest ivermectin horse paste (around $6). I put a blob the size of a grain of rice in a large spray bottle of water and shook it till it was mixed thoroughly. I sprayed one spray on the mouse's back and one on the bedding of his cage. I never saw another mite again. It might be worth looking into. Ivermectin works topically for skin eating parasites and internally for blood eating parasites. Good luck.
 

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