deep litter method and bird mites

[chickengirl2016]

I'm actually not sure what brand it is?..I'll have to look when I do chores. I am in Canada so not sure you can Even get it?..

Ah okay! If it really works well ill try my best to find it around here or online!

 

[chickengirl2016]

This thread is a couple of years old. Not sure if they got rid of their mites but this was the first year I had them in one coop. I tried several things but to know avail. I was getting worried about the birds. I bought and tried permethrin. It works. It took several weekly sprays because it doesn't kill the eggs but when the mites hatch out it does so repeated and thorough spraying is a must. I sprayed everything, walls, ceilings, floors (I use shavings in some of my coops), inside and outside of my nest boxes, on and under the roosts, everywhere, all cracks and crevices where mites can hide. I finally got rid of them.

Hi! I will definitely look into that to keep on hand! I currently have no mite problem but i want to be prepared if it comes up, or use a preventative once a year or however often just to be safe. (not sure if what you used is a preventative or a remedy, sounds more like a remedy but I will definitely get some just in case!)

 

[chickens really]

Ah okay! If it really works well ill try my best to find it around here or online!

Here a pic of the product..Worked for me..Like I said it's a Canadian product.....Must be good eh......

 

[cmom]

Hi! I will definitely look into that to keep on hand! I currently have no mite problem but i want to be prepared if it comes up, or use a preventative once a year or however often just to be safe. (not sure if what you used is a preventative or a remedy, sounds more like a remedy but I will definitely get some just in case!)

I had my first flock around 50 years ago and this was the first time my birds have had mites. I have had friends whose birds have had mites or lice or something related. Luckily it was only in one coop but I sprayed all of the coops as a preventative. I have used DE, Seven, and some others and the birds were getting worse until I sprayed the permethrins. It takes awhile to see the results but eventually when I was checking the birds I didn't see any more mites. Now I'm doing a monthly spray. I talked to some friends who also own chickens and most do the same thing. I haven't seen any more mites but now the molt is on so I keep checking to make sure no mites. I bathed the birds also in flea shampoo, it didn't get rid of them. Good luck and have fun...

 

[cavemanrich]

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Here a pic of the product..Worked for me..Like I said it's a Canadian product.....Must be good eh......

The Canadian product is Sevin here in US. I have used it successfully in the past.

Here is a copy and paste from online description.
Does Sevin dust kill fleas?
Sevin dust is the brand name for carbaryl, an insecticide that kills fleas along with more than 65 other outdoor pests. Follow all precautions when using this product and use personal protection gear to keep it off your skin.Jul 23, 2008
How to Kill Fleas With Sevin | Cuteness
https://www.cuteness.com/article/kill-fleas-sevin

 

[chickengirl2016]

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Here a pic of the product..Worked for me..Like I said it's a Canadian product.....Must be good eh......

The Canadian product is Sevin here in US. I have used it successfully in the past.

Here is a copy and paste from online description.
Does Sevin dust kill fleas?
Sevin dust is the brand name for carbaryl, an insecticide that kills fleas along with more than 65 other outdoor pests. Follow all precautions when using this product and use personal protection gear to keep it off your skin.Jul 23, 2008
How to Kill Fleas With Sevin | Cuteness
https://www.cuteness.com/article/kill-fleas-sevin

Thank you guys so much! We use that on our garden so we probably always have some on hand! But I was ready to take a road trip up to canada to get it since it works!

 

[chickengirl2016]

I had my first flock around 50 years ago and this was the first time my birds have had mites. I have had friends whose birds have had mites or lice or something related. Luckily it was only in one coop but I sprayed all of the coops as a preventative. I have used DE, Seven, and some others and the birds were getting worse until I sprayed the permethrins. It takes awhile to see the results but eventually when I was checking the birds I didn't see any more mites. Now I'm doing a monthly spray. I talked to some friends who also own chickens and most do the same thing. I haven't seen any more mites but now the molt is on so I keep checking to make sure no mites. I bathed the birds also in flea shampoo, it didn't get rid of them. Good luck and have fun...

That sounds like a good idea to do a monthly spray! So glad your babies aren't struggling with mites anymore! Wow i wouldve thought flea shampoo would work, that good to know though! Sounds like they are tough to get rid of once ya get them. Thank you for your advice!

 

[cmom]

The flea shampoo did help but I still found some mites on the birds after I shampooed them.

 

[chickengirl2016]

The flea shampoo did help but I still found some mites on the birds after I shampooed them.

Oh okay!

 

[turkeybirdpecky]

I just switched over to sand in my coops from the wood shavings I had been using for nine years. It's been three days now since I cleaned all the dirty, dusty shavings out, and I'm thrilled with the ease of cleanup, and zero dust. I should have done this years ago.

As for controlling lice and mites, I highly recommend Elector PSP. It's not an insecticide. It's a biological control agent that's far more effective than dusting powders and completely non-toxic. It shouldn't upset the natural flora in the deep litter.

However, I'm with chickensreally on the issue of deep litter. What a mess. I wouldn't be able to live with knowing all that poop was just fermenting under my chickens, inviting dry rot of my structures. And anything that adds to the dusty environment that chickens naturally create with their dander and other habits should be avoided. I wouldn't use DE for this reason, as well as not being very effective for the purposes you'd be using it for.

Does the sand work in cold rainy or snowy northern climates (I am Canadian)?