Hi,
We recently had an infestation of red mite. We couldn't fumigate the chicken house as we had a goose sitting on eggs the other side of the wooden wall.
We burnt all the bedding and nest boxes and blow torched the walls, ceiling and floor. We then cleaned with poultry shield and dusted with diatomaceous earth.
We repeated the poultry shield and diatomaceous earth a week later. So far no sign of mites.
My question is - does anyone regularly dust with DE to keep mites at bay, and if so how often?
I have read several threads on here and I realise that some people wouldn't use DE for any reason, but, conversely, others seem to think it is worthwhile using.
Chris
We recently had an infestation of red mite. We couldn't fumigate the chicken house as we had a goose sitting on eggs the other side of the wooden wall.
We burnt all the bedding and nest boxes and blow torched the walls, ceiling and floor. We then cleaned with poultry shield and dusted with diatomaceous earth.
We repeated the poultry shield and diatomaceous earth a week later. So far no sign of mites.
My question is - does anyone regularly dust with DE to keep mites at bay, and if so how often?
I have read several threads on here and I realise that some people wouldn't use DE for any reason, but, conversely, others seem to think it is worthwhile using.
Chris