ewww mites!

[casportpony]

Perfect, thanks!

I just ordered some poultry mite dust on Amazon, should be here in a few days. I am tempted to spray the adult hens with some "OFF", It has Deet in it which Im not a huge fan of but Im so grossed out I really just want to try it.

The mites were yellowish/beige flea size bugs crawling around on the chickens skin under the feathers. yuck!

Yes, I add a few glugs of ACV to their 5 gallon waterer every time I fill it.

Lice:


Mite:

 

[SeattleLeah]

hmm, maybe they were lice then? Will the same Sevin dust kill them both?

 

[SeattleLeah]

actually, I see that many people recommended Permethrin powders, is this ingredient better than whats in Sevin?

 

[suebgbr]

as a thought would tea tree oil watered down and sprayed on or tea tree shampoo and conditioner work against lice, the same as it does on childrens heads?
or would it totally damage the feathers?

 

[casportpony]

hmm, maybe they were lice then? Will the same Sevin dust kill them both?

Probably, but I read that it's not approved for poultry anymore.

 

[willowbranchfarm]

Probably, but I read that it's not approved for poultry anymore.

x2

 

[JerseyGiantfolk]

The mites won't go away if you just dust the litter in the coop with desired mite/lice dust. You need to clean out the whole coop. They'll crawl in the cracks and crevices and hide and reproduce. (Very rare cases have been resistance to mite/lice dust)

If the mites are bad on the hens, you should wash them.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

as a thought would tea tree oil watered down and sprayed on or tea tree shampoo and conditioner work against lice, the same as it does on childrens heads?
or would it totally damage the feathers?

Can some one answer this as i would love to know if it would work???

 

[willowbranchfarm]

Can some one answer this as i would love to know if it would work???

Ive never heard of it.

 

[JerseyGiantfolk]

Quote: Tree tea oil can be toxic to chickens if un-diluted, if you do choose tree tea oil, make sure they don't ingest it.