Granny's gone and done it again

[h2oratt]

no, they were stale when I bought them

Oh yuck.

 

[CapricornFarm]

The bott fly does bite, then it burrows into your flesh eewwwww........

I am talking about meal worms.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

thats odd

not really for them He did stick around a visit for a bit.

 

[Watermelon123]

hi Melon, I hope they are gone quickly. I think you retreat in 10 days ??

Not sure on that part, might retreat in a week, just depends how well this initial spray down worked. Not intending on eating them (or the 1 egg a week I am getting), so thats not a problem.

 

[ChickenLady2014]

I have had a blast with my birds this week. With all the gardens done & the temporary neighbors gone I've been free ranging them while I'm out there. Forgot how much fun they have turning over my flower beds & compost pile.

 

[ChickenLady2014]

Not sure on that part, might retreat in a week, just depends how well this initial spray down worked. Not intending on eating them (or the 1 egg a week I am getting), so thats not a problem.

Hi Melon, sorry you've got bugs

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I think I had them darkwing beetles and their larva in my compost pile once. Looked like them anyway and boy was them chickens going to town .

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

I have some already, just wasnt sure if they are old enough for it or even needed for meal worms which BTW I just figured out is maggots.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Not sure on that part, might retreat in a week, just depends how well this initial spray down worked. Not intending on eating them (or the 1 egg a week I am getting), so thats not a problem.

LOL one egg. sounds like mine

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Pretty sure they are Northern Fowl mites, they are black and grey so I made that assumption. Just got the stuff that Banty recommended, that Gordon's 10% spray. I made a 1/200 ratio like the instructions said and sprayed the area down as well as a little on the birds. Leaving them outside for tonight, probably going to move them in in the morning.

Don't know if I should use ivermectin, I have tons of the horse stuff, but it is all expired

Go check their roost with a flashlight. Red roost mites are active at night and crawl out of hiding to feed on the birds at night. You will see them dying wherever you sprayed and walking where you missed. If it's them, keep spraying!
Fowl mites stay mostly on the chicken and lay their eggs on the chicken. You will need to keep spraying the birds as the eggs hatch. It is hard to miss the egg clusters... make sure you know what you are dealing with. Red mites can kill in one night. They are evil.