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You don’t need to spray three times a week. Spray down the coop while they’re outside and change out the bedding. Treat the birds with the permethrin 10 (it’s concentrated so make sure you mix it with water according to the directions!)Here is my plan. Bring the chickens home and put them in there small outdoor pasture, then bathe each of them in hot water to get rid of any mites on them at that time. Then they will spend the day in direct sunlight, an ounce they are dry, I will tape down any mites on them, or any in the coop. At night, I will take them to there night coop, and once the mites come out, I will spray the chickens with permethrin 10 and any other mites I see. i will also put up some double sided tape so any escaping mites from the coop to chicken won't be able to pass the barrier, and get stuck. I will also spray the night coop three times a week and change the bedding. Wha too you think? i really want these guys to be okay so any advice appreciated. Thanks, Avery
Once a week along with their coop. I would put some poultry dust in their nest boxes too. I hate to tell you but I have had no luck with DE. I have posted this previously. I had some birds that were severely infested. I thought they were just molting but weren't getting their feathers back in when I discovered they had mites. The first thing I tried was DE. The birds weren't improving and still had mites. I first discovered them in only one coop but eventually found them on birds in another coop. I dusted the birds and the coops with the DE for a couple of weeks and no improvement. I did use some sevin dust that I had but it was almost gone but it did help. I did some research and came up with permethrin, which is the pyrethrum on steroids. It lasts longer than pyrethrum. There is no egg withdrawal period with permethrin. Wild birds can bring the mites and other pests in if they have access to their coop. I used the dust on the birds and in their nest boxes and sprayed inside of the coops, every crack and crevice, on and under the roosts, ceiling, walls, floors, anywhere the mites can hide. Nothing will kill the mite eggs so repeated weekly treatments are necessary. Wear special clothing including a mask and gloves. I did a weekly spraying for awhile and put permethrin dust in the nest boxes, originally sprayed the birds getting under the wings and worked it through their feathers with gloves which you can also do with the dust. It will take a few weekly applications. Slowly my birds began to recover and get their feathers back in. I think if I hadn't treated with the permethrin when I did I probably would have lost some birds to the mites. The birds were in bad condition. I did originally bathe the worst birds with flea shampoo which did help but did not get rid of the mites but then discovered that the over the counter (OTC) head lice shampoo for people. Every over-the-counter (OTC) treatment of head lice contains either pyrethrins (Rid or Triple X) or permethrin (Nix). Both are effective treatment. Both only kill live pests, not the mite eggs eggs. Good luck...I will just use shavings, and I purchased the permethrin 10, and already am giving my chickens diatomaceous earth dust baths, so I will make available to them too. Thanks so much for the help, and I was planning on spraying them more than once, so how may times a week should I spray them? Once, twice?
Yes this should definitely help along with the other steps. Be careful not to use a ton of it because it isn’t good for them or you to inhale it.Alright, I will not use DE, but is this the dust that I should be using?
https://www.amazon.com/Prozap-Insec...thrin+dust+for+chickens&qid=1596512523&sr=8-6
I used flea shampoo. It did help but after the bird's baths they still had some mites on them. If you want to bathe the birds I would use over-the-counter head lice shampoo for people. Every over-the-counter (OTC) treatment of head lice contains either pyrethrins (Rid or Triple X) or permethrin (Nix). Both are effective treatment. Both only kill live pests, not the mite eggs.I purchased the permerithin 10 spray, should I get the flea shampoo as well. thanks so much!