How to get rid of mites?!?!?!

[Pampered chicken girl]

Mites reproduce quickly.
You can't skimp when trying to get rid of them.
I highly recommend getting a permethrin product and treating everyone at the same time.

Okay yes we figured that out I would spray them and accidentally forget to do it one day and they would have twice as much mites then they did the day before those little turds LOL

 

[casportpony]

We just don't like how "harsh" it is.

Yes I do understand! They might problem is not severe right now the problem is I haven't been able to get rid of it. My personal preference is I don't like Permethrin

Try some sulfur or Elector PSP then.

 

[casportpony]

You also need to treat their coop & perches, or the mites will keep coming back.

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

Well today I broke down and bought some permethrin spray and dust. We dusted all the birds, we sprinkled it on their vents and under their wings and rubbed it in all the feathers.i also sprayed the coops and run. I will repeat in 7 days and hopefully this mites will be gone. @Kiki @casportpony

 

[Kiki]

Well today I broke down and bought some permethrin spray and dust. We dusted all the birds, we sprinkled it on their vents and under their wings and rubbed it in all the feathers.i also sprayed the coops and run. I will repeat in 7 days and hopefully this mites will be gone. @Kiki @casportpony

Good job!

Make sure you spray EVERYONE and EVERYTHING again this weekend.

You must retreat at least three times to break the life cycle otherwise you've got to start over.

 

[Onceaoutlaw]

Okay yes we figured that out I would spray them and accidentally forget to do it one day and they would have twice as much mites then they did the day before those little turds LOL

Get a garden sprayer and corner them?

 

[Folly's place]

At night, while they are roosting, and you with a small flashlight or headlamp, it's much easier to spray this birds!
And you need to wear long sleeves. pants, and at least a N95 face mask, so you aren't inhaling anything out there.
Mary

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

At night, while they are roosting, and you with a small flashlight or headlamp, it's much easier to spray this birds!
And you need to wear long sleeves. pants, and at least a N95 face mask, so you aren't inhaling anything out there.
Mary

Thanks, if I spray do I need to spray in the feathers or just on top? I used dust this time.

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

Good job!

Make sure you spray EVERYONE and EVERYTHING again this weekend.

You must retreat at least three times to break the life cycle otherwise you've got to start over.

How often do I treat right now? I thought it was the first treatment then 1 week after that, then 2 weeks after that. Please correct me I want these mites gone

 

[Folly's place]

It's best to treat at skin level, at least in a few locations. We've done it both ways, spraying up at the roosting birds from underneath, and then top lines. See how effective your first treatment is, by looking at them at night with that flashlight in a few days.
Here the mites come in on the sparrows who invade the coop during the day.
Mary