little black mites

[marlene]

Hi

Not new here, but been away for a while as I have not kept chickens for about 2 years now. But I am back and excited to be collecting 6 new girls at the weekend.

So I go and clean out my old chicken coop today in preparation for the new arrivals, (which still had same old wood shaving in there) and I came out covered in these tiny little black mites.

Could it be possible that these mites have been in there and survived for 2 years?

I spread all the old shaving on my flower beds, does that mean I have spread them all over my garden and have to treat all that too?

The last thing I want is to bring my new flock home to an already infested coop. I know from past experience that a lot of you use DE to treat your coops, but I am looking for something that will 100% kill these mites once and for all before the new girls get her. The advantage is I do not have to worry about chicken being in there while I treat as they are not here yet.

Need something strong to wipe this little blighters out. I am in the UK so please advice with products that I can get here.

Thank you.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I'm in the UK and I use this ~https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/net-tex-total-mite-spray-750ml/reviews/10371

It's an excellent killer!! I'm obsessed with keeping mites and lice at bay!!

You can get it on Amazon or in most feed/country stores.

Good luck with your eradication

 

[aart]

Are you positive that they are chicken mites?
You might need a microscope or at least a magnifying glass to see them clearly enough to ID.
If no birds have lived there for 2 years, I doubt that they are chicken mites.

Eradicating an unknown insect/arachnid with chemicals might not be a great idea in the long run...just a thought