Hello everyone. This is my first time posting, so please bear with me, I haven’t been on a forum for years!!!
I have had chickens for 9 years, a varying mix, but at the present have 2 bantams. I have had red mites in the past, and knew what they were instantly, but for a few months we have had what I believe to be northern fowl mite. They are dramatically reduced after using DE and a spray called AniForte mite stop, but I cannot get rid of them. I don’t want to use too much DE, as I believe that it can disrupt the respiratory system? They are both on the chickens, and in the coop, and are biting me too.
Not long before I discovered them, I had treated with Harkamectin (pigeon ivermectin) as a routine worm treatment, but that obviously didn’t kill them, unless of course the infestation occurred just afterwards.
I am loathed to use harsh chemicals, and would like to go as natural as possible, but I am stuck on what to do. I have heard of Permethrin, but I have no idea where to source it, and I believe sulphur can help, but the only sulphur I ever use is homeopathic….
So if anyone in the UK can help me on where to source something natural that works, I would be ever so grateful!
I will attach a video of said mites, but bear in mind it is MASSIVELY magnified, I was zoomed on as much as I could go. In reality they are like tiny black specks, that are quite hard to see.
Please help
PS I have just tried to upload the video, but don’t think I can! Have added a photo instead, but it’s not great, sorry!
I have had chickens for 9 years, a varying mix, but at the present have 2 bantams. I have had red mites in the past, and knew what they were instantly, but for a few months we have had what I believe to be northern fowl mite. They are dramatically reduced after using DE and a spray called AniForte mite stop, but I cannot get rid of them. I don’t want to use too much DE, as I believe that it can disrupt the respiratory system? They are both on the chickens, and in the coop, and are biting me too.
Not long before I discovered them, I had treated with Harkamectin (pigeon ivermectin) as a routine worm treatment, but that obviously didn’t kill them, unless of course the infestation occurred just afterwards.
I am loathed to use harsh chemicals, and would like to go as natural as possible, but I am stuck on what to do. I have heard of Permethrin, but I have no idea where to source it, and I believe sulphur can help, but the only sulphur I ever use is homeopathic….
So if anyone in the UK can help me on where to source something natural that works, I would be ever so grateful!
I will attach a video of said mites, but bear in mind it is MASSIVELY magnified, I was zoomed on as much as I could go. In reality they are like tiny black specks, that are quite hard to see.
Please help

PS I have just tried to upload the video, but don’t think I can! Have added a photo instead, but it’s not great, sorry!