Mites/Lice and Liquid Sevin

[fresheggs4u]

I think I have a lice or mite problem. I have noticed a lot of white specks around the heads of my hens and pullets.

Can i use liquid sevin and spray them rather than dusting?

Thanks!

 

[Chicken Woman]

I would not use Sevin at all if you plan on eating the eggs. Feed them with and dust coop bedding nest boxes with DE. It is totally natural and the mites eat it and die. It will not harm your birds.
[email protected] email this BYU member as she sells DE and knows alot about it. There are also alot of threads on Byu about using DE for fleas, mites etc.
There are several types of De and you only want to use Food Grade
which is usually 1 % silica.

 

[Chicken Woman]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3688
go to this article and it tells you alot about
Here is another one https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=705

If you click on Forum FAQ at the top of home page and scrool down there is a question and answer section about DE
Good Luck

 

[Chicken Woman]

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