Mites or Lice?

[EmmaRainboe]

Mites or lice?

 

[chickenlover007]

Look like mites to me. My chickens had mites a while ago and i drenched them and the coop in permytherin and everything's peachy now

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Look like mites to me. My chickens had mites a while ago and i drenched them and the coop in permytherin and everything's peachy now

Great! Does permythrein have pesticides? Is there a withdraw period where I can't eat their eggs?

 

[chickenlover007]

I'm not sure about the pesticides, but we didn't stop eating their eggs. I would recommend checking the thread Mites? Warning: Gross picture attached Just enter it into the search bar, there is a lot of good advice on it.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I'm not sure about the pesticides, but we didn't stop eating their eggs. I would recommend checking the thread Mites? Warning: Gross picture attached Just enter it into the search bar, there is a lot of good advice on it.

Thanks for reminding me to go back here! I had read this thread ages ago but there weren't any responses at the time so I couldn't take in any info if I ever had an infestation! Thanks!

 

[cmom]

I have previously posted this, the best product to get rid of the mites and lice in my opinion is permethrin which is very cost effective. The first thing I tried was DE. My birds weren't improving after treating them for a couple of weeks. I used the poultry 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 pests can hide. It's best to clean out the coop before you spray. I use pine shavings in my coops. Wear special clothing including a mask and gloves. Permethrin only kill live pests, not the pests eggs. TSC and Amazon carries the permethrin powder, premixed spray bottles and the concentrate. I use the concentrate. It did not affect the birds but I did keep them out of the coops while it dried. I spray my coops as needed and when I spray I do weekly spraying for 3 or 4 weeks then stop as I don't want the pests to develop a resistance to the permethrin. Repeated weekly spraying is necessary because again, it does not kill the pests eggs and as an added benefit is there is no egg withdrawal period. There are other products available but much more expensive and in my opinion the permethrin works great. Good luck...

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I have previously posted this, the best product to get rid of the mites and lice in my opinion is permethrin which is very cost effective. The first thing I tried was DE. My birds weren't improving after treating them for a couple of weeks. I used the poultry 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 pests can hide. It's best to clean out the coop before you spray. I use pine shavings in my coops. Wear special clothing including a mask and gloves. Permethrin only kill live pests, not the pests eggs. TSC and Amazon carries the permethrin powder, premixed spray bottles and the concentrate. I use the concentrate. It did not affect the birds but I did keep them out of the coops while it dried. I spray my coops as needed and when I spray I do weekly spraying for 3 or 4 weeks then stop as I don't want the pests to develop a resistance to the permethrin. Repeated weekly spraying is necessary because again, it does not kill the pests eggs and as an added benefit is there is no egg withdrawal period. There are other products available but much more expensive and in my opinion the permethrin works great. Good luck...
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Great! Thanks!