Hazelmereman
Hatching
- Aug 10, 2021
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I’ve come in from the coup with mites in my hair even a month after the chickens were gone.you have to break the cycle the mites mite die but their eggs dont. I would use the dust for sure a week after the chickens are goneWe are battling our first outbreak as well but I do have a few questions as I may have been given bad info:
1. I was told that the mites can't live without the chickens. So if I were to dust the chickens and then move them to a different coop (We have 3 here) wouldn't the ones infesting their current home die off over time on their own? Our plan was to wait 7-10 days and then clean the coop out really well but the dusting of the coop seems like overkill IF they will die on their own without the chicken as a host.
2. As stated above, IF mites need the chicken to survive why would they have any affect on the humans, pets, etc. I was told that they won't hurt humans and pets and will die within 7-10 days.
Thanks in advance!