Mites - please help

[JennsPeeps]

A friend of mine puts Seven dust in an old sock and hangs it near the coop door. Every time the chickens brush against it they get dusted.

 

[UrbanChickenMama]

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That's a cool idea!

 

[mtnhomechick]

Never heard of it but hopefully it will work. You'll know soon enough.

Good Luck.

Mary

 

[LeeLeesFarm]

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Okay ..... now I'm paranoid about eating the eggs though .......
A daily duster sounds exellent, but ..... ????? .... the eggs?????

Can I have one more person post, and tell me they eat their eggs WHILE they use sevin in the coop, and in the nest box, and on the birds, and that they've never croaked from eating the eggs ( ha ha ... if you did croak, you couldn't post)

(just being silly)

Okay .... thanks everyone

Lee

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[mtnhomechick]

I use Sevin in the nesting boxes and I eat my eggs.

 

[mychickensrock]

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I too am paranoid about eating the eggs or selling them (for consumption). There are so many differing articles and people's opinions on whether it's safe or not. I hate having to use chemicals. We are having quite the mite problem, and the DE isn't getting rid of it. I put Sevin 5% on one of our girls on the 15th. Will treat her again in 10 days. We do not plan on eating or using her eggs for at least 2 weeks after her last treatment. I know we need to treat all of our girls, but that's a long time to go without eggs. One article I read said that the chemicals can be found in the eggs like 50 some days after treatment. Anyone else hear/read stuff like that?