Featherss
Songster
- Sep 11, 2021
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Garlic works well to get mites off of the birds themselves, but they are e v e r y w h e r e
In the feed, on the ground, on the walls
My chicken coop is inside of our barn, so spraying wouldnt be able to get everything; there are too many small spaces
Are there any other options?
In the feed, on the ground, on the walls
My chicken coop is inside of our barn, so spraying wouldnt be able to get everything; there are too many small spaces
Are there any other options?
I never has any luck with a lot of different things I tried. I had a wicked infestation and after doing some research came up with permethrin. If I hadn't started treatments when I did I may have lost some birds. I thought they were molting but weren't getting their feather back in and then I discovered some has mites and some others had lice. I used DE among other thing and nothing seemed to work. I got some permethrin concentrate. I cleaned out all of the coops and treated inside them all thoroughly inside, everywhere, every crack and crevice, everywhere. At the time I used a gallon sprayer. Now I use a backpack sprayer but I also have a lot of coops so when I treat one I treat all. You will need to do weekly treatments for 3 or 4 weeks because it does not kill the pests eggs but will as they hatch out. The bonus is it is safe and there is no egg withdrawal period and the eggs are safe to eat. You can also get it premixed. I use poultry dust in the nest boxes. Good luck...
