Mites

[JakRat]

To protect from preadators we had to lay down chicken wire and landscape paper on the floor of our coop (we have a ton of stuff that can dig in near us) We layed hay down on the floor but now I am worried about mites. My mom suggested a bucket of sand, but is there anything else to help prevent this???

 

[scooter147]

Adams flea and tick spray with a growth inhibitor. The stuff works for about three months.
I have been using it for a while, no lice, mite or even scaley leg mites on my birds.

 

[LovinMyHensInNC!]

I use food grade DE as a preventative for all pesty bugs.... Just sprinkle it over your hay and in their nests. Here is a great link for all of it's uses.

http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/diatomaceous_earth_mites.html