Mites...

[moonflower]

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You leave their head out of the top and close the bag around them. Kind of "massage the sevin powder all over them. I use the Iver On cattle pour on as it treats for biting/sucking lice and mites and also acts as a wormer. I got the dosages here on BYC. If you search the threads i am sure you can find the info. 2-4 drops to the skin between the shoulder blades quarterly and it does the trick! I was also wondering at one time if a flea bomb could be used in a coop? I wonder, just as a preventative measure.

how much dust do you put in the pillow case per bird? Any help would be appreciated here. I was supposed to get help to do this, but it seems that I am on my own. Every one is scared of catching something.

 

[chickenriot]

Please DO NOT use a flea bomb in your chicken coop.

The fumes are toxic and will kill your chickens. Birds of all types are very sensitive to fumes and even if you air out the coop after "bombing" it, you're taking too much of a risk on your chicken's health.

I would try the DE food grade first, then work my way up the non toxic list.

 

[moonflower]

Oh my gosh, I would never use a bomb on my coop, my girls are my best friends and would never do anything that would harm them. I am only looking for a
answer to the pillow case situation. I am wondering how much dusting powder do I put in the pillow case to dust them off?

 

[tomorton]

Is there any info on the ivermectin getting into the eggs? I'll stick with the carbaryl...and be more diligent about the nooks and crannies of the coop...as far as the birds go..I have someone hold them upside down by their feet and powder the vent area and under the wings...being sure to wear a dust mask. The flea bomb was just an idea...I realize the fumes could be toxic to birds, that's why I was wondering if anyone had actually tried it.
Thanks again for all the advice.

 

[smith2]

I use Eprinex pour-on on the birds, and soak the coop in Sevin concentrate diluted according to label directions. I don't usually have mite/lice problems, but this year seems to be worse than most. I have to treat about once a month this year. Most of the time I can get by with quarterly. The rain has made the problem worse. Eprinix does not have withdrawal times, but ivermectin does. Ivermectin generic is much cheaper, so if your birds are not laying yet, you can use ivermectin generic pour-on until about 3 weeks before they start laying. Permethrin dust can be used in coops and around birds, but be careful. Lowe's and Walmart are selling some "new" products in the permethrin family of chemicals that have not been tested on poultry. Around here we get "new" stuff every year and I am afraid to use it because it has not been tested adequately. I stick to Sevin dust, permethrin dust, diluted concentrates of these two, ivermectin, and Eprinex and have not had any trouble thus far. If you start treating with Eprinex early on at about 6-8 weeks, you should not have a worm problem either.