Mites?

[ten chicks]

Ok I got some silkies today. My first chickens. They need so TLC the place they were at was horrible I couldn't leave them there.

Congratulations,you will fall in love with them,i love my silkies,i call them my little smurfs.

 

[Wyandottes7]

10% Sevin dust should never be used on chickens--only 5% Sevin.

Hmmm, I've read that you should use 10% dust because the 5% is too weak. I'm guess I'm wrong.

 

[Bubbles11]

I also think my one chicken has mites. Not sure though because I had left them in the coop one day because it was below zero with even lower wind chills and the next day I noticed she was missing feathers. So I'm also thinking they ganged up on her while all stuck inside. Here are some pictures to look at.

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[barrybigbelly]

Hi ive used DE before and it does work, but very slowly. Ive found it dosnt kill the lice eggs though. Not wanting to use chemicals on my chickens i stumbled upon a 99% natural product called "douse that louse".

It killed all the lice and the eggs in 20 minuets! And I didnt see a louse on my chickens for a few weeks. Im so impressed im telling everyone about it now.

They also do a product specificly for mites called smite that mite

hope this helps

 

[dawg53]

Hi ive used DE before and it does work, but very slowly. Ive found it dosnt kill the lice eggs though. Not wanting to use chemicals on my chickens i stumbled upon a 99% natural product called "douse that louse".

It killed all the lice and the eggs in 20 minuets! And I didnt see a louse on my chickens for a few weeks. Im so impressed im telling everyone about it now.

They also do a product specificly for mites called smite that mite

hope this helps

What did you treat the inside of your coop and nests with?

 

[barrybigbelly]

At the time i used dtl, and it did knock the red mite numbers down significantly, i sprayed every other night directly on any mite i could see, and in all the cracks. i also used DE on alternative nights. But www.backtotheland.co.uk has just released another more stronger version specificly for red & scaly mite.