Oh No!!! MITES!!!

[FoodKillah]

Hello, i didnt read all posts but here is my 0.1$

I was in a pet shop and i saw an ORGANIC spray that is made from plant extracts, 250ml was 10$. At the time i didnt need it anyway, but bought it just in case. It proved it self GREAT. Its not made for chickens but for birds in general. It works on chickens and i am greatful i dont have to "dust" my chickens or "smoke" them or add petrol to the coop and all that kind of evil solutions. I dont even wear gloves when i apply it to my chickens.

I have srpayed 3 of my 7 hens and the rooster. I check them every week or so for mites and lice and if i see one i spray the bird. Some of my birds are able to stay clean of lice by themselfs, so far.

What i want to say is, first GO ORGANIC, then if that fails.... GO ORGANIC again with another way! If the ONLY solution is toxic dusts medicine and chemicals in general, what can you do...

ps: i never wormed, gave antibiotics or vitamins in water, i never sprayed or inject my chickens with chemicals.

 

[debby730]

I've used this on my chickens before. Works great... but just noticed lice on or mites on my geese faces.. Is it safe for geese? I'm assuming it would be

 

[NHchicks]

I am now the dust bathing expert. Anyone want their chickens dusted, send them my way. Ha.

Only one problem - a couple of my hens look a lot alike. Now I'm not sure whether I dusted them both, or dusted one of them twice. I tried to catch the other one to dowse her again just in case, but I couldn't. Ugh. Maybe tomorrow I can catch her.

I sat on a 5 gallon bucket with dust mask, rubber gloves, protective eyewear, and black fly net over that. I held the squirming bird down with one hand, while rubbing her with the stocking filled with Prozap in the other, all over. After all the trouble catching them, there was no way they were going to wiggle out. (I had to resort to pulling them off the nest box - so mean.)

I probably succeeded in taking 5 years off my life, but if they're mite-free, it was worth it.

Now I'll keep checking them at night with a flashlight and see how long it takes before I don't see any more bugs.

And I'm going to order the Eprinex and dose them with that in another week or so (I think that's how it works).

Thanks for the help!

 

[NHchicks]

Oh, does anyone know if the eggs are edible after being treated with Prozap?

 

[JustOneMore]

We use cat strength Frontline when we see mites on our hens. Just put 3 drops on the skin on the back of their neck. I found info on it by doing a Google search. the chemical is stored in the hen's body fat so eggs are safe to eat but don't use it on any meat birds.

 

[NHchicks]

Wow - Frontline? Really? If that works, that would be great.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

You want to come do mine?

They are due for another go around soon. I have read that it is ok to eat the eggs after dusting.

 

[welasharon]

I used the eprinex pour on and much prefer it to dusting...although I am sure I won't have to worry about having any bugs on me either....after the first chicken I went back in the house to regroup and my husband commented "If you look like that what does the chicken look like..." I won't type my response but I came here and looked it up and found the post about using a pillowcase. It was just the ticket...and dh still hasn't figured out where HIS pillowcase went....
sharon

 

[KlaHaYa Gardens]

Good work!

The vaseline can be mildly slippery the first time (we tend to go thick at first, eh?) but thin frequent coats seem to be just fine for the girls. I go in the coop at night and grease their legs while they sleep. I would much rather do that preventatively than deal with a big problem.

I'm not a fan of dust at all, of any kind. I would spray the girls with permethrin first -- I am serious about guarding lungs, mine and others, thus I prefer a spray. Even with spray, mask and gloves!

Permetrhin comes in a hose-end sprayer as well. On a warm day, clean out your coop and you can spray the whole thing down with it. You CAN spray it with the girls in there.

Good luck and good work! (And get guineas!

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[Hillbilly Hen]

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