Permethrin spray

[Folly's place]

That's right, I only treat for bugs if I find them! I do look at night, and one bird infested means treating everything. So far so good in my coop though! Mary

 

[Folly's place]

Tonight I checked birds on the roosts, and STILL no mites! Mary

 

[casportpony]

Tonight I checked birds on the roosts, and STILL no mites! Mary

-Kathy

 

[Folly's place]

Maybe it's a coincidence, but still wonderful! Those rotten little house wrens are often in the coop too, and maybe I treated their mites too? Mary

 

[Ravynscroft]

Mary, you very well could have!

Starlings are a big problem here, and they love to bring feather lice with them... your advice cleared up that issue for us... I do use the Ivermectin Pour On as well, but I had to treat while I was deworming and didn't want to use the Ivermectin at that time... it worked great and much easier than nasty dust!

 

[ChickNanny13]

Ok you all convinced me.....I dust (DE) my girls (5 Wynadottes) monthly as a preventative; vent area & under wings. They're ok but it's a mess. Someone told me about using Adams Flea & Tick Spray (?) as a preventative and have read some thread on BYC about using it. Then I happen on this thread

I'll be picking a small bottle of Gordon's Permethrin 10 just to be prepared. Sounds easy & fast results but it's for treatment & not preventative, got it. Thank you for posting your experiences.

 

[Rambo34k]

Never had to use spray been dealing with my flock for over 4 years now still they don't have mite's now if a wild animal such as possums,coons can Carrie mite's and once they enter a coop then your bird's will get em best way to deal with mite's is to keep wild animals out from your Coop's and the bird's will be mite free

 

[Folly's place]

It's the wild birds that bring in poultry mites and lice, and the little devils love chicken feed too! Mammals bring other issues, both eating the chickens, eggs, and diseases to other mammals. Mary

 

[EggSighted4Life]

When I got my goats, the mosquitoes were pretty bad. So I bought horse fly spray (prepared) as it's supposed to work on mosquitoes as well. It did seem to help. The active ingredient was permethrin and it stated it was good for 30 days.

I have never yet treated for bugs, but know I don't care for DE. Although I don't prefer to use chemicals, sometimes it's the lesser of the evils that we must pursue. I am glad to know I can safely use this product if I need to.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[casportpony]

When I got my goats, the mosquitoes were pretty bad. So I bought horse fly spray (prepared) as it's supposed to work on mosquitoes as well. It did seem to help. The active ingredient was permethrin and it stated it was good for 30 days.

I have never yet treated for bugs, but know I don't care for DE. Although I don't prefer to use chemicals, sometimes it's the lesser of the evils that we must pursue. I am glad to know I can safely use this product if I need to.

Thanks for sharing!

You can make a much less expensive permethrin horse spray with Gordon's.

-Kathy