Red mites on Daisy

[Marisa14]

Hi All, I noticed yesterday that my black Orpington, Daisy was sitting down more than normal and was pecking at herself so I had a look at her and she has some red mites in her fluffy feathers below her vent.
I haven’t had any red mites in the coop in over 3 years but I gave it a complete deep clean jyst to be safe.
I put some DE powder at the base of her feathers where the mites are and treated her (and my other 3 girls) with some ivomectin.
I have some permethrin but aren’t sure of dosage rates and if it’s safe to spray directly on to her.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated, Yhanks!

 

[Eggcessive]

What permethrin product do you have? 0.5% is the usual strength used on poultry. You can get the garden dust or even a concentrate that can be mixed with water.

 

[Marisa14]

What permethrin product do you have? 0.5% is the usual strength used on poultry. You can get the garden dust or even a concentrate that can be mixed with water.

It’s a concentrate. Says it contains 250g per litre of concentrate

 

[Marisa14]

It’s a concentrate. Says it contains 250g per litre of concentrate

It’s called enviro shield. I mix it up at 20ml/litre and spray in the coop after I have cleaned it

 

[Eggcessive]

Mites hatch about every 5-7 days, so the permethrin product may need to be used every 7 days, once or twice, along with a complete coop cleanout to remove bedding. Treat roosts, nests, and the coop before adding new bedding. Avoid straw which can harbor mites.

 

[Marisa14]

Mites hatch about every 5-7 days, so the permethrin product may need to be used every 7 days, once or twice, along with a complete coop cleanout to remove bedding. Treat roosts, nests, and the coop before adding new bedding. Avoid straw which can harbor mites.

Thanks. Yes, I am aware of that. I had a major infestation of red mites a couple of years ago. The thing that is confusing me is that there isn’t even 1 mite in the entire coop! I have been talking to the place where I get all my coop cleaning supplies and they think they might be lice. I have treated them all again with ivomectin