SEVIN DUST for mites

[farmkb]

Does anyone know if it is safe to eat the eggs after using SEVIN DUST on the chickens, coops and runs?

 

[dottiegwen]

Can the eggs be eaten after applying sevin dust?

 

[mommywithsix]

Yes! I have heard of it! And for human children, as well, I am told. I was told by a friend to dust head and scalp of the child, cover with bag for 3 hours comb out nits and lice with special nit picker. Wash hair well. Repeat in 7-9 days if needed. Because it doesn't stay on long and supposedly doesn't penetrate, some consider it safer than the over the counter products. It's been safely used on farm animals for years.

 

[CWhelp]

So, I'm new to chickens since June & have been getting a crash course. I have 3 birds in a smallish coop/run, but they range often in our 1/3 acre backyard which backs up to a lake. [Read: lots of wild birds].

I've already tried DE as preventative and have a horrible infestation of what I presume to be mites. I've put woodash in the run, and they loved it, but now I'm ready to cut my losses and go ahead with the big guns with Sevin.

I'll dust the birds, clean and dust (or spray?) the coop now and again in 10 days, but I'm still wavering on what to do with:

1.) the run - it seems best if the birds don't ingest the Sevin dust, if they've been treated, is it necessary?
2. ) their favorite hangout/dustbath spot when they are out is under my avocado tree. how long can the mites/eggs live without the birds present? Do I need to treat this area in some way, or just keep them cooped up until the mites die? I'm reluctant to put Sevin dust under my tree, and I'm afraid woodash would throw off the pH too much.

Thoughts?

 

[catschwegel]

Someone said if you use 7 you can never eat the eggs from that hen dusted with it..i do not believe that.. Thoughts?

 

[Irene5008]

If I use sevin dust on my girls and guys, I can't eat the eggs or give them to anyone else to eat? I have to find out another way. We depend on our eggs.

 

[ChknNurse]

I swear I was told not to use sevin dust.

 

[JelloDonut]

We use Seven on our chickens and eat their eggs without any problems. It's just a powder that kills parasites on the skin, it shouldn't affect their eggs.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would get some permethrin 10% spray or the dust to use on lice or mites. I had a container of Sevin the other day, and I treated my sick hen who had lice. I pulled a gob of dried droppings off her vent area, and laid it on a board. I watched lice craw all around the dried droppings even after I dusted the little pile. I seriously think they have become resistant to Sevin. Sevin is not recommended for poultry nowadays, and permethrin is safe to use.

 

[casportpony]

I swear I was told not to use sevin dust.

Sevin is not labeled for use in poultry in the USA (still used in Canada). I don't use it because I have found that permethrin works better. Permethrin is also labeled for use in poultry.