mine have had those and I used a poultry and garden dust I got from tsc. It works great. I dusted each bird on the back and wings as they are going in at nite and put out a big litter box with it for them to dust bathe in mixed with sand (you can use saw dust or ashes too). They will kick it up under their wings and vent and belly when they dust bathe. Clean out your coup, roosts and nest boxes and sprinkle a fine layer of the dust on them then put new bedding in. The mites hide on the roost and in the nest boxes and anywhere they sleep durring the day and climb back onto the birds at nite so treat these areas well. Also treat the underside of the roost they hide there too.
This stuff works fast, it kills the mites on contact. This has happened to us a few times and even though the bugs can get on you when you clean or handle the birds they cant live on humans. Just shower after dusting them.
hope this helps
This stuff works fast, it kills the mites on contact. This has happened to us a few times and even though the bugs can get on you when you clean or handle the birds they cant live on humans. Just shower after dusting them.
hope this helps