South Carolina

[Larkspur88]

Aw man all my shavings are from tsc. They've had mites before as well as lice. I just sevin dust them down and that seems effective

 

[rtda4]

Ok I'm in a much better mood! My wonderful friend who works for the big sorting statiion for our PO found my eggs. She is bring them to me tonight. I love my friend.

 

[rtda4]

Okay now I'm going to check my shaving and chickens. Oh! Darn, then go take a shower because all this talk about mites is making my skin crawl.

 

[huckleberryfarm]

I agree! I may need some d'uccle eggs myself. All this talk of them has created a need for them in me!

 

[Joycats]

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I treated all my chicks in straight sevin dust and they did ok with it. Some were tiny, only a few days old. They weren't on shavings yet but they were in the same room with the other mite covered chicks so I treated EVERYBODY! I no longer buy shavings from TSC - I've complained time and again about them keeping the shavings outside. The last time I bought shavings from there, I made the guy go halfway down the stack to find a block that didn't have water in it. Still had mites though, so I now buy my shavings down at Coleman's or at Rogers and I still sprinkle sevin dust in with the shavings when I put it in the brooders. I also use plastic boxes in the house for the little chicks. Clean them with bleach and everything. I have no doubt that the mites are coming from the shavings.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

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Gosh! How did that happen? Was it a cold day? I often hesitate to open the brooder room door too much on cold days so as not to chill the chicks in there. But I remember we were looking at everything and the kittens did side track us. I was so excited you took 3! You should have brought more people so you could take more!

But yeah, just a chicken people thing to have them a spot for some heavy dust bathing and bug killing stuff in it, too.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

Jackie B. :

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I always always always add poultry dust or sevin when I lay down new shavings. Those little buggers are relentless if there's just an ounce of moisture on any wood crevice. I LOATHE mites and lice. Creepy little buggers. Maybe that's what I should be for Halloween!!!

Jackie is dressing up as a bug!

OMG, don't go out into the back yard, Jackie!!! Your chickens will take you down!

 

[WestKnollAmy]

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D'Uccles here are too young to lay. I have gotten my best ones from Teddiliza over on the d'Uccle thread. I got from other breeders but did not get the health or quality of bird that I got from Teddiliza.
Mine will be laying next spring. At the moment my oldest ones are 5 months and then we have some in the brooder. My second hatch from Teddi.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

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[WestKnollAmy]

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I treated all my chicks in straight sevin dust and they did ok with it. Some were tiny, only a few days old. They weren't on shavings yet but they were in the same room with the other mite covered chicks so I treated EVERYBODY! I no longer buy shavings from TSC - I've complained time and again about them keeping the shavings outside. The last time I bought shavings from there, I made the guy go halfway down the stack to find a block that didn't have water in it. Still had mites though, so I now buy my shavings down at Coleman's or at Rogers and I still sprinkle sevin dust in with the shavings when I put it in the brooders. I also use plastic boxes in the house for the little chicks. Clean them with bleach and everything. I have no doubt that the mites are coming from the shavings.

Yes, Joy has told me several times to use Sevin! She said it works great for hers and did not harm her babies so I add it to my dust box now. The DE is okay but not as effective, I don't think. If it works for Joy, then I hoped it would work for me, too! The way she explained how she puts it out in her fresh laid coops had me laughing. I could see her covered from head to toe with powder!