To DE or not to DE?

[Kaley]

I noticed that my new chicken has mites, and I’m wondering if I should either A. bathe her in flea shampoo and then dust her and her coop/run with DE or B. get something stronger like poultry dust.

 

[Punkybrewster]

Poultry dust. DE will do nothing.

 

[Kaley]

Poultry dust. DE will do nothing.

That’s what I was thinking as well, though it’s a much further drive to get that.

 

[Kaley]

Just ordered the poultry dust off amazon. Is there anything I can do while waiting for it to get here?

 

[mcdze]

for the coop? im not bashful with my coop .. i'll get the pump up sprayer and get the birds all out early and hose everything down with bleach.. then do inside and out and the ground with bifen and let it dry .. during the summer anyway, if you got a long hose that sits in the sun and gets red hot, hot water is 'very' effective as well .. so .. it depends on the setup you have .. but in the warmer months anyway every time you change out the flooring and nest boxes you should treat the whole thing 'good' with something so they cant get a good foothold ..

 

[Kaley]

for the coop? im not bashful with my coop .. i'll get the pump up sprayer and get the birds all out early and hose everything down with bleach.. then do inside and out and the ground with bifen and let it dry .. during the summer anyway, if you got a long hose that sits in the sun and gets red hot, hot water is 'very' effective as well .. so .. it depends on the setup you have .. but in the warmer months anyway every time you change out the flooring and nest boxes you should treat the whole thing 'good' with something so they cant get a good foothold ..

Water and bleach is probably a great idea! This is the third time in 3 weeks that I’ve had to treat her

 

[Folly's place]

For mites, you need to treat everyone, and the coop. Permethrin spray concentrate is easiest and least expensive, although spraying birds in freezing weather isn't best. Then, spray the coop and use permethrin dust on the birds.
Wear at least a N95 face mask, or a respirator, when you are dealing with this problem.
Mary

 

[aart]

This is the third time in 3 weeks that I’ve had to treat her

Treated her with what?
Need to know what kind of mites, might need to treat coop too.
Good post about mite ID by Lady McCamley:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-chicken-has-mites-now-what.1273674/page-2#post-20483008

 

[My hen house]

I use this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BTTW6VG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_Q1M5YQSH9MKN7QBW72HH
For the first time mainly for my cochins but used on all my (6 adult) birds and it worked really quickly I was very surprised
I've had problems with my cochins and mites so I'll see how it goes

 

[cmom]

My preference would be permethrin. It works and is very cost effective. I have tried a lot of things and this has worked best for me. I spray inside the coop thoroughly weekly for 3 or 4 weeks because it does not kill the mite egg so repeat treatments are necessary. I use the dust on the birds and in the nest boxes. I have several coops so I buy the concentrate but if you have one coop the premixed spray is good. I mix the 0.50% ratio. The bonus is that there is no egg withdrawal period. Good luck...