Topic of the Week - Lice and Mites - Prevention and Treatments

[Kiki]

My question is about mites. I discovered just as our new little chicks were hatching that my flock has mites. The chicks hatched on May 18th. I separated the mama and 3 chicks to a brooder and then treated the rest of the flock and their housing with Diatomaceous Earth. How old do the babies need to be before I can treat them and mama? I also have a spray called Poultry Protector by Manna Pro. This says they need to be at least 10 days old. Can I still treat mama hen or is this also unsafe to the babies? I know mites are very detrimental to the health of chickens so I hate to wait to long.

Do a search for DE and mites....read just 10 of the threads that pop up in the search, you will find out after reading about the 6 one that is just doesn't work.
Get some permethrin spray.

 

[casportpony]

Do a search for DE and mites....read just 10 of the threads that pop up in the search, you will find out after reading about the 6 one that is just doesn't work.
Get some permethrin spray.

X2. Where is that post where the person found mites crawling all over the DE in a box?

 

[Kiki]

X2. Where is that post where the person found mites crawling all over the DE in a box?

the most recent one?

There are hundreds of posts.

 

[casportpony]

the most recent one?

There are hundreds of posts.

It was in the last week I think.

 

[Kiki]

It was in the last week I think.

When I have a few minutes I am going to gather 20 plus posts and put them all in one spot. So people don't have to search for all the DE non working posts.

 

[Folly's place]

Then there are all the posts about how toxic it is to inhale. And the issues with mining the stuff. Not good, in so many ways. Mary

 

[RobandSue2]

Has anyone used Suspend SC? I am told it works great for house flies and it is safe for animals.....I would think it would work great for lice and mites?

 

[Kiki]

Has anyone used Suspend SC? I am told it works great for house flies and it is safe for animals.....I would think it would work great for lice and mites?

This?
Never heard of it until this post.

 

[Folly's place]

It needs to be labelled for specifically for each animal species; the label shown only talks about ornamental plants, not edible plants or any animals. Mary

 

[JaeG]

X2. Where is that post where the person found mites crawling all over the DE in a box?

That was me! It was a nightmare!

This is an interesting read too - I offered my girls garlic separately and they went crazy for it! http://naturalchickenkeeping.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/the-benefits-of-garlic-cayenne-and.html