What kind of dust for mites?

[zowieyellowflame]

I have just discovered that I have mites. Er, well, my chickens have them. I have just one hen with scaly skin all over her legs. The rest seem fine. I realize now she has been like that for a few weeks. (bad chicken momma, I thought it was just dry skin or something)
I am going to vasaline her legs in the am. I would like to dust the chickens, what do I dust with? I will do them all. I understand that the coop should be treated too, but is there any way to not do that? I can't keep them out of the coop for any more than a few hours while there is daylight. (7 to 5) so i dont know how I would treat it and allow them to go back in without doing any harm. hmm...
But most importantly, what is this dust that people use?

 

[zowieyellowflame]

Can mites be the cause of my little wry neck hen?

 

[dacjohns]

Sevin dust. Dust all around the coop, especially corners, nooks, and crannies where the mites hide during the day.

Do a topic search with sevin as a search term. You'll get lots of information.

 

[davidb]

dust with seven, To git rid of leg mites spray some wd 40 on their legs and in about a week do it again its the best thing Ive seen ,

 

[M To The Maxx]

It doesn't matter what the brand the dust is. As long as it 5% dust. 10% will kill them. A lot of people use sevin dust though.

 

[M@M@2four]

Sevin dust is the best for dusting--you can buy it at your local hardware store or home depot, etc. It wouldn't have anything to do with wry neck---treat wry neck with polyvisol(no iron) drops--that can be bought at walmart or any grocery store in the infant/medicine section!

 

[artsyrobin]

I use poultry dust, rather than sevin which is being pulled from the shelves- and i have read where you also need to dust down the roosts and wood, because they will burrow into it, and come out at night-

 

[davidb]

I used to use seven dust now I use adams flea and tick spray when I can find it if not I use what I can find its a whole lot easier and doesn't cost much more, I just spray it on them when there roosting about every other month or so, and I think it works a lot better

 

[davidb]

but since you already have leg mites spray wd40 on the legs, the dust will keep them off but to get them off quick wd40 then dust or spray

 

[zowieyellowflame]

Sevin can be put right on the chicken? Or that is for dusting the coop? Do I have to worry about the eggs/girls if they injest it?
Flea and tick powder..... I would get this from a pet store? (I have easy access to a pet store right today)
WD40.... I have seen David, you mention that several times on BYC, I believe you that it works but I wonder if it stings? I wonder if it can absorb into the skin? I wonder if they would peck at it and they injest it?
Thanks folks!