will this work?

[juliejohnson805]

Just discovered that what I thought was molting is really mites or lice. I've been reading some of the old posts about this and how to treat it. I decided to go with one of the liquid sprays. Hubs picked up Bonide permethrin 2.5% concentrate. It lists a long line of bugs its good for but doesn't say anything about using on chickens. Did we get the right thing?

 

[Kiki]

Some people prefer to not use anything on their chicken unless it is approved for poultry...that being said I use a horse product that contains permethrin.

 

[Kiki]

Make sure you treat every little crack of your coop too.
That is where the mites are living, they come out at night to eat on the chickens.

 

[Kiki]

http://www.bonide.com/products/insect-control/?pagelength=35
Which product did you buy?

 

[juliejohnson805]

Eight Insect Control - Vegetable, Fruit, & FLower Concentrate 2.5%

 

[Kiki]

I would use it.

 

[juliejohnson805]

Just to make sure I understood what I read earlier.....I spray the chickens, clean the coop/nesting boxes, spray everything in coop/run esp. crevices and then put down new bedding.....then repeat in 7-10 days.

 

[Kiki]

I would do exactly what you just said.
I would concentrate more on the coop then the run.
And I would only use a little on the actual bird, but douse the coop.
A spray under each wing and on the butt area.

 

[juliejohnson805]

Thanks for your help!

 

[Kiki]

Good luck on getting rid of those mites.

This product should do the trick.