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Netty
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 Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2003 1:17 am Post subject: red mites |
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Hi,
We>ve just had our first outbreak of red mite. I found one on an egg, and
took it to our local farm supplier, and he confirmed what they were. He>s
given us some powder to dust the chickens with, and some spray to dilute and
spray in the coop. He also mentioned that they can live for ages...he went
to a barn where no birds had been for a year, and they were still there.
Any experiences/advice would be welcome.
thanks,
Lynnette |
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shannie
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:04 am Post subject: Re: red mites |
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"Netty" <netty_uk@msn.com> wrote in message
news:6fgUa.997$2o3.12488@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net...
[quote]Hi,
We>ve just had our first outbreak of red mite. I found one on an egg, and
took it to our local farm supplier, and he confirmed what they were. He>s
given us some powder to dust the chickens with, and some spray to dilute
and
spray in the coop. He also mentioned that they can live for ages...he
went
to a barn where no birds had been for a year, and they were still there.
Any experiences/advice would be welcome.
thanks,
Lynnette
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Hi Lynnette
I had my first outbreak about a month ago or so. Cleaned out the coop
completely, took absolutely everything out that wasn>t nailed down. washed
it down and dusted it and the chucks with something called mitex, given to
me by a local poultry farmer. Didn>t work very well..two weeks later the
henhouse was crawling still, and so was I every time I went out there. So,
cleaned it out again, but this time sprayed it with barricade, also given to
me by the same man, then sprayed the chucks with it, placed lime in their
nest box and in all the corners of the roost and run, also in their
favourite dusting areas, basically everywhere I knew they frequented. Egg
laying is back up to six a day, chucks are going back in the house at night,
where they had needed persuading, they are much happier and have lost the
'sad, sick' look they had. Two weeks tomorrow since we did it and not a
trace of a mite in sight. One thing I should mention, start early!...It
took all day, even though it was a fine bright breezy day, for the henhouse
to completely dry out and for any fumes to disapate and if done properly it
takes a long time to do, make sure to get in all the nooks and crannies,
every crack, right in between where the henhouse meets walls, floors etc.
The mites love the dark, and from what I>ve learned, hide in the darkest
most inaccessable areas possible. Basically spray everything. Don>t forget
to wash and dry their food and water bowls too, we didn>t spray ours we
washed them well and rinsed them well and made sure there wasn>t a mite in
sight.
Seems to have worked for us :)
HTH
Shannie |
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Goofy
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2003 8:56 pm Post subject: Re: red mites |
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Hi Netty,
If you want me to pop round sometime and get you started just let me know...
I>ve just finished jet-washing and insecticiding the coop & nestboxes,
managed to powder 4 out of 9 of the hens, and looking forward to a well
earned beer!
I>ll update on the progress later.
"Netty" <netty_uk@msn.com> wrote in message
news:6fgUa.997$2o3.12488@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net...
[quote]Hi,
We>ve just had our first outbreak of red mite. I found one on an egg, and
took it to our local farm supplier, and he confirmed what they were. He>s
given us some powder to dust the chickens with, and some spray to dilute
and
spray in the coop. He also mentioned that they can live for ages...he
went
to a barn where no birds had been for a year, and they were still there.
Any experiences/advice would be welcome.
thanks,
Lynnette
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Goofy
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2003 10:12 pm Post subject: Re: red mites |
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Hi Netty,
If you want me to pop round sometime and get you started just let me know...
I>ve just finished jet-washing and insecticiding the coop & nestboxes,
managed to powder 4 out of 9 of the hens, and looking forward to a well
earned beer!
I>ll update on the progress later.
"Netty" <netty_uk@msn.com> wrote in message
news:6fgUa.997$2o3.12488@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net...
[quote]Hi,
We>ve just had our first outbreak of red mite. I found one on an egg, and
took it to our local farm supplier, and he confirmed what they were. He>s
given us some powder to dust the chickens with, and some spray to dilute
and
spray in the coop. He also mentioned that they can live for ages...he
went
to a barn where no birds had been for a year, and they were still there.
Any experiences/advice would be welcome.
thanks,
Lynnette
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Robert Plamondon
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2003 6:59 am Post subject: Re: red mites |
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"Netty" <netty_uk@msn.com> wrote in message
news:6fgUa.997$2o3.12488@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net...
[quote]Hi,
We>ve just had our first outbreak of red mite. I found one on an egg, and
took it to our local farm supplier, and he confirmed what they were. He>s
given us some powder to dust the chickens with, and some spray to dilute
and
spray in the coop. He also mentioned that they can live for ages...he
went
to a barn where no birds had been for a year, and they were still there.
Any experiences/advice would be welcome.
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I cover this in one of my poultry FAQ pages, at
http://www.plamondon.com/faq_healthcare.html
Mites can survive for a long time without victims, but they tend to die off
pretty heavily during cold winters. We had a mild winter here in Oregon, and
the mite problems are worse than they usually are. But they can be
controlled.
-- Robert
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36475 Norton Creek Rd, Blodgett OR 97326
robert@plamondon.com
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