Chicken Mites were OUT of CONTROL before we did this...
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2023
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Hey brother, I have been in pest control for 12 years for eggs treat every 2 weeks until the infestation is eliminated. Hope this helps yall. 🙏
Thank you!! Many think it will last that long and unfortunately it doesn't We had lice and had to treat once a week for one month and than we do it once a month now just as preventative.
He needs a spinosad product like elector PSP. I'd send him some if he wants it
Something we were taught early on when we got chickens was mites love wood and will lay their eggs not only on chickens but in any joins and cracks in any wood too so it's best to paint any perches, corners in coops and nest boxes especially with a non toxic paint mites hate paint (can use a sealant on corners too). D.E is a great product to use too as suggested by others
Be sure to get food grade diatomaceous earth, because the type used for pool filtration is chemically changed by heating and cannot be used safely for animals.
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@@TheSnoweyFlake That is a nice robust argument. But I disagree.
Permethrin is toxic to cats so you are aware. And burn all the bedding or they will keep coming back😢 straw is hollow and can house other mites. Just things I have learned! Love you guys!
I know hope the realize this
It's toxic to aquatic animals and carcinogenic to humans as well, but good old America as usual lets you carry on! You just need to be constant with DE and it will clear up it just takes time unfortunately.
Also toxic to fish, honeybees, & aquatic invertibrates. Low-dose long term exposure can lead to chronic toxicity. Caused slight liver & kidney damage in rats.
It's toxic to everything! Bad choice. Only use colloidal silver/zinc for treatment.
What about diamatinatious earth.....Sprinkle it in the area where chickens are and anywhere else you have a problem....words great on small insects no harm to to animals chewy has food grade one
Agreed we use that all the time. it works Amazingly
Second this! Amazing stuff
I don't have animals, but I take it internally, and it helps with nail and hair growth. Need to stay well hydrated and get plenty of beneficial oils, as it will dry you out, but it's a great detox. You can also make a mud mask with it.
That was the first thing they tried
Home Depot has a better price
Having experienced something similar, we placed a long tray at the chicken house front door filled with used vegetable cooking oil, the chickens had to walk in and out of it constantly coating their feet in oil, which suffocated the mites, along with apple cider vinegar in water, chunks of charcoal from the fire, seaweed from the beach for them to peck, and regular vinegar sprayed on their perches and feathers each night resolved all issues within a couple of weeks best of all their health and feet were beautifully restored!
Wow, that took some work!
Be careful with the oil because it can cause problems for your chickens feathers
@@thebirdmaster7 Nah no problem it is on their feet.
@@whitehouseonthehilldo you sell hen and rooster and if so i would like to buy couple hen and rooster
The best advice! Works effectively without the use of toxic chemicals. Thank you so much!
Permethrin is labeled for use in school cafeterias because they are so safe. You should clean out the coop and spray all surfaces including the walls, ceiling and ground.
it should not be used among children's food. Ingestion might result in behavioural problems.
true
It is derived from chrysantemum so it's sort of natural but it kills cats
Also toxic to cats.
It's also toxic to my honeybees!
Hi! CVT here and I run a poultry rescue, so I want to leave some info to help y’all.
-the pronunciation for Ayam Cemani is “I-am sehmahnee”.
-“per-meth-rin”
-you should be performing physical exams on your birds every morning when you let them out of the coop (before you give them access to any food/forage/water) and every night (easiest to do it when they’re all settled on their roosts). These are quick checks. Morning are to make sure you have empty crops, normal activity, normal mobility, and no visible sights of illness (eye or nasal discharge, coughing, gasping, etc.), normal gate when walking and standing, and clean bottoms. Night time exams are for things like bumble foot, normal vents, and external parasites like mites and lice. I also do a quick check on the dropping board in the morning to look for any abnormal 💩, and do the same around their normal daily hangout spot when I’m putting them up at night. You should be submitting a fecal sample to your vet every six months - one communal sample from each coop. Never ever do prophylactic deworming or scheduled deworming, as this only contributes to helping those organisms build up a resistance to the treatments. It’s understandable to miss something every now and then, but scaly leg mites of this degree and pea fowl passing from internal parasites is an indicator that you aren’t doing your proper daily health checks daily, or twice yearly fecal floats.
-Permethrin 10 is ineffective on scaly leg mites, and only mildly effective on poultry lice. There are also poultry mites, like northern fowl mites, that live in the feathers, usually around the head/neck, wings, and rump/vent areas. They look like teeny tiny black or red round bugs, and that they can get pretty frequently (spread by wild birds). Scaly leg mites are not visible to the naked eye and are treated a different way than regular poultry mites. By doing your daily quick physical checks, you can nip these things in the bud, before you get to a heavy infestation level like this.
-You have to treat the coop and the surrounding area. Permethrin is going to require multiple treatments and cleanings, and it’s not guaranteed to be effective on all external poultry parasites. Elector PSP is your one and done product for treating your coop, and is extremely effective for treating mites and lice on your birds too, but not scaly leg mites. It is expensive, but it’s ultra concentrated and meant to be diluted with water, so one bottle will last you quite a while, and you’ll likely spend the same amount on a dozen other cheaper products that will all be pretty ineffective in the end, so you might as well just go with what actually works.
-The best treatment for scaly leg mites is ivermectin. I use the injectable type, which I draw up in a syringe, remove the needle, and then apply topically to the bird’s feet. I usually apply 3-5 drops (making sure to get it under the scales) on each foot for standards and 1-3 drops per foot for bantams and grow outs. Maximum of three drops for bantams and grow outs (even with severe infestations) and up to five for standards (obviously going up to five drops for more severe infestations). Sometimes it is beneficial to soak their feet first to loosen/soften some of the scale build up, so the ivermectin can penetrate. Apply every once every two weeks. Ivermectin is also effective against poultry lice. Using the same product, apply topically to the area of the infestation (lice infest specific parts, depending on what kind of poultry lice they are). For bantams or grown outs, one drop on the back of the head or neck for lice in that area, one drop under each wing for lice in that area, and 1-2 drops about 1-2” under the vent for lice in that area. The dosages for same areas for standards are: 1-2 drops head/neck, 2 drops under each wing, 2-3 drops under the vent (I usually space the drops out for standards since the area is larger). Retreat the same way in two weeks. Take scissors and carefully snip the feathers off that have the egg clusters in them. They are essentially cemented to the feather and absolutely nothing will get the eggs off. The ivermectin will take care of them, but to minimize any chance of any getting missed and hatching, it’s best to clip them away, doing so over a paper bag or container that can withstand extreme heat (metal drum) so all of the feathers you clip will collect inside of it. Close up the paper bag and incinerate, make a fire in the metal drum if you go that route.
-NEVER EVER dip your birds and leave them outside to dry like that!! Put a temporary pop up tent in your barn or garage or something, where you can eliminate drafts and control the temp with an electric heater, and have some helpers come over to blow dry birds thoroughly after allowing them to drip dry for about 10 minutes each. Also, when you’re dipping, you have to work the liquid in between the feathers completely, so it actually makes contact with the skin, in order for it to actually have some level of effectiveness.
-All of that bedding you removed needs to be incinerated. When treating your coop, it’s best to do it at night so you can see where the parasites may be hiding. You have to spray in literally every nook and cranny, every crack, every seam, every ledge (under side too), every corner, and then EVERYWHERE else.
-Consider using a substrate in your coop that minimize external and internal parasites - sand. It thermoregulates the space, insulating and providing warmth in cold temps and cools in hot temps. It’s easy to clean, helps control odor, is super cheap, is unappealing to both external and internal parasites, doubles as a dust bath, drains well and doesn’t retain moisture, doesn’t grow mold or fungus, is unsuitable for bacterial growth, and is far less likely to get eaten by your birds and cause impaction. You can also wash/treat/dry it and reuse it. For nest boxes, hemp bedding will be a life saver for you. You can utilize certain herbs in your nest boxes to naturally deter pests. Most important thing is daily cleaning though, as keeping your coop clean is less likely to attract pests and parasites.
Hope all of that info helps!! If you have other questions, feel free to ask!
Can you please do a video, thank you for all the information.
I love the suggested treatment for the chickens :-) That looks great, and the vaseline will really help those poor feet. I wanted to throw another suggestion at you, since I know you will eventually be breeding your little heifer. To help prevent some of the problems you have had with kicking, start working with your calf now. Get some horse grooming tools, and use warm damp cloths, to groom your calf and clean in the area of her teats now. Get her used to you being around her feet and touching her while she is tied, and momma is getting milked. You are going to have a much better success rate at having good easy milkers. Good luck!
I hope they see this
Aileen, this is very helpful! :)
for the mites you need to treat our change the wood where they perch, because the mites hide there during the day . for lice I just use olive or cooking oil and its great
I spray neem oil on my roost.
Change the wood? How about painting with a liberal dose of insecticide in the paint.
@@patrickelifritz that can work to i guess
I have been battling this every year since 2019. i currently have a rooster in the bathroom that we just showered and treated, but i know it is throughout my flock in different levels of severity. I cannot thank you enough for sharing even the hard or ugly parts of chicken/bird keeping. love your channel
Diameateous earth.
So far I’ve been lucky with our small flock but I do use diatomaceous earth around the chickens area and even filled a bin with it for dust bathing. I’ve also used it for the cats from time to time! Hope the birds see some big improvement for their poor feet!
To make your petroleum jelly chore a LOT easier and WAY faster, melt the jelly in a pan of hot water and brush it on with a 1 inch wide paint brush, brushing from toe nail backwards,, get them to stand on the perch at night, you can get it done in under a minute per bird, and it fills the cracks far better than you can by hand.
All your thank you's for gifts, cards, & letters at the end is so sweet. You are a lovely family. ❤️
You can spray the coop with that to, make sure you spray the bottom of the roosts and any cracks change all bedding dispose of completely
I used Sevin dust on my chickens and in the coop and it took care of it. I had one hen that was so bad her skin was yellowing, no feathers and smelled like death. Her comb was completely dropped. She had all her feathers back in 2-3 weeks
You miscalculated the rate on the Permethrin. 8 oz in 12.5 gallons comes out to .64 oz/gallon so in 4 gallons 2.56 oz, not 6 oz. It didn't seem to hurt them, but that was about two and a half times the recommended rate. Just a heads up if you dip them again. Hope it takes care of them. It's such a nice flock of birds you have
@whitehouseonthehill
Elector PSP, is a fantastic and safe treatment of lice and mites in chickens too. One time use in the coop and the chickens takes care of it. Hth!
Wish it wasn't so expensive!!!
Yeah it didn’t work for me
It's something that really needs to be done with the chickens, your doin your best an im sure they are all greatful to you guys for helping with the problem, i hope you get the lice problem solved soon, good luck guys 👍👍
You should clean out the coop and spray all surfaces including the walls, ceiling and ground and change clean the wood where they perch, because the mites hide there
this is a bit late in the game. But a better thing to do before the problem is out of control is to put dust bath out. move them as much as you can. we put a dust path with a lil diatomaceous earth mixed in with sexy sand a lil bit of oils. we move it like we move the baths for the ducks. it's a tube on wheels for the ducks. anyways when it's this out of control good job packing it in. just dipping.
the best care is PREVENTION. you gotta take serious. it's why so many farmers/homesteaders have issues with organics and what not. it starts with perventions. and if you aren't doing those prevention steps non chemically then you should be just dipping them for the health of the birds. that stuff hurts them. good job
make sure you coop design or any design is able to be pressure washed easily.
@@MistressOP also, better if the coop has a catch tray underneath that catch all the unhatched mite eggs to be cleaned periodically.
I’m so grateful for this channel. I learn so much and feel like I’ll be well equipped when my husband and I are ready to start our own homestead.
I have a chicken who suffered rather severely from parasites, they dug under her scales and formed rather horrible things, this infection the feet is called scaley legs as well! Luckily our chicken was treated and is doing so much better! She fought through it and was in a lot of pain. If you don’t treat it quick enough they can go paralysed and lose toes- luckily she only lost 2!
Thank you for sharing your letters and gifts from people who watch ur shows . I grew up on a farm and I thank God every day what I learned about life living God's way. Thank you so much. Just getting ready to start a chicken coop and I'm trying to remember all the things that u have to do for the chickens 🐔. So helpful.
I'm glad you guys found a solution! Love your videos!
I use vicks vapor rub for scaley leg mites. I rub it on their legs and feet as well as their roosts. It works amazingly well. Haven't had a problem since.
Great job on the chickens! Greater job on the kids!! What awesome little humans your raising.
I just found your channel and have been fighting this battle in Florida...I'm having a heck of a time and tried everything....ONE MITE OR CHICKEN FLEA IS TOOOO MANY...THIS IDEA IS AWESOME...IM SO HAPPY I FOUND YOU. IM GONNA TRY THIS SOON AS I GET THE PERYTHIAM
Oh my goodness! I did check my flock and I didn't see any mite but I dusted their dust bath places anyway and nest boxes! I added the recipe to my ever growing remedy bird book. Thank you!
Hey there from mid Michigan ! We had a really bad case of scaly leg mites in our flock of 25 . Researching this topic we discovered a lot of really labor intensive techniques which were not realistic for us. DE and herbs are all good and well but none of that was practical for us either. Sprays gave very temporary results and were a big flappy job . The dip is a great idea thanx for that suggestion. Decades ago when people suffered from lice infestations kerosene had been used to eradicate the problem. Keeping that in mind the best remedy that worked incredibly well that we read about on a chicken forum conversation was dipping the legs(only the legs) in gasoline . You hold them firmly, no splashing, dip the legs all the way to where their scales stop. Hold them for a full minute so the gas gets under the scales and soaks any crust. Let them air dry which doesn't take long . Then slather the legs in A & D ointment which will suffocate any hatching eggs . This ointment also heals the tissue injury . The thread said to do this 2 to 3 x spaced about a week apart or so. We only did it twice and the issue was resolved. The trick is allowing enough soaking time for the gas to get under their scales to the skin which really doesn't take long. It was cheap , effective and worked incredibly well . I suppose you could substitute petroleum jelly for the A & D . I'm not sure if the legs would heal as fast . You could see the relief on these birds afterward . We use the permethrin powder rubbed in on all the perches , in the nest boxes and in the dusting spots . Now once or sometimes twice a year we use the topical ivermectin application ( for cattle) on them in between the shoulder blades. We have not had any scaly mite issues since using the gasoline treatment. We also use pine shavings for their bedding but in the winter along the walls put a 4 in or so strip of cedar shavings down. We use the deep litter method . Of course the chickens eventually scatter it . Works great and is not enough to effect their respiratory system. Thanx for the dip tip and for sharing your homestead ideas and adventures. Keep on keep'n on. 🤠🌻
Diatomaceous earth is also an excellent insect control product and is all natural just fill the chickens dust pits with it, you can get giant bags at any tractor supply center!! P.S. it also works great on Garden vegetable plants just dust the plants with it!
Please don’t ever use pool DE
It is not food grade and has a completely different processing etc
Use only food grade for humans and animals which is available at nearly all feed stores
Is DE safe to use on vegetable plants, with bees pollinating?
@@melissa5907 I mix in water apply as a spray and it dries as a film … stops leaf eaters not landers👍🏽
@@melissa5907 Yes I previously misled by saying pool D.E. would work but in researching I found they recommend D.E. specifically made for vegatables and animals. I would ask a sales associate if it's ok for Bee's.
WOW!
I've only just found your channel. Congratulations mate, you're living the dream!
Much Respect from AUS!
Living my dream while born & raised in the busy city of Philadelphia where all I have are pigeons to tend to 😂🤦🏻♂️
Love all the hard work you guys have been putting into your videos! Been watching for years --- so inspiring!
Prayers to your feathered babies 🌺🙏🏻💕💕💕 I hope that you diligent efforts eradicate the mites so you won’t lose any more. Thank you for sharing 🌺🙏🏻
Bless you for taking care of others and it's rewarding
I absolutely adore Becky, a country girl after my own heart! Great Family Great Homestead!! Praying the dip works for all your chickens and other birds!!!
In Utah, snow season can last 8 months. Hang a snow shovel on every building you have to clear snow from. Here they're everywhere and not expensive.
just found your channel, great stuff .Such a happy family and well looked after livestock.
Thanks for sharing
Cheers Chris, NZ
Thank you!
I really enjoy your family. Many blessings for you all and all your critters.
So good to see videos like this too thank you
Must be such a relief for the chickens!
your commitment and dedication are to be admired. Great video
Hi! Just another idea, when our chickens have lice or mites, it is important to remember that there are lice of all ages on the chickens so sometimes just treating them once is not sufficient because there may be eggs that have not yet hatched out and/or are protected by the hens' feathers. We usually clean the coop more frequently and dust the coop as well as the birds with diatomaceous earth. Putting garlic in the chickens' water also helps for a non-medicine treatment. Hope this helps some. Keep up the good work! If they have leg mites, for severe cases you can individually treat the chickens by putting their legs in warm water with Epsom salts for about 10-15 minutes (this also helps with the removal of bumblefoot). Just make sure you wear a mask so you don't breath in any diatomaceous earth
Food grade diatomaceous earth is less harmful when breathed in, still wear a mask but it is better. Also you can buy non food grade in bulk at pool stores it is used in some pool filters.
Your family is so beautiful, and your children will have great immune systems. I am praying for you all, and our country right now!
Kudos to you all for your continued learning and pest battling. Gapeworm may still be an issue.
Problem is the leg mites actually live in the wood of the coops and are spread by wild birds, squirrels and such as that. Really need to use some kind of oil every day for at least a month on those legs to smother the mites and make sure that the eggs that hatch under those scales get killed as well, but unless you actually remove the birds away from those coops it will come back, remember those leg mites will live in that wood for a very long time even after the birds are removed.. ! would actually destroy the coop or coops by burning them and rebuild! The culprit is scaly leg mites so tiny that they cannot be seen and they actually eat the flesh from under the scales on the birds legs causing loss of toes even death! However they do not bother humans or other pets like dogs and you can still consume their eggs! A very disturbing and hard to control parasite!
Ash from a fire is good for the birds to get rid of the mites, they will rub themselves in it. Like a dust bath
Heather, I've mentioned the exact same thing about the Ash to him numerous times and it's never been done. Takes five minutes to dig a hole in the sand and add ash.
You get the best mail😍 glad those beautiful birds are getting some real relief mites are horribly painful😔
My favorite family on UA-cam it's such a blessing to watch your videos thank you for sharing I have enjoyed them ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🎈🗝️
You may need to re-treat in a couple of weeks as some chemicals only kill certain parts if the pest life cycle (eg it may only kill the adult stage and nymph stage and not the larval stage or egg stage) Im not sure about this particular chemical but double check if you need to do that.
I lather my chicken with detergent, it work as well. I guess the chemical is only needed for treating the coop because it's not always practical to clean them with water & detergent.
@@msafwan2610 detergent? Your still putting chemicals on them and for a use not designed for. Do you wash yourself with detergent too?
@@budgiebreder detergent is the intended chemical to remove red mites, you can check, not only that it cleans and sanitise as well.
@@msafwan2610 well it does do all that but its not designed for that use. And it can cause problems such as drying out the skin and causing allergic and chemical reactions with the skin and feathers etc. What type of detergent are you using?
@@budgiebreder just rinse them after a lather. However, compared to a Permethrin dip, laundry detergent will completely wet all the feathers, that is the major problem in winter, not enough daylight for them to dry out.
That takes a long time for all the birds. Prayers n fingers crossed this stuff works for them❤🤗👍
I’ve been having a hard time with mites too but I also have a new baby and a husband that’s hardly ever home. When I handle the chickens I am then covered in mites and need to shower and I often don’t have enough time for that.
Thank you so much! you made this 42 mins ago and I was wondering how to take care of mites on my chicken
I feel for you guys. We have been there and done that with our small flock.
You can save money by using the 36.8% SFR concentration of pemethrin. The directions on the label will tell you how to dilute it for spraying around the chicken coop and chickens. Remember not to spray in the water or feed. Pemethrin is very toxic to cats when it's first sprayed so don't use it around your cats. Once the area that's sprayed is dried, your cats will be fine to be in the area. Permethrin has a residual that typically lasts around 3 months. So you may have to dip your poultry and spray their coops every 3 months instead of 6 months. The amount of ectoparasites (mites, fleas, lice, etc) may be diminished during the winter so you may not need to treat during the winter. Permethrin can also be used as a flea dip for your dog. Check the label for the dilution.
it was an amazing idea , and i am glad you found something that helped the main floc ! also , you got the perfect temperature window avalable to do it , i hope the chicken keep getting beter !
I hope your chickens get better I love when you try to say the word.
I'm so glad that you know you're taking care of that now I just I've been watching for a long time you guys I don't understand how did you let it go this far I mean to the people out there who may be trying to cure it other ways what do you think now that they should do wait or take care of it immediately
Thanks for the education with chicken mites and parasites. I am curious about what automatic chicken door you are using.. You probably posted it but I missed it. I am going on vacation for a couple of weeks and want to feel safe with leaving them....
Two incredible parents right there
Good luck with your chickens 🙋♂️❤️👍
It’s so nice that you read the cards and letters takes time out of your busy day I know you must been very busy ❤
Another option for their feet. Instead of using plain petrolatum jelly, use vitamin A&D ointment. Its petroleum based with the added vitamins that help heal.
I am diabetic and I use A & D ointment on my dry skin legs and it works wonders. Hope it can help heal the chicken's poor legs and foots.
You need to clean your coup aswell.... and yeah keep some dust nearby so they can take sand bath which is natural way to get rid of mites
The laser ducks 😂😂😂😂 gets me every time !
I love your videos I hope you farm gets better also stay safe ❤
Excited to see the aviary! how will you keep the birds warm during winter in the aviary? Will you be placing them back into their current coops during winter?
You have to do what you have to do to make your birds healthy, and comfortable. I would have done exactly what y'all did if I had chickens. Our weather has been all over the place. Yesterday, it was snowing. This afternoon, the sun came out and we peaked 54 degrees. More crazy weather next week for us.
I’m no pro but using diatomaceous earth food grade in the henhouse and dust baths did the trick for me and my quails😊
Works phenomenally well, but a lot 9f people stop using diatomaceous earth because they expect to use it one time and problem solved. It has to be used pretty regularly for big flocks. I agree with you, and when used properly, diatomaceous earth is amazing stuff!! :)
They applied DE everywhere when they treated for lice for their whole flock.
For a longer lasting solution. I applied a thin layer of lime on anything wood. It's only a preventative.
@@Michigan_Girl Not sure off hand. I'll dig it out of storage in the morning and a take look.
Instead of petroleum jelly I used linseed oil. Much easier to use and being liquid it gets into the bottom of the leg scales. Just apply with a small brush
Thank you!
I just seen your channel and it was so good. Glad I met you all. See you next time.
I had mites and lice with the first flock of chickens I ever kept… The biggest mistake I made was using straw/hay in their nest boxes. Switched to pine shavings and never had mites or lice in the coop again. That was over ten years ago. The oils in the wood are repellent to those little parasites!!
That makes sense!!!
I always use food grade diamacious earth in my coops and on the straw and roosts and don't have any issues with mites, lice or even flies in summer. You know chickens can die from being wet and then drafts so I hope they're ok following your treatment. should have let them dry in the coop.
Love your videos. God bless 💕🙏🏻 Sara from South Africa 🇿🇦
I'm in Texas and use Diatomaceous Earth powder...sprinkle it from an old cheese shaker jar. Safe to use near kids and house pets too! Just be sure to wear a mask to avoid inhalation since it aerosolizes when shaken.
That's very sweet of people!
Great job with the chickens and look at that cute little girl with a mustache and happy birthday 👍
So much care and love wonderful that you were able to address the serious issue …thought about chickens for some time but might be holding off until I’m certain I have the help,I need…thank you for sharing the true realities if caring for GODS creatures that help care for us…blessings wished for your family and animals…
I love seeing you guys & what you did on your home stead, wish we could see more 🐓🙏🥰
Thanks!
When you asked Becky where she wanted to put that rooster, I was seriously waiting for her to say "in the freezer" LOL.
Ah I love mail time! So cute!
8:11 you are so lucky that your chickens actually use the nesting boxes 😂
Very helpful.
I am glad you found a solution for the mites. I hope theystay gone. Just keep checking. It's easier to treat a few chickens than your whole flock. Sometimes it is hard to know what to do.
Great video. I did the spray under the wings and on the tails but had to go back and dip them all after a week. It took a month to get it under control. I found cleaning and treating the coop weekly with Permethrin has kept my flock clean so far. I have a lot less flies as well.
The ivermectin and Vaseline worked good for my canaries for mites, too. For really bad mites on my older birds I’d use vitamin E oil. It suffocates as well as heals those scales.
DE in the nest boxes and spread throughout their pens/runs. Garlic (fresh garlic not powder) water is also great to give to your birds as a natural dewormer. Original blue dawn dish soap is what the 4h kids were told to use to wash their show birds before shows and after, and to use petroleum jelly on their combs/feet.
glad to see you trying to fix the evil claw problem :-) always creeps me out to see that.
I done the same and it honestly took me like 8 months to get rid of scaley mites I even poured the cattle pour on straight onto the chickens feet not mixed with water as I seen that a lot of others done that in a poultry group.
Good luck it’s so hard.
WoW it takes a lot of work to run a farm & you guy's are great at keeping things running fine making sure all the animals are well taken care of you're the best at doing a fine job keeping everything in tip top shape , may God continues on blessing you all , be happy , safe & keep warm💛🍀🙏👍
You clearly do a great job with the birds and have their best interests at heart. Those liners mean you don't use and change hay/straw bedding. Could those liners be the ideal breeding beds for the bugs?
What’s the withholding period for eggs after use?
I love pyrethrum. Backpackers treat their clothing with it and it lasts for 45 days or 6 washings. I can tell you it really works.
I know you all take such wonderful care of your chickens. Take care and stay safe.
What about dirt baths?
@@valerieforsyth8278 Watch again they show the dirt baths and they treated them too.
Spraying that on their roost and in the pen regularly makes a big difference.
And take an old tire, fill will sand or cactus potting soil, add a bag of diatomaceous earth for their permanent dust bath area.
Also, go in the coop at night, and sprinkle diatomaceous earth on each one. At night they're calm.
And some folks hang a variety of herbs in the coop.
I have to do this once a year. I also spray the coop and nesting boxes down really well. Its always worked. I've only lost 1 chicken while doing it but she was really old and I think it was too much stress for her.
Good stuff guys,I'm glad you found,a remedy,for the mite problem,I know from experience, problems,are very common with animals,thanks for sharing🌟💯🌄🌞
Have to say I absolutely loved the love in this video! & all the Christmas letters & gifts just wow! & the Drawing/Painting from Mike & Jerry!! I want one of my golden laced bearded crested Polish Rooster “Rambo” thinking of even getting a tattoo of him! Also big fan of Johnny Cash!! & the chicken lol
Wow you really got a very good collection of birds!!
Beautiful family,God bless🙏
One way you may find easier to catch and dip the chickens is to do it first thing and catch them one by one from the coop before you let them out for the day.
Depends on weather and temps but might save some time?