Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: viks chicks on May 30, 2008, 13:16
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I haven't had an outbreak yet...but I know I don't want the critters. :twisted:
I have bought some organic red mite powder which I have dusted in my chicken ark-do I use the same stuff to put on the chickens and do you sprinkle it all over them-do you have to get under their wings etc-or just a quick sprinkling. Does red-mite spray exist?
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I have also just bought some Redmite powder (all they had in my feed store) am planning to do the house soon. I treated the chooks with frontline which i understand kills mites too. :)
The instructions on my redmite says to sprinkle it over the birds and has a measurement in weight of the powder.
I know someone that chose to put the bird in a bag (not it's head) and sprinkle that way to get a fuller covering but not sure if this is advisable, i should imagine it would lead to stress. :?
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I have also just bought some Redmite powder (all they had in my feed store) am planning to do the house soon. I treated the chooks with frontline which i understand kills mites too. :)
The instructions on my redmite says to sprinkle it over the birds and has a measurement in weight of the powder.
I know someone that chose to put the bird in a bag (not it's head) and sprinkle that way to get a fuller covering but not sure if this is advisable, i should imagine it would lead to stress. :?
I've heard of coating your stewing steak with seasoned flour by putting in a bag but never heard it used on a chicken before, well not a live one with feathers anyway :lol:
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I know.. sad fact is it's a friend of mine.. but shall we say they are nice, but a bit dippy!? :lol:
I personally.. would never put anything through that trauma but hey-ho! Their chickens survived :)