Another Red Mite thread. Week two and there BACK.

Roughlee Handled · « **Reply #30 on:** September 15, 2008, 12:32 »

Sprayer Check
Poultry Shield Check
Scrubber (the OH) Check
A dry weekend day mmmm We will see. Latest Metcheck forcast.

poultrygeist · « **Reply #31 on:** September 15, 2008, 12:35 »

The weather is amazingly good.

I've been cleaning bricks this morning and plan to lay some this afternoon. I will deffo be mowing the grass as soon as i go and get some petrol for the mower.

Have you tried the blowtorch method btw

Richie swears by it.

Rob

Roughlee Handled · « **Reply #32 on:** September 15, 2008, 12:37 »

worried about burning the place down and having no accommodation for the chucks.

poultrygeist · « **Reply #33 on:** September 15, 2008, 12:40 »

Know what you mean. If you wetted it first, it many protect the timber but still shrivel the critters.

I know when I've done plumbing close to timber, it smoulders nicely but rarely catches. :roll:

Rob

Roughlee Handled · « **Reply #34 on:** September 15, 2008, 12:45 »

Just to be different I put wood glue on the end of the perch bars ( nice and smooth no where for the B*@gers to hide). Sorry really don't want to use the flame. I will clear them out.
I will.
I will.
I will.

poultrygeist · « **Reply #35 on:** September 15, 2008, 12:47 »

I'm sure they'll go soon. I wonder if there's new strains developing that are resistant to some of the chemicals.

I'll be happy never to see one in the flesh.

Rob

chooknewbie · « **Reply #36 on:** September 15, 2008, 12:48 »

can i ask if anyone knows why duramitex has been discontinued? i got my hands on a bottle and have used that and it cleared them up straight away with no repeat sign so far.....(although having typed and posted this they are bound to come back now)

poultrygeist · « **Reply #37 on:** September 15, 2008, 12:59 »

Just did a search for duramitex and in the thread I was reading, someone reckons red mites don't like dettol. Maybe won't kill them, but gets them out of the crevices.

Might assist in finding them at least.

Rob

ps. Couldn't find anything about duramitex itself.

Roughlee Handled · « **Reply #38 on:** September 15, 2008, 13:50 »

You can still purchase it from ebay though. I have emailed Harkers (the makers) to ask why they discontinued it.

chooknewbie · « **Reply #39 on:** September 15, 2008, 13:53 »

*runs off to get some *

chooknewbie · « **Reply #40 on:** September 15, 2008, 13:56 »

wow, i got gifted the other bottle, didnt realise how dear, but as i said, touch wood, no probs since...

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #41 on:** September 15, 2008, 14:05 »

Bad luck Ruff

Can I use one of your pictures in the lice and mites info topic please dear

Roughlee Handled · « **Reply #42 on:** September 15, 2008, 14:07 »

Sure you can that is why I photoed them. I had no clue to what they looked like, but you you know what they are when you get em.

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #43 on:** September 15, 2008, 14:09 »

Thanks dear

too many girls · « **Reply #44 on:** September 15, 2008, 16:34 »

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Scrubber (the OH) Check

Oh Stuart,
Fancy talking about your intended like that, tut tut :shock:

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