The Poultry Keeper

Clucky · Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 2187 Location: Shropshire

to keep the redmite at bay.

Due to the amount of redmite this year I replaced the coop and dusted chooks and have maintained this for a week and b****r me the blasted things are back. Luckily I can dismantle this new coop as it bolts together so yesterday I used all sorts, and scrubbed and powdered and sprayed, dusted and dusted chooks again.

Today I dared one to appear. Nothing so far but I can still feel them on me after two showers, Evil or Very Mad

But with redmite appearing to be doing very well this year, what do you use, or combo, to keep them at bay...

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2623 Location: South Cumbria

I have never had a massive problem touch wood ! but I pressure wash and steam clean !

CP · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:38 pm Post subject:

Diatom constantly & Poultry Shield when we do a proper clean out. Wink

Henwife · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 3469 Location: Monmouthshire

The cheapest crawling insect spray I can find that claims to kill cockroaches (Wilkinson's £1) into every nook and cranny as well as the flat surfaces. Sprinkle ant powder on horizontal surfaces, put in bedding etc and sprinkle on more powder. A week later, spray again, even if you are only adding more bedding rather than mucking out. Creosote at least once a year - more if you can.

crazypianolady · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 766 Location: Nottinghamshire

Same as CP - Diatom all the time and Poultry Shield at cleaning time.

mojo · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:52 pm Post subject:

cant get diatrom here so lots of liquid disinfectant mixed with liquid soap ....creasote .... and a french brand poultry mite powder...............soap is not so i have clean red mite but so it their inhibites breathing and gives the other stuff time to work

newby · Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 143 Location: Dordogne

I have some Jeyes fluid that I brought over, can I use that, how log after I use it can I put the hens back?

layla · Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 588 Location: West Midlands

Diatomeas earth defo Wink

layla · Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 588 Location: West Midlands

Bhindi · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:51 pm Post subject:

Vinegar for the roost bars, red mite powder for the cracks and corners.. and lots of luck, as I haven't had red mite .....yet!

NannyP · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject:

I can feel I need a clean up coming soon. 11 week olds have been reluctant to go in, and I have moved them tonight in with the 2 CLB coqs who are being sold tomorrow. Mummy hen and chicks are in the same small coop, so I will move her out tomorrow and have a good clean and spray with diluted Jeyes. Pleased I bought a new bottle when in the UK.

Wush we could get Diatom in France
Confused

Welsh Duck · Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:32 am Post subject:

Its making me itch just thinking about it Shocked

chicken_house_man · Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 124 Location: Brynmawr

I'm quite happy to send diatom to France.

pjred · Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 243

I went to collect a 5lt tub of poultry shield which I had ordered off ebay. The couriers had damaged it in transit and were a little confused when I said, 'I won't be signing for that!'
So, I've had to email the seller to ask them to replace it 'Gratis!'

Tarka · Joined: 21 Dec 2007 Posts: 403

creasote 100% guaranteed to get rid of the red mite " providing you soak it in all the knooks and crannys !