The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Creosote Goto page Previous  1, 2          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Pests and Predators Author Message mojo Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 10900 Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:38 pm    Post subject: dont tempt fate or mites Back to top rubychik Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 1380 Location: MID WALES/SHROPS BORDER Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:40 pm    Post subject: debcat wrote: the cold must have an effect on them, in four years of living here I've never seen them or heard of anyone up here getting them must remember to keep my fingers crossed now you could have a point there Debs! We have kept chickens for over 4 years and never been troubled by them *touching wood and crossing fingers* we lived in North West Lancs until a year ago and altho we have moved 100 miles south we still have been ok! Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 16098 Location: Hampshire Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:59 pm    Post subject: They just haven't found you yet! We never had any for the first 4 years of chicken ownership, but then we got them big-time last year! Been keeping a watchful eye out for them this year but so far...nothing. Still spraying & Diatom-ing when they're mucked out. (AR's been sitting out there with his 12-bore waiting for them to raise their heads above the parapet!! ) Back to top rubychik Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 1380 Location: MID WALES/SHROPS BORDER Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:22 pm    Post subject: Chicken Palace wrote: We never had any for the first 4 years of chicken ownership ahhh perhaps it's the 4 year itch then! Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 16098 Location: Hampshire Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:24 pm    Post subject: You may be right! Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1808 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:37 pm    Post subject: debcat wrote: the cold must have an effect on them, in four years of living here I've never seen them or heard of anyone up here getting them must remember to keep my fingers crossed now maybe thats the reason,they do like warm and humid conditions,glad I'm moving up there Deb I spotted one crawling around on my laptop screen a few minutes ago Ive gone all itchy now We never had any until we bought some stock in 2 years ago. Back to top Spana Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2241 Location: North Cornwall Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 4:56 pm    Post subject: Well, I checked last night but couldn't find any but don't believe for one minute that I've got them all. I cant fathom how I found so few but had my Dorking die. The white cockerel didn't have any spots on him when he came out today and there has never been any blood specks on the eggs. The Poultry Shield came today. Will a garden sprayer be OK to put it on with. I've got a couple of empty houses which I'm going to do first, let them dry then start moving birds out of their houses into them,then spray the vacant houses and so on until they are all done. Do you think that will work or just make things worse by moving birds around? Is there anything other than louse powder that can go on the birds. I do have a broody sitting but shes due tomorrow/Sunday and Im afraid to upset her so will have to leave her alone until the chicks have hatched. What about my table birds. They are in a feedbag house with a straw bed directly on the ground. How would you deal with that? What a nightmare Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1808 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:53 pm    Post subject: Sparay everywhere and everything at least once a week.Its fine to move the birds around if they go in a mite free zone it gives them a rest You can usually tell when the houses are over-run with mites as the birds suddenly refuse to go in the house and roost on a fence or something high up.Cant blame them really.Would you like to be shut in a room full of vampires You can dust the birds with diatom and the bedding and nest boxes its harmless to them.Its only effective in dry conditions so no good outside or if the hens are wet. If you get mites in straw its a nightmare.Burn it all if you think its got mites in.Put fresh down and spray with poultry shield and when dry dust with diatom.We use shavings.cedar shavings are good as the cedar resin repels the mites.cedar wood perches are good deterents too.Incidently thats one of the reasons bee hives are cedar because t deters the mites that live on bees. As soon as the broody hatches her eggs check them ovr and dust with diatom change bedding or move them all if you suspect there are mites.Bet you wish you'd never found any now Back to top Spana Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2241 Location: North Cornwall Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 6:57 pm    Post subject: poultry poofs wrote: Bet you wish you'd never found any now Grrrrrrrrrr The poor Dorking that pegged it was refusing to go in and I thought it was because the house was too small Is it safe to put birds into a house thats not completely dry from the poultry shield spray? Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1808 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:48 pm    Post subject: Its not ideal but It wont harm them and I am sure you have adequate ventilation.I am sure I have read somewhere on it its safe to spray with the birds in the house though personally I wouldnt. rich Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 16098 Location: Hampshire Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:33 am    Post subject: According to the blurb it is safe to let chooks in with it still wet from Poultry Shield. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Pests and Predators All times are GMT + 1 Hour Goto page Previous  1, 2 Page 2 of 2 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group