Comments on: Sleeping Rough http://homechickens.co.uk/blog/archives/326 Blog about keeping chickens at home (no longer updated) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:13:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Steve http://homechickens.co.uk/blog/archives/326/comment-page-1#comment-125 Steve Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:13:04 +0000 http://homechickens.co.uk/blog/?p=326#comment-125 I have actually succeeded in getting rid of my mites. I found that the poultry shield was pretty good - but I think in the end what got rid of them was spreading a lot of diatom powder around the inside of their coop. When I had the mites I would spray with poultry shield once or twice a week. I remember, towards the end I was mucking out the chickens one day and the mites were definitely still there, and I thought that it was about time to spray with poultry shield again. When I came back a few days later the last of the mites had gone, so I'm pretty sure that the diatom helped. It took me a couple of months to get rid of my infestation but I got there in the end - I'm sure you will get rid of them over the winter when they stop reproducing as quickly. Just keep at it! About them sleeping outside the coop - I have managed to slove the problem now. All that I needed to do was to adjust the sensor on the door opener/closer... I have actually succeeded in getting rid of my mites. I found that the poultry shield was pretty good – but I think in the end what got rid of them was spreading a lot of diatom powder around the inside of their coop.

When I had the mites I would spray with poultry shield once or twice a week. I remember, towards the end I was mucking out the chickens one day and the mites were definitely still there, and I thought that it was about time to spray with poultry shield again. When I came back a few days later the last of the mites had gone, so I’m pretty sure that the diatom helped.

It took me a couple of months to get rid of my infestation but I got there in the end – I’m sure you will get rid of them over the winter when they stop reproducing as quickly. Just keep at it!

About them sleeping outside the coop – I have managed to slove the problem now. All that I needed to do was to adjust the sensor on the door opener/closer…

]]> By: Steel http://homechickens.co.uk/blog/archives/326/comment-page-1#comment-120 Steel Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:23:34 +0000 http://homechickens.co.uk/blog/?p=326#comment-120 Just realised from reading back on your previous posts that you've been fighting red mites since July! Sorry! This is the first time on your blog and started from the current posts and am working back. Poultry Shield will kill about 96% of the mites but just about every week you'll have to spray and clean now. I'm 12 weeks down the road with my infestation - and have now accepted I will never be rid of them. i just have to manage them. Just realised from reading back on your previous posts that you’ve been fighting red mites since July! Sorry! This is the first time on your blog and started from the current posts and am working back. Poultry Shield will kill about 96% of the mites but just about every week you’ll have to spray and clean now.

I’m 12 weeks down the road with my infestation – and have now accepted I will never be rid of them. i just have to manage them.

]]> By: Steel http://homechickens.co.uk/blog/archives/326/comment-page-1#comment-119 Steel Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:18:43 +0000 http://homechickens.co.uk/blog/?p=326#comment-119 You might find you have a red mite infestation. Our chickens did the same thing when we were infested - they refused to go into the coop and started sleeping outdoors. You might find you have a red mite infestation. Our chickens did the same thing when we were infested – they refused to go into the coop and started sleeping outdoors.

]]> By: Steves Mum http://homechickens.co.uk/blog/archives/326/comment-page-1#comment-113 Steves Mum Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:50:38 +0000 http://homechickens.co.uk/blog/?p=326#comment-113 They do look so cute. They really are a bit dim though. They do look so cute. They really are a bit dim though.

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