How to Stop Red Mite in your Chicken Coop
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- čas přidán 24. 06. 2024
- With summer approaching and the warmer weather on the way, the return of the dreaded Red Mites into our coops is probably inevitable. However, using the double-sided stick tape method of catching and killing the mites will rid your coops of these dangerous little bugs and will also warn you of their presence in the first place. Here's how to do it.
So thankful people like yourself share this info. Well worth a 👍
Fantastic idea! I constructed removable perches and scrub them down with vinegar water once a week or so. Afterwards I rub them with an essential oil spray which includes peppermint, eucalyptus, citronella, and neem oil. I keep fresh dried herbs in my coop and spray the essential oils in all the corners and such. I am going to use this tape as a detection method! Thank you!
Thank you!! Did you make a certain recipe of essential oils? I use herbs, as well.
Thanks for sharing this.
This is my first year of raising chickens & I want to make sure they stay healthy.
Paint the inside of your hen house (a few coats) and caulk up the seams/gaps/holes in the walls and floor.
Use an exterior paint that will hold up to moisture. I also have used a clear coat waterproofing sealant in the US called FlexSeal - never had a mite issue in 7 years.
This is exactly what I was thinking. "Can't hide in the cracks if there ain't no cracks."
I use silicon mastic on every crack I can find, that and diatomaceous earth and I don't have mites anymore.
I did this and it’s fabulous. Quite gratifying seeing the dead mites.
Thanks! It was great you included the photos too ;) I hope you stay mite free this Spring as well!
WOW!
Thank you, this is a fantastic idea & so easy.
I'm going to do this in our chicken coop.
Absolutely excellent idea! I'm going to give this a go 😁 thank you.
Wow how happy and healthy your chickens look 😍
Those sound like some very happy chickens. They're all just chattering about in the background ❤
This is a fantastic idea and I will definitely try it very soon! Thanks a lot for sharing!!
Great advice! Really works.
What a clever idea! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! Such a great solution! I will try this tonight.
This is great! I’ve seen tiny red spiders in my yard. Don’t think they are the same but I love this idea and will be trying it soon.
Thank you so much only had my 3 since March n had made my chickens stay outside for 2 nights I didn’t know why then after cleaning I couldn’t stop itching definitely will try this Today many thanks for sharing
That's brilliant!
I also squirt used engine oil into the crevices, which they drown in, so combined with the sticky tape would be the end of it for sure.
Thank you so much for sharing this video.❤👍
I like this idea and I'm going to try it. Thank you
This is a thumbs up, great idea.
very clever, thanks for sharing , appreciated
This is an amazing idea, thank you so much! I’ve just bought a second hand coop and moved it in the evening and found a couple on me, so will do this method to get rid of them before I get my chickens 😀
First, clean the coop well. You can use a steam cleaner or hot water or a burner. You can also varnish or coat with oil and that will kill most. You can mix the cheapest edible oil and kerosene for lamp 1:1, but use a mask. Or you can whitewash the house with lime. You can do this even if you have already bought chickens, but after you let them out.
Genius! Thank you!
Worth a try, we have mites pretty bad right now, I know we have red mites, had them 3 years ago but also wondering if we have something else. There are bugs on me when I collect the eggs but it’s hot here. Last time I used PSP 2x and still had them after treating the coop and all the birds, it’s exhausting.
clever idea,thank you, great video too
I love this. Will definitely try!
Great content. Subscribed!
Thank you for idea.
Brilliant. Thank you,
Great idea. My hens are suffering from this now.
Great idea!
Thank you, Sir.
I drenched the hen house in creosote, (Birds not in it), I also drenched every end of perch and crevice with it. Di tom powder in the nest box and dust bath. The worst place for them to hide is under any felt roof..
Awesome. Thank you
Thank you for making this
You're very welcome. Lots more to come this year so stay tuned. Take care and thanks for watching.
thank you for such a great none chemical solution. cheers!
Thank you
Thank im going to try this tonight, not sure if I have them. But want to check
Brilliant!!! Thank you:)
Elector PSP & Permethrin .... Are products you can mix and spray .... Mites come out at nite usually to feast best time to spray the roost poles, walls ect. depending on the infestation ... Faster then the dbl sided tape method
Good work
Good videos !
Thank you fine sir
Amazing!!!
Super idea, I will definitely try it. I've one hen who often refuses to perch and would therefore be at risk from mites. How do you encourage them to perch?
You cant in my experience. They'll sleep where they want. This is the one issue that isn't perfect with this method. It only really works with chickens that roost on a perch. But at least you'll drastically reduce the numbers of mites in the coop that may bother the one that sleeps in the nest box.
Brilliant
Awesome!!
I'll have to try this
I liberally sprinkle DE in nesting boxes and take a handful and rub on perch. Ive tried various sprays ....50/50 bleach. .... pure white vinegar. ....cooking oil - still have mites :) The only very effective remedy is 1ml of I ver me ctin dripped on back of each chooks neck. Sadly its banned here in NZ incase ppl use it instead of the P hyser option :) But dble sided tape as a detector is a great idea. Cheers.
ps. whats the pink stuff ?
You can still get that particular pour on for cattle in N.Z. (off label use for poultry) it was just the human version that was banned as it proved to be excellent in dealing with a certain human virus, but the powers that be didn't want that to happen as then their jab wouldn't have been required.
You're better off spraying all the wood with copper green and that'll take care of the problem because they have eggs and the eggs will hatch and it's just a reoccurring problem spray spray.
good idea thankyou for sharing.
Thank you this was very helpful. But What pink stuff are you talking about? Whas their name or a picture on the bottle. We have Exzolt in my country, is it the same or?
ditto. what is the pink stuff ?
@@ImFieldyit’s Nettex mite spray which contains Permethrin
This method is very good, but what do you do if the chickens sleep on the ground?Thx
Yeah thats the issue I'm afraid. This only really works if they roost on a perch. Sorry.
Does diatomaceous earth prevent red mites?
any idea on how to keep my dog from eating chicken poop when the chickens free range? I would hate for them to get sick from it. Ive heard feeding pineapple to the chickens could help? Any thoughts? Thanks
spray it with pepper, than he stop forever
I coat the ends with a thick layer of vaseline. I think this is even better. Wil give it a try.
I do this too but i cant see if it has actually trapped these pesky mites. Im going to try the double sided tape.
Thank you for this very useful video. Tried the tape at each end of the perch and the next morning coved in mites.
I only have a small coup so roof of tomorrow and power washing everything followed by steam cleaner in all crevices. Then a tip from another site to spray a mix of 2 parts water to one part cooking oil with a table spoon of washing up liquid. Plus a good sprinkling of DE. Will keep using the tape as an advance warning device.
Have also dusted the birds and built them a dust bath of wood ash and soil mix.
yes, this is what I’m going to do
I've been wondering if I have an lice issue because my chicks (8 wks) have gotten red skin around the beak and face...I don't see lice but what could cause this? They don't seem sick or lethargic at all but I'm concerned about the red color of the skin.
Its hard to say without seeing them but if it was lice you would see them. As always, if you're worried, seek advice from a vet but it doesn't sound like they are in too much trouble.
@@thesmallholdingdiaries7833 Thanks for the response. Yes, they seem fine...I worry being a first time chicken mom....love them so much. One of my Blue Giants is snubbing me. The rest of them come right to me but she has all of a sudden gotten a loner attitude. Once their in for the night, they all huddle but for some reason she's acting shy of me.
Was she about to molt? @@facingfacts7830
Where do these mites come from?
In my experience they come from wild birds that enter the run / coop to steal the chickens food and water. They like warm moist conditions which is why they're so prevalent in the summer and this year the autumn has been mild and warm so far.
Wayne Morton
I started spraying the hidey holes and edges of the coop with "surface" fly spray everytime I clean out the coop..., since I started doing this I have never had a problem.
Is that similar to the spray he uses? Might try this👍🏾
Home fly spray and home Flea spray tends to have a chemical called c8 in it.... c8 is known has a forever chemical and once its in your ecosystem you can't get rid... whiles it works a treat at killing fleas etc, i wouldn't recommend having it anyway near anything you will eat.. eggs for example. it also causes birth defects.
I’m willing to try anything! I have an 8x8x10 coop and I have red mites for the 3rd time! I can’t keep up! I’ve cleaned, pressure washed and painted the whole inside of the coop other than not painting the cieling. Elector PSP didn’t work, they were on the perch 2 weeks later after moving it to the other side of the property by itself. I use pine shavings and Saturday lime and I still find them in the bedding. Sticky tape helps but hasn’t eliminated them. I sprayed peppermint and tea tree all ver the coop and put garlic in the feed. DE did nothing!
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Those aren't red mites . We call them bluebugs. Sprays pens with mix of diesel and used motor oil. They are like a tick. They can deplete the blood in the chickens and kill them
They're red mites but thanks for the tips.
We call them blue bugs here. The hardred mites we get are generally around oak trees. Rough to get rid of , the same thing works on them.
That's what I thought too based on the description of their feeding habits etc... fowl ticks aka blue bugs. Hard to tell from the pics though. Horrid, can definitely lead to anemia
I've heard that Orange oil kills them , but it has to get on them. Hard to spray effectively on all the nooks and crannies. Another good tip I got for prevention of fowl ticks is to caulk every seam/ joint which I'm going to do with the coop we're currently building. Then paint over all the surfaces
Stop using straw...and use wood chips. Straw hides mites and encourage mites.
I’m gonna try this!! Many thanks!! I’m using sprays. Die earth and I’m tempted to try a smoke bomb. Never known it as bad as this year
What breed of chicken are these? They look like mines and I don't know. Thanks 😁
They're rare beed Ixworth chickens. Where are you?