Henlo all! I'd like to clarify something: I mention in this video that ivermectin may carry a greater risk for chickens than diatomaceous earth. Ivermectin is a relatively benign medication that has been around for a long time. With birds, the risk comes with injecting it. There is also the risk of over-medicating them if you don't have the correct oral or topical dose. I recommend working with a veterinarian (if possible) if you wish to use ivermectin for your flock.
Hello! I’m a 13 year old with a obsession with chickens. My family and I went on a vacation and when we came back, my chickens had mites! My whole family avoided my for several days out of fear of catching mites! This video really helped me. Thanks!
You should have no haters. Whomever is hating on this lovely chicken lover needs to stop. Girl, you're awesome! I've had chickens for 3 years now, and you've given so much helpful information. Thank you!
I know this video is 2 years old BUT I just wanted to say that DE has been such a blessing and a Godsend for us. I couldn’t agree with you more! The misinformation out there to steer people away from truly good products is (or should be) so obvious now with everything going on in the past few years. I’m not new to chicken keeping but I haven’t had them for years and I am starting again with my little flock of 8. Loved a few of your videos so far and look forward to watching many more. Thankyou!
Here's another affordable natural option which has definitely dealt with the issue for me. Having a contained suburban run mixed with the humid weather in my location, it's a very common problem for most chicken owners around here. Into a spray bottle, mix 1 part vegetable oil (or other edible oil) to 2 parts water. Add a very small squirt of dishwash liquid (just enough to emulsify the mix when shaken) and a few drops of essential oil if you have them (lemongrass, lavender etc). This mixture can be spayed directly on the birds feet and any coop surfaces such as the roosts that you find mites - both as treatment and deterrent. Dust baths are a must and if you can afford it, adding DE / dried herbs from someones garden to the coop bedding has completely eliminated the problems. This spray was a game changer for me. Great channel BTW!
I have tried that as well! Same solution! Not sure if it was that or putting DE and ash directly in their nesting boxes. My chickens aren't very friendly w me, but I know they're putting that chicken butt down in the nesting box. Lol?
If you're spraying this mixture on the chickens, won't their diry bath stick and make a heck of a mess?? And I think my rooster has mites on his comb, would I be able to spray this there? Worried about his eyes. Thanks🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓
I had a nasty infestation a few weeks ago when my broody hen sat for 3 weeks and didn't bathe. When she finally vacated the nest I went to clean it all out and I was covered in mites. 3 days later, I was covered in extremely itchy mite bites! Imagine how it is for our girls? My solution when cleaning out the nesting box was to spray eucalyptus and let it evaporate (very strong not good in large doses) I then put lots of wormwood, tansy and lavender in the boxes and there hutch. The coup has lemon balm, wormwood and tansy growing so they are walking through that all the time. mites don't like strong smells. I also add apple cider vinegar and garlic to their water. She's all better now and my bites have gone.
I’m glad you mentioned that chickens can definitely gets mites in winter! My poor rooster suffered an infestation in January, and we’re in eastern Canada. Diatomaceous earth saved the day (with some help from garlic)!
Diatomaceous earth of any type is harmful to the respiratory system of chickens. Their respiratory systems are delicate and easily damaged by breathing it in which is unavoidable if used in their dust baths or on their bodies. Use 100% sulfur, instead.@@Lilybellarose505
I've always used FGDE with my chickens, never had any issues with it harming them, us nor our dogs. Now that we have a pellet stove, I'll add the wood ash. I also much prefer natural treatments to chemical ones and feed my flock organic feed, it's healthier for them and for us...after all, whatever they eat goes into their eggs, and we eat their eggs. ❤️💛💜
DE - wonderful stuff!! My son infected the guest room with bed bugs from his luggage after he came back from Dubai. I dusted the mattress, the pillows, the plinths and rugs etc etc and no more bedbugs! Ants in the kitchen? Easy peasy - DE along their walking paths. I rub DE in the cracks of the chicken coop and like you, add it to their dust bath and nesting boxes. Happy chickens! Kids arguing over the TV remote? I dust them with DE and the little pests just melt away! Just kidding. So glad I found your channel. Learning a lot, thanks!
I honestly eradicated my home of bed bugs with DE. It took about two years; however, if I would have been more persistent, I probably could have done it within a year. Of course it took more than DE, but the DE was what eventually broke the bed bug cycle. The DE done at least 75-80% of the work. So, I'm a firm believer in DE, and was downright proud of myself. It took so much research on those little bastards as well. It almost 99% of the time takes professional Pest Control to eradicate bedbugs
Glad you are bed bug free! I never ever ever want to see another one again! Talkin' about psychological warfare! My ex wife could snooze like a baby every night with those damn things crawling all over her! I was like a kid on Nightmare on Elm Street- do not fall asleep!
I bought DE from a farm and feed store (it has a picture of horses and farm animals on the bag) but it's grey, not white. Did I buy the bad kind? We also have bees (on the opposite side of the yard from the chicken run) so I don't want to use the other insecticides.
I bought a flowering chrysanthemum plant... and put it next to the poultry wire for my chickens... they nibbled all the little buds off the areas where it hadn't flowered out yet. they loved it. I figure that's helpful, since chrysanthemums are the source of pyrethrum.
Great vid!. Had a new girl come into my flock from unknown farm . Adopted her because the rooster almost fully pecked her eye out 😥 she was starting to do much better with us and her eye was healing nice . Then came out one morning and she wouldn't come out . Checked on her and she wasnt hardly moving. Looked closer and she was covered in red mites!! Got her out of the coop and they were all over "her" nesting box. Unfortunately she did not recover from the infestation. That day built new coop for the rest of the flock and burned the other one haha now i use ash for there baths and sprinkle around the cracks of the coop when cleaning . Mites cant breath in fire place ash 😊
I’m 12 years old I have a flock of three, just discovered my favourite polish chicken has mites😢. This is the only helpful video I have seen so thank you so much. Heading of to pets at home now to get some treatment. You saved my babies!!!
WONDERFUL information! Way to have the backbone to stand for what WORKS for you contrary to popular opinion; I love DE and it has saved my girls (who I also LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!) more than once. I now mix a small amount in their feed! SUBSCRIBED!!
I have owned dogs for 36 years and in that time we have had a mild outbreak of fleas twice in really bad seasons. I used diatomaceous earth on my dogs after bathing and drying. As well, using and extra fine sieve, I sprinkled diatomaceous earth throughout the house and have had no problems and used no harsh chemicals.
I'm gonna try this THIS year. Last year my poor dogs got infested in fleas for the first time ever and we tried almost everything to get rid of them. We ended up coating them in coconut oil, it worked to get the fleas off and keep them off but my dogs got a little sick from licking the oil off
I also wanted to tell you that my son and I love and respect you!!! You’re the best resource we have to raise healthy happy chickens ! BTW we will never eat these chickens! We got them for their eggs! My son wants to get ducks and quails. I’m so glad he’s a great engineer,builder etc!! He went to college for welding and ended up learning engineering etc. bless you my new friend and mentor!!
Dear chickenlandia I owe this information to you and your followers because i like this channel a lot. So i've been raising chickens for ten years now and I can assure you that if you apply olive oil onto the treating areas (under wings, vent, back, neck) the parasites drown in the oil. You can immediately see the dead mites and lice as you apply it.The oil remains on the chickens and spreads evenly on the whole body for about 2 to 3 days ( depending on the quantity you used) and functions as a trap for the mites that climb on the chickens during the night. I highly recommend that you try it and share the results with the community. Note that I have also tried sunflower oil and didn't work. It kinda dried out and ruined the feathers. Good luck, greetings from Greece.
One more thing to explain how this works. The parasites are so small in size that a film of oil is like a swimming pool for them and they drown in it. Finally not that I have done this in mild weather conditions of spring or autumn. I don't know if the oil freezes in cold or is dangerous in hot summer.
Saw you post in the backyard chickens group on Facebook. You are such a joy to watch and I’m learning so much already. I just watched a few of your videos and if it wasn’t way past my bedtime I would watch many more! I’m so inspired to really do so much more for my girls. I love the little xylophone you have in the coop! I also think your birds are beautiful. Looks like you have some serma bantams which I want so badly. We are first time chicken owners and have 18. We recently lost one because she was a runt and another because of a hawk. We are working on trying to secure our yard, but it’s large and they beg us daily to get out of the run. They love free ranging. I work from home so sometimes I go outside to babysit them with my laptop! Ha anyway, thank you for putting out such great quality content for us crazy chicken people! 💕
OMGOODNESS I just love you! You have helped me so much! I started with one baby chick found in a parking lot. Wasn't set up for chickens so raised this chick in the house. She got 2 sister the next year. And this year I got 5 babies. I have loved your videos! Thanks!
I use DE on my dog after she was infested with fleas from the neighborhood cats (we have a catch and release spay program for cats where I live). I put it in my chicken's dust bath, just because I heard they can get fleas, too. Thanks for the confirmation that I am doing right by my girls!
I screamed YES! when you raved about D.E. That stuff is my best friend and I put it everywhere. 3 days after I brought my chickens home, I got up to see how they were doing and I was HORRIFIED to see billions of tiny ants. They were EVERYWHERE!!!! I have a good friend who raises chickens and I’m crying and sobbing on the phone to her and sniveling so bad, she said “Who IS this?” She told me to run down to Tractor Supply and get the biggest bag of food-grade D.E. they have and sprinkle it lightly in all the places they’re crawling and put a little in their food. Literally, the next morning there were ant carcasses all over the place but, not a single live ant! Overnight! When I clean out the coop, chicken run and especially the beginning of spring, I sprinkle it all over. Plus, I mix a small amount in their food and sprinkle it around the perimeter of their chicken run and even my house, cuz they were coming in my house, too. Eeeuuww!
So glad to have you as a reliable resource! I had already seen a previous video of yours about dust baths, so I ordered DE and herbs. I just got my orders delivered the other day and its time to clean the coop!
We use DE all the time and have never had a problem with it. We have a bunch of kids and a bunch of different animals and this is the safest, easiest, best thing we've found.
Thank you so much for this educative yet profoundly simple and very interesting video. I just began a small chicken keeping project here in Africa, Kenya - of about 50 one-month-old chicken, and am learning a lot as a brand new chicken farmer, hoping to one day go big commercially in well kept and healthy chicken. You are such an inspiration. Thank you so much..!
@@WelcometoChickenlandia Thank you so much! Really kind of you to wish me well. I will put in my very best effort and though this a part time personal job, am sure it will do just fine. Again, i sincerely appreciate your reply and great insights on how to reduce cost of chicken feed by soaking the oat meal in clean jars to increase feed volume, and the chickens love it! Appreciated.
Ifollowed some of the advise you shared on preparing chicken feed and am glad it worked out just perfectly. Thank you so much! I have 50 birds now. I sincerely appreciate.
@@brianmboya6590 hope everything is doing fine brother. I too just started commercial chicks. Got 50 1.5months chicks and 150 baby chicks. I realized a day ago that there are some mites/lice, which probably led to loss of 4baby chicks 😳. I'm hoping to try and use the recommendation provided here. However most of the names she used, I have never heard about them and will be looking whether I can find them from agrovet tomorrow. I will really appreciate to hear from you whether you have ever faced the same issue, and how you dealt with it.
Thank you for the information on both Diatomaceous Earth and Elector PSP . Also for showing exactly where and how you are applying the DE. I also have watched your video on Elector PSP.. So helpful because I after having chickens for a a few years realize my birds have MITES 🙄😧
I'm so thankful to have found your channel!! I am a new chicken owner:) I'm totally paranoid about mites etc. The girls are friendly but are still not being held yet as they have only been here about 10 days. How could I know if they have mites? Im so itchy just thinking about it!!
Hi ,love your video and have found it very useful.I must confess my chickens did get mites,what a nightmare ,we had a infestation.The worst thing was I got the mites and at night I could not stop itching ,the mites where so so tiny you could hardly see them .We had to burn the coop down as we tried everything to get rid of them ,lucky the chickens survived .Never again,so I do most of what you say .What herbs do you put in the dust bath?I love your idea of the dust bath in winter and the cider vinigar!thanks you are videos are informational and inspiring!
Thank you so much! I had no idea those products (Elector PSP & Permethrin) are harmful to bees, aquatic life, and cats! I also didn't know the differences between the two types of diatomaceous earth. Wow! I always learn something important when I watch your videos. Also, I loved that conversation between the ducks! I could have watched more of that! Haha!
I use clove essential oil to get rid of chicken mites. Mix the oil with water in a spray on the chickens and in the nesting area. You can add peppermint essential oil too. Worked for me.
We have recently discovered that our beloved birdie girls have lice and mites. YIPES!! We ordered Elector PSP to treat the girls and their coop, egg boxes, etc. We cleaned out the egg boxes and put diatomaceous earth in the coop, egg boxes, and our birds. Today we got the Elector PSP and plan to treat everything this weekend. Any thoughts? Thanks for all you do Madam President!
There's Food grade D. Earth and its amazing!! It was the only thing that got rid of carpet Beatles. They came into my house through hand me down clothes. For 6 years I couldn't completely get rid of these things. Within about two days of Putting the power In Just the corners of cabinets... they were dead and never came back. Amazing! Just don't breathe it in the powder is bad for your lungs
All 80 of my chickens have mites. Its a constant battle. The mites attach to the quill at the skin and eat the chicken till the feather is weak and blood leaks into the feather quill and becomes like a feeding tube for the mites. I think cleaning the coop where they sleep with a torch of some kind. Like sweeping it out with a flame. Of course you dont let the coop catch on fire but just running the flame around so the heat can get into the nooks and crannies.
Hi, I want to thank you for all your videos. Very informative and learning a lot from you before I start my little flock. I started with Quails and now moving to chickens. Once again thank you from SJ, CA
Great video, tons of great info! We have had chickens for 5 years now. We live in a rural area and the chickens are all over our pasture, free to do whatever. The have two large coops that they are secured in at night. We also have a livestock guardian dog Heidi that helps keep the chickens safe. We just added a Black copper Maran hen a year ago. She has the strange habit of molting in the spring. No other hen does this now I think it could be mites. Thanks to your video. I believe in diatomaceous earth 100%. So going to give that a try and see if this stops the feather loss. Thanks.
I just got a rooster that I’ve kept in quarantine and right when we got him his legs looked off....raised scales near his feet and his feet and legs were abnormally red. I’ve been treating is as scaly leg mites and as opposed to Vaseline I read some sources say to use castor oil. It’s taken almost a month but I’m finally noticing improvement. Legs aren’t as red and scales don’t look as raised.
I use de food grade in my hens nesting box and wood ash on the ground where they due there dust bath at and I have no issue with dust mites I also feed them garlic powder daily
Had this moment this morning.. I'm a total noobie & my partner has a few very old birds.. We lost an old girl this morning & I discovered she was absolutely covered in mites!! I freaked the f out & it's really ruined my day! Thanks for this video.. I feel much better now. 😂
I have a young chicken in my "chicken rehab" I have set up in the basement. I brought her in after finding her on the ground in the coup not moving. It appeared she got picked on pretty bad by one of the other guys. My poor little Freya...she's one of my favorites. She was very alert, but couldn't stand. I couldn't find any broken bones. After lots of research, I found a good recipe to get nutrition back into her system, the "Rickets Diet". She's been inside for two weeks now, and doing so much better. However, as I was sitting on the floor with her on my lap giving her light strokes on her neck, I noticed little tan things crawling on my leg. Well....being new to this, you can image how I freaked out. I put her back in her crate, removed all of my clothes, threw them in the washer, ran upstairs buck naked (thank god no one was home!) and jumped in the shower. After much research, I believed it to be lice. Googling how to get rid of.... I found you. You don't know how happy I found you!! I can tell I am going to learn so much. Thankfully I have DE powder. Had the husband pick it up the other day. I always like to have it on hand. Thank you for your very informative video. I'm looking forward to watch more!
hello Dalia, I love watching your videos, I learned a lot from them (I nearly watched all of it!). I am so curious, why you are so carefull mentioning diatomaceous earth? Here in EU (I'm from Poland) we use the amorphous diatomaceous earth (cristaline
Great job on the videos. I found them recently and subscribed. We got chickens and ducks for the first time t his year. So far no problems but I'm trying to learn so I can avoid the unexpected and have happy birds. Thanks for the info!
I found a couple of places that will send 5ml elector PSP for $15. It makes a half gallon. That was more than enough for my 2 chickens and their coop. One treatment. It worked great!
What most people [even poultry fanciers] don't know is that "Where did chickens originally come from?" was a question that went unanswered for *ages* until quite recently [SE Asia is the answer, fwiw.] The reason why nobody knew is that keeping chickens was such a good idea that they virtually showed up everywhere "overnight" in the archaeological record. Just an FYI I thought you might enjoy...
I have chickens, and my sister has a faborite. She hugs it everyday, however, one day she got black bugs on her skin and hair. We later found out it was mites. God.. She plucked so many feathers out!
Thank you for always providing helpful information. I need to go check our chickens. I just cleaned the coop and nest boxes and then treated with DE but didn't treat the chickens. Thank you!
Have been using DE for years, but sorry to say it's time to ditch that. I'm at the point where I want the mites G.O.N.E. Tired of the battle that's been taking place for years. Scaly mites included. Going for the pyrethrin poultry dust now. Also got the 10% liquid to dilute and spray ceiling, walls/cracks/flooring in the coop. I'm glad you at least mentioned the poultry dust, because it will work. I'm like you w/DE 1st, but I can't say it's ever stopped them. The other product you mentioned, yes, way too expensive when Pyrethrin is effective and much less costly. I'm leery of new chemicals. Thanks for the vid. Well done.
@@WelcometoChickenlandia I sure hope so. It's mid-winter here in the mid-Atlantic and the winter thus far, mild. When I was cleaning a hens eye, my daughter discovered the mites on her hands. Lots of them. Wasn't expecting that since we do use DE regularly. So off to the bath tub, er the shower stall. LOL First i bathed her in the bin to get all the yuck off, dumped it and shampooed her twice with a gentle dog shampoo w/pyrethrin 5%. Finished her off w/a Aloe/Betadine scrub (for horses) cuz her vent was scaly. She came out clean as a whistle. No mites whatsover. She's in the house for a week while I treat the others. Yes, they all have them. It's such a battle. I did read about the stuff you mentioned on Amazon. It has great reviews. If I still find myself battling this in the spring, will go for it.
This helps a lot. I don't have any trouble with mites or lice but I do use the DE as a preventive. I even put a little in their food from time to time. Is this okay? I had been told it helps keep them from internal infestations they don't need.
Girl. I want to have a conversation with you. DE saved my chickens from mites. I regularly use it with ash in their dust bath area. Just not on a windy day. Lol! I'm south of Houston, so not a lot of cold weather. Bugs are a regular thing. I put it in the nesting boxes, bc I know they're going to get that little chicken butt in there. Your thoughts? Btw, I don't know how you can handle your chickens. Mine run from me unless I have treats. Lol! I could never dust bathe them by hand.
Thank you for a great channel we just bought chickens 3 months ago and they got mites just bought DE but it has been poring down so haven't been able to put any other than inside the coop Cant clean the coop either due to the heavy rain will it still work
My son (40) and myself (58) live together because I have Multiple Sclerosis and he’s been so great to take care of me!! And the state pays him to take care of me which he would do freely anyways! I’ll be telling you a bit about our little family because I believe we will be turning to you a lot for Chilcken wisdom!! My son has wanted to get chickens for the past 3 yrs. We love all animals ,we own 2 chihuahuas. Both are females my dog has been with me since she was able to leave momma. She is 9 1/2 yrs. Old and ornery as ever, her name is Curlyfry because she had a tight curl to her tail when she was born . 5:05 My sons chihuahua is 4 yrs old and has had since a puppy like mine. Her dad is a Pitbull!! The breed was first made in Europe (England) she is called a Chipit and her name is Brandie! She is the best dog ever!! We also have a cat that adopted us 21/2 years ago that had to live outside. My dog detests cats!! He has a great set up on our front porch though! His name is Simba. The neighbor lady named her. Anyways, after all of this chatter I will tell you that I gave in to my son under the condition that he would clean the backyard and garage real good!! Since we live in the desert in Taft ,Ca. My son did some research to find the right chickens to be able to be comfortable in this environment! He decided on the beautiful Welsummer laying hens! When we got them (there was supposed to be ten but we received 11!) they were so adorable and I instantly fell in love!! They started out in a galvanized large tub with all the proper items to keep them comfortable and happy! Within a week they graduated to a kiddie pool with another one on top with the bottom cut out so they wouldn’t jump out. My son brought home this giant bag of the top of the line chicken feed ! I thought ,wow they’ll never eat all of this! It’s been 6 weeks and we’re on our second bag! Of course a lot went out with the poop! Either my son or myself clean their area every day sometimes twice a day! We have kept them in the house since we got them! Right now my son built a 10’ by 4’ coop with proper sized wooden perches the best feeders and water dispensers that my son adds hydro hen, probiotics and all the other goodies to keep them healthy! So far we have followed all the best advice you’ve given to give them the healthiest and most comfortable environment we can. Now, the big reason I’m responding on this post! I heard about a flea/tick called the stickfast flea that gets its hooks deep into the areas of the chicken that had the most fluid such as around the eyes and the claws. My now ex husbands mom has chickens and because he hates cogs he told me that he carried some into our home about 7 years ago and my dog has them and they will boar into her skin in her ears ,her eye brows, and her muzzle . He said that their desire is to drain them of all their fluid which will cause my dog to die of dehydration. As a pastor he was a cruel man. Anyways I took my dog to the vet and he said that they are real and he gave me medicine that cost $59.00! I looked up this flea and the look of them was alien like!! So can my chickens get the stickfast fleas?!
I just love listening to your videos, really informative. Any thoughts on Epsom Salt baths? Would that be good to do before using diatomaceous earth or it does nothing for mites or lice?
We've tried lots of things. Then, a couple of weeks ago I had a brainwave - I wrapped sicky face up duct tape at each end of the perch. I sealed the edges with the same tape, sticky side down to prevent them crawling underneath. The result was outstanding - many thousands caught every night. Thing is, most seem to be freshy fed mites returning to their lair but scratching my head (sometimes literally, lolz) - not sure how they reached the hens overnight, even the unfed ones.
Great video! Glad you touched on DE. Food grade diatomaceous earth is one of the best things on the planet! I use it in the coop and it’s also mixed in their food. I also take it internally and have done so for years in my smoothies. If you are reading this and it sounds crazy, you probably just need to do more research and join a group that discusses its benefits from people who’ve been using it for years. Best cheapest thing ever! Big pharma hates stuff like this, so you know it’s good.
I have added diatomaceous earth in my chicken dusting areas for Years. It works perfect. No side affects for them or anything else has occurred. Don’t worry about it. It works and is the Best thing I could recommend.
I put together a really nice dust bath in a large plastic tote. My girls would only stand in it. I finally gave up and just dumped it out into their run where I saw them dusting at times. I do keep my coop very clean and well dusted with DE. Hope it’s enough to keep the bloodsuckers at bay.
I thought I could do that!! I went in from chicken on porch.. cat.. had 5! The poor last chicken wouldn't go in their cage.. traumatized I'm sure from watching sisters. Cage/coop at night. Open in day! Had some Great Brown Eggs for a few months❣️ I felt itchy after I sat in my cloth recliner.. very sensitive skin! I live in Nth FL, 5 acres. 15 yrs.. 2x trying chickens. We lost the others years ago when we left for 3 days after one game hen was sitting on hidden eggs and had 11 out of 12 hatch❤️ I was ecstatic.. So Happy❣️ they were a few days old. Got back to momma and babies gone😟 The laying hens at that time 3 I think. I heard a raccoon our neighbor watching our house probably. But we lost one at a time within a week till One Left Also.. Same!! It stayed by door but we felt bad and she went to farm down road with lots of animals❤️ Tried again.. I'm So Sad that Happened!! We Caught a Cat in the Yard.. but No to Leaving.. hubby shot by it and it didn't scare it Lost 2 more. Now I say in my Cloth Recliner and was itching and I have stood by the chicken talking to her and nothing?! Today.. I did thought mites! Didn't know if.. the bed also LOL!? I RUSHED IN SHOWER but it made me afraid they will spread in house?? No dogs or cats Anymore I'm allergic to almost all animals💔 I Had an Iguana in 20s with my children small that reached 4 foot. 2 Dobermans. Outside cat. Fish.. in the City in Clearwater FL. No chickens till Nth FL. THANK YOU SO MUCH❣️ Bless You.. Hee. Cute how You Said That.. I Was Afraid lol.. Your Awesome❤️ Thanks for Help.. Cheryl Gillespie
Can all of these remedies for lice and mites be used on baby chicks too? Permethrin? Diotemacious earth? safe for baby chicks? What about the chickens inhaling the diotemacious earth? and permethrin dust?
I use covered kitty litter box for dust bathing. You suggested it, and I thought it was great. My hens love them as laying boxes. They prefer to dust bathe in the dirt in their pen. 😂
A few years ago I went dove hunting. After a successful day we cleaned our birds. For 3 weeks I had a crawling feeling on my skin. Yes I showered a lot. But somehow the mites survived. You CAN get mites from poultry.
my son rescued a dove and I think this is now our problem! I can't see any though, should I be able to? I started getting bald spots on my head along with bumps or sores! Goodness what did you do to correct it, was it not that bad or something? I seriously can't find any on us or in beds or even on the bird... but I've kicked the bird out now and it doesn't seem as bad, but still at night feels like a problem and still get the sores so problem isn't gone... bird isn't gone either, just outside. thx
OMG! i was cuddling my rooster and i was holding him and i saw what i thought was a scab on his comb, but then the scab started MOVING . It was a mite! i few day before this happened i started getting random bites on my body, and lemme tell you i was freaking out when i saw fleas and mites. thank you for you FIY you really calmed me down. XD
Henlo all! I'd like to clarify something: I mention in this video that ivermectin may carry a greater risk for chickens than diatomaceous earth. Ivermectin is a relatively benign medication that has been around for a long time. With birds, the risk comes with injecting it. There is also the risk of over-medicating them if you don't have the correct oral or topical dose. I recommend working with a veterinarian (if possible) if you wish to use ivermectin for your flock.
Hello! I’m a 13 year old with a obsession with chickens. My family and I went on a vacation and when we came back, my chickens had mites! My whole family avoided my for several days out of fear of catching mites! This video really helped me. Thanks!
Love it!!
I had chickens at 13 also, now 58 and still have chickens
This is so sweet 🥰
I love that you have chickens
Chickens are awesome! I had one for 8 years when I was younger until stupid animal control took her away.
I cant believe you have haters, your the most real down to earth straight to the point super funny informative TH-camr
Aww thank you so much! Haters just gotta hate LOL
You should have no haters. Whomever is hating on this lovely chicken lover needs to stop. Girl, you're awesome! I've had chickens for 3 years now, and you've given so much helpful information. Thank you!
Thank you so much!
I love how conversational you are and how non judgmental. Thank you for being specific and thorough.
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Literally my head itches now. 🤣😂
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Oh you should have seen me!! 😂😱😂
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Dude, everytime I watch these treatment videos my face is constantly itching all over. Brrrrrrrrr
I’m pretty sure there are thousands of ladies across the USA that have adopted you as our “ chicken sister “ 😂❤️🙏
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I know this video is 2 years old BUT I just wanted to say that DE has been such a blessing and a Godsend for us. I couldn’t agree with you more! The misinformation out there to steer people away from truly good products is (or should be) so obvious now with everything going on in the past few years. I’m not new to chicken keeping but I haven’t had them for years and I am starting again with my little flock of 8. Loved a few of your videos so far and look forward to watching many more. Thankyou!
Here's another affordable natural option which has definitely dealt with the issue for me. Having a contained suburban run mixed with the humid weather in my location, it's a very common problem for most chicken owners around here. Into a spray bottle, mix 1 part vegetable oil (or other edible oil) to 2 parts water. Add a very small squirt of dishwash liquid (just enough to emulsify the mix when shaken) and a few drops of essential oil if you have them (lemongrass, lavender etc). This mixture can be spayed directly on the birds feet and any coop surfaces such as the roosts that you find mites - both as treatment and deterrent. Dust baths are a must and if you can afford it, adding DE / dried herbs from someones garden to the coop bedding has completely eliminated the problems. This spray was a game changer for me. Great channel BTW!
Cool!!
I have tried that as well! Same solution! Not sure if it was that or putting DE and ash directly in their nesting boxes. My chickens aren't very friendly w me, but I know they're putting that chicken butt down in the nesting box. Lol?
What kind of herbs?
@@janzoo1111 Lavender, lemon balm, peppermint and thyme should be ok.
If you're spraying this mixture on the chickens, won't their diry bath stick and make a heck of a mess??
And I think my rooster has mites on his comb, would I be able to spray this there? Worried about his eyes.
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I had a nasty infestation a few weeks ago when my broody hen sat for 3 weeks and didn't bathe. When she finally vacated the nest I went to clean it all out and I was covered in mites. 3 days later, I was covered in extremely itchy mite bites! Imagine how it is for our girls?
My solution when cleaning out the nesting box was to spray eucalyptus and let it evaporate (very strong not good in large doses) I then put lots of wormwood, tansy and lavender in the boxes and there hutch. The coup has lemon balm, wormwood and tansy growing so they are walking through that all the time. mites don't like strong smells. I also add apple cider vinegar and garlic to their water. She's all better now and my bites have gone.
I'm so glad it worked well for you!
i know, those bites are terrible and very painful.
Tansy is deadly toxic to animals if they eat it. It’s illegal to even have it growing on your property in WA state.
I'm so thankful for all the wonderfull, easy to digest content you provide at no cost. You really are saving the world. Thank you President
Aww thank you so much!
I freaking LOVE your personality and your videos!!!! Perfect President of Chickenlandia!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Aww thank you!
great stuff and very informative! I like your friendly smile as well - it just makes the watching experience so much better
Thank you!
I’m glad you mentioned that chickens can definitely gets mites in winter! My poor rooster suffered an infestation in January, and we’re in eastern Canada. Diatomaceous earth saved the day (with some help from garlic)!
I'm so glad you were able to handle it!
How did you use the DE and the garlic? Did you put the garlic in their water?
@@Lilybellarose505 I would like to know the answer like you . Thank you ..
Diatomaceous earth of any type is harmful to the respiratory system of chickens. Their respiratory systems are delicate and easily damaged by breathing it in which is unavoidable if used in their dust baths or on their bodies. Use 100% sulfur, instead.@@Lilybellarose505
I've always used FGDE with my chickens, never had any issues with it harming them, us nor our dogs. Now that we have a pellet stove, I'll add the wood ash. I also much prefer natural treatments to chemical ones and feed my flock organic feed, it's healthier for them and for us...after all, whatever they eat goes into their eggs, and we eat their eggs. ❤️💛💜
DE - wonderful stuff!! My son infected the guest room with bed bugs from his luggage after he came back from Dubai. I dusted the mattress, the pillows, the plinths and rugs etc etc and no more bedbugs! Ants in the kitchen? Easy peasy - DE along their walking paths. I rub DE in the cracks of the chicken coop and like you, add it to their dust bath and nesting boxes. Happy chickens! Kids arguing over the TV remote? I dust them with DE and the little pests just melt away! Just kidding.
So glad I found your channel. Learning a lot, thanks!
LOL you had me there for a second!
Made me laugh hardddd😂😂😭😂😅
I honestly eradicated my home of bed bugs with DE. It took about two years; however, if I would have been more persistent, I probably could have done it within a year. Of course it took more than DE, but the DE was what eventually broke the bed bug cycle. The DE done at least 75-80% of the work. So, I'm a firm believer in DE, and was downright proud of myself. It took so much research on those little bastards as well. It almost 99% of the time takes professional Pest Control to eradicate bedbugs
Glad you are bed bug free! I never ever ever want to see another one again! Talkin' about psychological warfare! My ex wife could snooze like a baby every night with those damn things crawling all over her! I was like a kid on Nightmare on Elm Street- do not fall asleep!
I bought DE from a farm and feed store (it has a picture of horses and farm animals on the bag) but it's grey, not white. Did I buy the bad kind?
We also have bees (on the opposite side of the yard from the chicken run) so I don't want to use the other insecticides.
I bought a flowering chrysanthemum plant... and put it next to the poultry wire for my chickens... they nibbled all the little buds off the areas where it hadn't flowered out yet. they loved it. I figure that's helpful, since chrysanthemums are the source of pyrethrum.
Great vid!. Had a new girl come into my flock from unknown farm . Adopted her because the rooster almost fully pecked her eye out 😥 she was starting to do much better with us and her eye was healing nice . Then came out one morning and she wouldn't come out . Checked on her and she wasnt hardly moving. Looked closer and she was covered in red mites!! Got her out of the coop and they were all over "her" nesting box. Unfortunately she did not recover from the infestation.
That day built new coop for the rest of the flock and burned the other one haha now i use ash for there baths and sprinkle around the cracks of the coop when cleaning . Mites cant breath in fire place ash 😊
Whoa! That'll take care of the problem! I'm glad you were able to handle it so swiftly. Mites are so awful!
I really appreciate your compassion, upbeat vibe and wealth of knowledge. You rock!
I’m 12 years old I have a flock of three, just discovered my favourite polish chicken has mites😢. This is the only helpful video I have seen so thank you so much. Heading of to pets at home now to get some treatment. You saved my babies!!!
WONDERFUL information! Way to have the backbone to stand for what WORKS for you contrary to popular opinion; I love DE and it has saved my girls (who I also LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!) more than once. I now mix a small amount in their feed! SUBSCRIBED!!
We had to start using DE for our pet rats for the same reasons. So interesting to learn more about bird wellness.
I have owned dogs for 36 years and in that time we have had a mild outbreak of fleas twice in really bad seasons. I used diatomaceous earth on my dogs after bathing and drying. As well, using and extra fine sieve, I sprinkled diatomaceous earth throughout the house and have had no problems and used no harsh chemicals.
I'm gonna try this THIS year. Last year my poor dogs got infested in fleas for the first time ever and we tried almost everything to get rid of them. We ended up coating them in coconut oil, it worked to get the fleas off and keep them off but my dogs got a little sick from licking the oil off
I did it too. It works!
I also wanted to tell you that my son and I love and respect you!!! You’re the best resource we have to raise healthy happy chickens ! BTW we will never eat these chickens! We got them for their eggs! My son wants to get ducks and quails. I’m so glad he’s a great engineer,builder etc!! He went to college for welding and ended up learning engineering etc. bless you my new friend and mentor!!
Dear chickenlandia I owe this information to you and your followers because i like this channel a lot. So i've been raising chickens for ten years now and I can assure you that if you apply olive oil onto the treating areas (under wings, vent, back, neck) the parasites drown in the oil. You can immediately see the dead mites and lice as you apply it.The oil remains on the chickens and spreads evenly on the whole body for about 2 to 3 days ( depending on the quantity you used) and functions as a trap for the mites that climb on the chickens during the night. I highly recommend that you try it and share the results with the community. Note that I have also tried sunflower oil and didn't work. It kinda dried out and ruined the feathers. Good luck, greetings from Greece.
One more thing to explain how this works. The parasites are so small in size that a film of oil is like a swimming pool for them and they drown in it. Finally not that I have done this in mild weather conditions of spring or autumn. I don't know if the oil freezes in cold or is dangerous in hot summer.
Saw you post in the backyard chickens group on Facebook. You are such a joy to watch and I’m learning so much already. I just watched a few of your videos and if it wasn’t way past my bedtime I would watch many more! I’m so inspired to really do so much more for my girls. I love the little xylophone you have in the coop! I also think your birds are beautiful. Looks like you have some serma bantams which I want so badly. We are first time chicken owners and have 18. We recently lost one because she was a runt and another because of a hawk. We are working on trying to secure our yard, but it’s large and they beg us daily to get out of the run. They love free ranging. I work from home so sometimes I go outside to babysit them with my laptop! Ha anyway, thank you for putting out such great quality content for us crazy chicken people! 💕
Awww! You are so welcome. Seramas are awesome! I love them.
Man I just found your site. You really had alot of details I didn't know or think of. I really like your narrations style. I was itching I must admit!
OMGOODNESS I just love you! You have helped me so much! I started with one baby chick found in a parking lot. Wasn't set up for chickens so raised this chick in the house. She got 2 sister the next year. And this year I got 5 babies. I have loved your videos! Thanks!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your channel! Very informative, thank you!🌸🏵️💮🌺🌻🌼🌷🌹🏵️💮🌸
You are so welcome!
I use DE on my dog after she was infested with fleas from the neighborhood cats (we have a catch and release spay program for cats where I live). I put it in my chicken's dust bath, just because I heard they can get fleas, too. Thanks for the confirmation that I am doing right by my girls!
Diatomaceous earth of any type is harmful to the respiratory system.
I screamed YES! when you raved about D.E. That stuff is my best friend and I put it everywhere. 3 days after I brought my chickens home, I got up to see how they were doing and I was HORRIFIED to see billions of tiny ants. They were EVERYWHERE!!!! I have a good friend who raises chickens and I’m crying and sobbing on the phone to her and sniveling so bad, she said “Who IS this?” She told me to run down to Tractor Supply and get the biggest bag of food-grade D.E. they have and sprinkle it lightly in all the places they’re crawling and put a little in their food. Literally, the next morning there were ant carcasses all over the place but, not a single live ant! Overnight! When I clean out the coop, chicken run and especially the beginning of spring, I sprinkle it all over. Plus, I mix a small amount in their food and sprinkle it around the perimeter of their chicken run and even my house, cuz they were coming in my house, too. Eeeuuww!
TS does not carry food grade they carry feed grade...there is a huge difference.
DE food grade is good for humans as well. I take it everyday.
@@pamelasandstrom4401 why do you eat it?
Your video was very well done. I enjoyed watching. Thank you for sharing! I subscribed and put notifications on, so keep them coming.
excellent explanation of terrain theory, nice job! thank you so much for everything!
So glad to have you as a reliable resource! I had already seen a previous video of yours about dust baths, so I ordered DE and herbs. I just got my orders delivered the other day and its time to clean the coop!
Yay!! I'm so glad I can help.
We use DE all the time and have never had a problem with it. We have a bunch of kids and a bunch of different animals and this is the safest, easiest, best thing we've found.
What is meant by DE ?
@@NS.GARDENS123 diatomaceous earth.
@@amandaguidry4242 ok thanks for ur instant reply
@@NS.GARDENS123 lol I had just happened to pick up my phone and got the notification. You're welcome
Love all your videos! You are so REAL! My first chicks should arrive this coming week. I am so excited!
Diatomaceous earth sounds like a better option. Food grade for safety..
I put a layer of wood ash in the coop then I put their bedding- it works great to kill bugs. I also use DE food grade, lime powder in there dust bath.
Thank you so much for this educative yet profoundly simple and very interesting video. I just began a small chicken keeping project here in Africa, Kenya - of about 50 one-month-old chicken, and am learning a lot as a brand new chicken farmer, hoping to one day go big commercially in well kept and healthy chicken. You are such an inspiration. Thank you so much..!
Wow, that's amazing! Good luck!
@@WelcometoChickenlandia Thank you so much! Really kind of you to wish me well. I will put in my very best effort and though this a part time personal job, am sure it will do just fine. Again, i sincerely appreciate your reply and great insights on how to reduce cost of chicken feed by soaking the oat meal in clean jars to increase feed volume, and the chickens love it! Appreciated.
Ifollowed some of the advise you shared on preparing chicken feed and am glad it worked out just perfectly. Thank you so much! I have 50 birds now. I sincerely appreciate.
Omg! How is it going? I know it's a year later, but I hope you were successful!
@@brianmboya6590 hope everything is doing fine brother. I too just started commercial chicks. Got 50 1.5months chicks and 150 baby chicks. I realized a day ago that there are some mites/lice, which probably led to loss of 4baby chicks 😳. I'm hoping to try and use the recommendation provided here. However most of the names she used, I have never heard about them and will be looking whether I can find them from agrovet tomorrow. I will really appreciate to hear from you whether you have ever faced the same issue, and how you dealt with it.
Love the chicken spa !
I just love you! Thank you for your great videos!
How often can we give fresh table scraps?
Love your teaching and your smile. Thank you
You’re so welcome!
Thank you for the information on both Diatomaceous Earth and Elector PSP . Also for showing exactly where and how you are applying the DE. I also have watched your video on Elector PSP.. So helpful because I after having chickens for a a few years realize my birds have MITES 🙄😧
Madame President dropping knowledge bombs about DE
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This is really my first year with chicken lice and having to treat. I LOVe and appreciate your videos! I'm mixing up wood ash and DE today!
It's such a pain!! I hope you can resolve it quickly and I'm glad it was helpful. 🥰
I'm so thankful to have found your channel!! I am a new chicken owner:) I'm totally paranoid about mites etc. The girls are friendly but are still not being held yet as they have only been here about 10 days. How could I know if they have mites? Im so itchy just thinking about it!!
You could wait until the go to the roost at night and then look them over. They are usually easy to handle at night. :)
Appreciate the info and your adorable personality!
Aww thank you!
Hi ,love your video and have found it very useful.I must confess my chickens did get mites,what a nightmare ,we had a infestation.The worst thing was I got the mites and at night I could not stop itching ,the mites where so so tiny you could hardly see them .We had to burn the coop down as we tried everything to get rid of them ,lucky the chickens survived .Never again,so I do most of what you say .What herbs do you put in the dust bath?I love your idea of the dust bath in winter and the cider vinigar!thanks you are videos are informational and inspiring!
Thank you so much! I had no idea those products (Elector PSP & Permethrin) are harmful to bees, aquatic life, and cats! I also didn't know the differences between the two types of diatomaceous earth. Wow! I always learn something important when I watch your videos.
Also, I loved that conversation between the ducks! I could have watched more of that! Haha!
I use clove essential oil to get rid of chicken mites. Mix the oil with water in a spray on the chickens and in the nesting area. You can add peppermint essential oil too. Worked for me.
We have recently discovered that our beloved birdie girls have lice and mites. YIPES!! We ordered Elector PSP to treat the girls and their coop, egg boxes, etc. We cleaned out the egg boxes and put diatomaceous earth in the coop, egg boxes, and our birds. Today we got the Elector PSP and plan to treat everything this weekend. Any thoughts? Thanks for all you do Madam President!
Sounds like you’re doing everything right!!
There's Food grade D. Earth and its amazing!! It was the only thing that got rid of carpet Beatles. They came into my house through hand me down clothes. For 6 years I couldn't completely get rid of these things. Within about two days of Putting the power In Just the corners of cabinets... they were dead and never came back. Amazing! Just don't breathe it in the powder is bad for your lungs
All 80 of my chickens have mites. Its a constant battle. The mites attach to the quill at the skin and eat the chicken till the feather is weak and blood leaks into the feather quill and becomes like a feeding tube for the mites. I think cleaning the coop where they sleep with a torch of some kind. Like sweeping it out with a flame. Of course you dont let the coop catch on fire but just running the flame around so the heat can get into the nooks and crannies.
Hi, I want to thank you for all your videos. Very informative and learning a lot from you before I start my little flock. I started with Quails and now moving to chickens. Once again thank you from SJ, CA
Awww! Thank you so much!
Got some Chickens in Newark, CA. Want to move to quails or pigeons, but chickens are enough for me... for now
I love your approach. Thanks, from South Afrika
This vides was very helpful for me & gave me some great ideas for how to make a good indoor dusting area for the chickens
I’m so glad!
Great information, I love watching your videos! So funny when the ducks got noisy!
Haha they like being loud!!
Great video, tons of great info! We have had chickens for 5 years now. We live in a rural area and the chickens are all over our pasture, free to do whatever. The have two large coops that they are secured in at night. We also have a livestock guardian dog Heidi that helps keep the chickens safe. We just added a Black copper Maran hen a year ago. She has the strange habit of molting in the spring. No other hen does this now I think it could be mites. Thanks to your video. I believe in diatomaceous earth 100%. So going to give that a try and see if this stops the feather loss. Thanks.
You're so welcome! 🐔
I just got a rooster that I’ve kept in quarantine and right when we got him his legs looked off....raised scales near his feet and his feet and legs were abnormally red. I’ve been treating is as scaly leg mites and as opposed to Vaseline I read some sources say to use castor oil. It’s taken almost a month but I’m finally noticing improvement. Legs aren’t as red and scales don’t look as raised.
I use de food grade in my hens nesting box and wood ash on the ground where they due there dust bath at and I have no issue with dust mites I also feed them garlic powder daily
Had this moment this morning.. I'm a total noobie & my partner has a few very old birds.. We lost an old girl this morning & I discovered she was absolutely covered in mites!! I freaked the f out & it's really ruined my day! Thanks for this video.. I feel much better now. 😂
Thank you so much for the help!
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Good info. I have been using Food grade DE for a number of years and have not had any problems.
I have a young chicken in my "chicken rehab" I have set up in the basement. I brought her in after finding her on the ground in the coup not moving. It appeared she got picked on pretty bad by one of the other guys. My poor little Freya...she's one of my favorites. She was very alert, but couldn't stand. I couldn't find any broken bones. After lots of research, I found a good recipe to get nutrition back into her system, the "Rickets Diet". She's been inside for two weeks now, and doing so much better. However, as I was sitting on the floor with her on my lap giving her light strokes on her neck, I noticed little tan things crawling on my leg. Well....being new to this, you can image how I freaked out. I put her back in her crate, removed all of my clothes, threw them in the washer, ran upstairs buck naked (thank god no one was home!) and jumped in the shower. After much research, I believed it to be lice. Googling how to get rid of.... I found you. You don't know how happy I found you!! I can tell I am going to learn so much. Thankfully I have DE powder. Had the husband pick it up the other day. I always like to have it on hand. Thank you for your very informative video. I'm looking forward to watch more!
You're so welcome!
How is Freya? Was it hard to get rid of the lice?
Do the chickens end up defecating in the dust bath? How often do you change out the dust bath? Great channel by the way!
They do sometimes. I keep a cat little scooper to clean it. I replace it about once a quarter.
hello Dalia, I love watching your videos, I learned a lot from them (I nearly watched all of it!). I am so curious, why you are so carefull mentioning diatomaceous earth? Here in EU (I'm from Poland) we use the amorphous diatomaceous earth (cristaline
Thank so much for the great info. I am new to this and I always come back to you for info. My chickens have become my babies /girls.
Love them.
I love you frames and the information you give out. thank you presidente
Great job on the videos. I found them recently and subscribed. We got chickens and ducks for the first time t his year. So far no problems but I'm trying to learn so I can avoid the unexpected and have happy birds. Thanks for the info!
How much do you put in their dust bath ?
I found a couple of places that will send 5ml elector PSP for $15. It makes a half gallon. That was more than enough for my 2 chickens and their coop. One treatment. It worked great!
What are the places, please?
Can you please share where yo purchase a small amount? I can’t afford the expense of $100 or more
Thank you for these wonderful tips. 💖
What most people [even poultry fanciers] don't know is that "Where did chickens originally come from?" was a question that went unanswered for *ages* until quite recently [SE Asia is the answer, fwiw.] The reason why nobody knew is that keeping chickens was such a good idea that they virtually showed up everywhere "overnight" in the archaeological record. Just an FYI I thought you might enjoy...
Yes! 😃 I talk about that in my TEDx Talk. I think you will like it! th-cam.com/video/1xkNl_WpOxQ/w-d-xo.html
Captivating chicken lady with lots of great videos
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I have chickens, and my sister has a faborite. She hugs it everyday, however, one day she got black bugs on her skin and hair. We later found out it was mites. God.. She plucked so many feathers out!
I'll have to keep a lookout. My horse had live a few winters ago YUK. New chicken mom here. Thanks for sharing.
Quebec Homestead oh man. I’ve had goats get them and it’s not fun at all!
Thank you for always providing helpful information. I need to go check our chickens. I just cleaned the coop and nest boxes and then treated with DE but didn't treat the chickens. Thank you!
You're so welcome!
Have been using DE for years, but sorry to say it's time to ditch that. I'm at the point where I want the mites G.O.N.E. Tired of the battle that's been taking place for years. Scaly mites included. Going for the pyrethrin poultry dust now. Also got the 10% liquid to dilute and spray ceiling, walls/cracks/flooring in the coop. I'm glad you at least mentioned the poultry dust, because it will work. I'm like you w/DE 1st, but I can't say it's ever stopped them. The other product you mentioned, yes, way too expensive when Pyrethrin is effective and much less costly. I'm leery of new chemicals. Thanks for the vid. Well done.
You’re going to see some good results from the pyrethrum. It’s works well.
@@WelcometoChickenlandia I sure hope so. It's mid-winter here in the mid-Atlantic and the winter thus far, mild. When I was cleaning a hens eye, my daughter discovered the mites on her hands. Lots of them. Wasn't expecting that since we do use DE regularly. So off to the bath tub, er the shower stall. LOL First i bathed her in the bin to get all the yuck off, dumped it and shampooed her twice with a gentle dog shampoo w/pyrethrin 5%. Finished her off w/a Aloe/Betadine scrub (for horses) cuz her vent was scaly. She came out clean as a whistle. No mites whatsover. She's in the house for a week while I treat the others. Yes, they all have them. It's such a battle. I did read about the stuff you mentioned on Amazon. It has great reviews. If I still find myself battling this in the spring, will go for it.
This helps a lot. I don't have any trouble with mites or lice but I do use the DE as a preventive. I even put a little in their food from time to time. Is this okay? I had been told it helps keep them from internal infestations they don't need.
Good video informative always happy and uplifted after watching your videos thank you for sharing!!!
You are so welcome!
Girl. I want to have a conversation with you. DE saved my chickens from mites. I regularly use it with ash in their dust bath area. Just not on a windy day. Lol! I'm south of Houston, so not a lot of cold weather. Bugs are a regular thing. I put it in the nesting boxes, bc I know they're going to get that little chicken butt in there. Your thoughts? Btw, I don't know how you can handle your chickens. Mine run from me unless I have treats. Lol! I could never dust bathe them by hand.
I think it’s a great idea to put it in the nesting boxes! I’m originally from the Dallas area so I know all about Texas level bugs haha!
Where did you get that dust bath tub with cover
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Thank you for a great channel we just bought chickens 3 months ago and they got mites just bought DE but it has been poring down so haven't been able to put any other than inside the coop
Cant clean the coop either due to the heavy rain will it still work
The DE won't work if it gets wet. It has to be really dry for it to work. :-)
@@WelcometoChickenlandia been using DE for 2 weeks now not one mite or bug in sight 😍😍🥰🥰😃
Watching from Philippines very impormative vlog..wow amazing
My son (40) and myself (58) live together because I have Multiple Sclerosis and he’s been so great to take care of me!! And the state pays him to take care of me which he would do freely anyways! I’ll be telling you a bit about our little family because I believe we will be turning to you a lot for Chilcken wisdom!! My son has wanted to get chickens for the past 3 yrs. We love all animals ,we own 2 chihuahuas. Both are females my dog has been with me since she was able to leave momma. She is 9 1/2 yrs. Old and ornery as ever, her name is Curlyfry because she had a tight curl to her tail when she was born . 5:05 My sons chihuahua is 4 yrs old and has had since a puppy like mine. Her dad is a Pitbull!! The breed was first made in Europe (England) she is called a Chipit and her name is Brandie! She is the best dog ever!! We also have a cat that adopted us 21/2 years ago that had to live outside. My dog detests cats!! He has a great set up on our front porch though! His name is Simba. The neighbor lady named her. Anyways, after all of this chatter I will tell you that I gave in to my son under the condition that he would clean the backyard and garage real good!! Since we live in the desert in Taft ,Ca. My son did some research to find the right chickens to be able to be comfortable in this environment! He decided on the beautiful Welsummer laying hens! When we got them (there was supposed to be ten but we received 11!) they were so adorable and I instantly fell in love!! They started out in a galvanized large tub with all the proper items to keep them comfortable and happy! Within a week they graduated to a kiddie pool with another one on top with the bottom cut out so they wouldn’t jump out. My son brought home this giant bag of the top of the line chicken feed ! I thought ,wow they’ll never eat all of this! It’s been 6 weeks and we’re on our second bag! Of course a lot went out with the poop! Either my son or myself clean their area every day sometimes twice a day! We have kept them in the house since we got them! Right now my son built a 10’ by 4’ coop with proper sized wooden perches the best feeders and water dispensers that my son adds hydro hen, probiotics and all the other goodies to keep them healthy! So far we have followed all the best advice you’ve given to give them the healthiest and most comfortable environment we can.
Now, the big reason I’m responding on this post! I heard about a flea/tick called the stickfast flea that gets its hooks deep into the areas of the chicken that had the most fluid such as around the eyes and the claws.
My now ex husbands mom has chickens and because he hates cogs he told me that he carried some into our home about 7 years ago and my dog has them and they will boar into her skin in her ears ,her eye brows, and her muzzle . He said that their desire is to drain them of all their fluid which will cause my dog to die of dehydration. As a pastor he was a cruel man. Anyways I took my dog to the vet and he said that they are real and he gave me medicine that cost $59.00!
I looked up this flea and the look of them was alien like!! So can my chickens get the stickfast fleas?!
I just love listening to your videos, really informative. Any thoughts on Epsom Salt baths? Would that be good to do before using diatomaceous earth or it does nothing for mites or lice?
We've tried lots of things. Then, a couple of weeks ago I had a brainwave - I wrapped sicky face up duct tape at each end of the perch. I sealed the edges with the same tape, sticky side down to prevent them crawling underneath. The result was outstanding - many thousands caught every night. Thing is, most seem to be freshy fed mites returning to their lair but scratching my head (sometimes literally, lolz) - not sure how they reached the hens overnight, even the unfed ones.
Great video. Thanks. Some things I will try.
Love you President.
Great video! Glad you touched on DE. Food grade diatomaceous earth is one of the best things on the planet! I use it in the coop and it’s also mixed in their food. I also take it internally and have done so for years in my smoothies. If you are reading this and it sounds crazy, you probably just need to do more research and join a group that discusses its benefits from people who’ve been using it for years. Best cheapest thing ever! Big pharma hates stuff like this, so you know it’s good.
I have added diatomaceous earth in my chicken dusting areas for Years. It works perfect. No side affects for them or anything else has occurred.
Don’t worry about it.
It works and is the Best thing I could recommend.
Thanks for all the information shared....madam president😊😊
You’re so welcome!
I put together a really nice dust bath in a large plastic tote. My girls would only stand in it. I finally gave up and just dumped it out into their run where I saw them dusting at times. I do keep my coop very clean and well dusted with DE. Hope it’s enough to keep the bloodsuckers at bay.
Sometimes it takes them a while to figure out the dustbath thing!
I thought I could do that!! I went in from chicken on porch.. cat.. had 5! The poor last chicken wouldn't go in their cage.. traumatized I'm sure from watching sisters. Cage/coop at night. Open in day! Had some Great Brown Eggs for a few months❣️ I felt itchy after I sat in my cloth recliner.. very sensitive skin! I live in Nth FL, 5 acres. 15 yrs.. 2x trying chickens. We lost the others years ago when we left for 3 days after one game hen was sitting on hidden eggs and had 11 out of 12 hatch❤️ I was ecstatic.. So Happy❣️ they were a few days old. Got back to momma and babies gone😟 The laying hens at that time 3 I think. I heard a raccoon our neighbor watching our house probably. But we lost one at a time within a week till One Left Also.. Same!! It stayed by door but we felt bad and she went to farm down road with lots of animals❤️ Tried again.. I'm So Sad that Happened!! We Caught a Cat in the Yard.. but No to Leaving.. hubby shot by it and it didn't scare it Lost 2 more. Now I say in my Cloth Recliner and was itching and I have stood by the chicken talking to her and nothing?! Today.. I did thought mites! Didn't know if.. the bed also LOL!? I RUSHED IN SHOWER but it made me afraid they will spread in house?? No dogs or cats Anymore I'm allergic to almost all animals💔 I Had an Iguana in 20s with my children small that reached 4 foot. 2 Dobermans. Outside cat. Fish.. in the City in Clearwater FL. No chickens till Nth FL. THANK YOU SO MUCH❣️ Bless You.. Hee. Cute how You Said That.. I Was Afraid lol.. Your Awesome❤️ Thanks for Help.. Cheryl Gillespie
Can all of these remedies for lice and mites be used on baby chicks too? Permethrin? Diotemacious earth? safe for baby chicks? What about the chickens inhaling the diotemacious earth? and permethrin dust?
I use covered kitty litter box for dust bathing. You suggested it, and I thought it was great. My hens love them as laying boxes. They prefer to dust bathe in the dirt in their pen. 😂
A few years ago I went dove hunting. After a successful day we cleaned our birds. For 3 weeks I had a crawling feeling on my skin. Yes I showered a lot. But somehow the mites survived. You CAN get mites from poultry.
my son rescued a dove and I think this is now our problem! I can't see any though, should I be able to? I started getting bald spots on my head along with bumps or sores! Goodness what did you do to correct it, was it not that bad or something? I seriously can't find any on us or in beds or even on the bird... but I've kicked the bird out now and it doesn't seem as bad, but still at night feels like a problem and still get the sores so problem isn't gone... bird isn't gone either, just outside. thx
where do u get the dirt for your chickens dust bath i cant find it anywhere??!!
I usually just get some from the yard or I will buy a bag from the garden shop. :-)
I love your videos!!! Thanks from Texas😃
Aww! Thank you.
OMG! i was cuddling my rooster and i was holding him and i saw what i thought was a scab on his comb, but then the scab started MOVING . It was a mite! i few day before this happened i started getting random bites on my body, and lemme tell you i was freaking out when i saw fleas and mites. thank you for you FIY you really calmed me down. XD
I get it!! It's awful. Glad I could help!