Kill Mites on Chickens! Why Are My Chickens Losing Their Feathers?
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- DEsect-LP is a formulation of Diatomaceous Earth specifically designed to be used on Livestock and Poultry to kill mites, fleas, lice and ticks.
In this episode of Home and Garden Innovations Russel Smith takes you to Southern California where he addresses the problem of chickens picking off their feathers because of mite irritations.
Mites are a blood sucking parasite that cause irritation to chickens. As chickens become irritated they pull their feathers trying to find relief to the irritation. When all the while mites are happily and safely feeding on your chickens skin.
Not to worry! DEsect-HG is a special formulation of Diatomaceous Earth that kills mites by dehydration. Diatomaceous Earth is a porous mineral that is found by mining special deposits of Diatoms. Its properties include rapid water absorption.
When applied to Chickens and rubbed in down to the skin of your chickens DEsect-HG is effectively placed on and in the path of the mites that are feeding on your chickens and irritating their skin.
As the mites crawl through the Diatomaceous Earth they are effectively coated in the Diatomaceous Earth and killed rapidly by dehydration.
DEsect-HG is effective and safe for use around the home, children, poultry and livestock. No harmful ingredients are used in DEsect-HG.
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Home boy managed to wipe out that mite problem and chicken problem in one go
Lol 🤣
So true! Hope his chickens did not die, as well as himself. Its a good example of what not to do. Boy!
Please remember, if you keep chickens and allow them to free range, you will get mites. Mites show up because wild birds use the same watering jugs, forage the same food, and simply visit your yard.
Also, if you have a wooden coop, chances are you have mites. The humidity and temperature changes cause the wood to form tiny crevasses that mites hide during the day.
Basically, if you get mites, you have not failed your flock in any way. You are not a bad chicken keeper. It simply happens to even the healthiest flock of chickens.
OK, now that I got that out of the way...clean the coop regularly and DE is your friend!
I use the diatomaceous earth also and it really works butt you shouldn't pour it where it makes a cloud that they will breathe. the particles in the air can get into the lungs which can lacerate the lining of the lungs and that could cause other problems so what I do is I take my birds one at a time and dust them with smaller amounts slower it takes a little more time doing one at a time. Afterwards I sprinkle it on the ground when they're not in their coop and I sprinkle it everywhere and any place where they would normally dust bathe. also in there nesting boxes and also their food containers and like you said you should dust the chickens several times for about a week or two to make sure you get all the generations of mites. It also works on those Chinese water roaches and all kinds of bugs and unlike pesticides, it doesn't harm the chickens they are still organic and their eggs are still organik egg without pesticides in the egg. Remember, pesticides are poison and if you don't want to eat poison then don't poison your chickens to get rid of pests.
Great comment!
cathy denson i
I think it says on directions let dust settle before letting birds back in due to it being bad for their lungs
@Cathy, if it affects pests, would it also affect beneficials? Also, O imagine applying that stuff at night might be easier when the birds are resting? Just a thought!
@@shannonbrock3588 I know your question wwas a while back, and to another commenter, but they must not have gotten the notice of your post. Yes, unfortunately, it will also kill beneficial bugs. It is a payoff. You just have to decide how to fight the problem you are facing, and decide the best option for your situation. I have been using DE forever! This guy has the best intentions, but he certainly did not realize what he was doing. Watch other videos about DE. The best solution is to prevent the mites to begin with. And it takes VERY LITTLE to do that! I bought a large bag of food grade DE over a year ago, and I use it for all my animals and even myself. And I still have over half a bag. It lasts forever! Cause a little goes a long way! If you begin using it from the start, then you only need a little on the chickens, and in their dust bath and in their food. That way, you do not harm the good insects! If you get anphids, you can decide if you want to use it and risk maybe killing a good insect or not. I have always opted to use it if I have a bad anphid infestation. I figure there must not really be a good insect around, or the anphids would never get a foot hold! lol Good luck!
Yes, I am glad people are saying that.... soooo dangerous for their eye and respiratory airways!!!!
Great stuff. But! Very bad for living tissue! You have to carefully spread this. This video is not a good representation of proper use at all! 😢
Clean out coop first. Then, use a small plastic container/baby tub filled with dry native soil and DE. The hens will use the tub to dust themselves as needed.
Jeez, please don't do this with your birds!! DE is a great product if used properly. Don't dump this on on them. This is horrible. DE dries the insects out and can cause harm to people and animals the same way if it gets in their lungs/eyes. Also wear eye googles, wear gloves and a particle mask to help with the dust. You don't want to breathe this or get it on your skin. (I made that mistake one time) It dries your skin out. I'd personally put a LITTLE DE on the ground and them let the chickens take a bath in it and put it in the coop and nesting boxes. Just buy a bag of diatomaceous earth FOOD grade online. You don't need this DEsect-LP. Its all the same as long as its a white powder like flour. Also, you (humans or animals) can take it to help with internal parasite. I put it in yogurt or oatmeal. Most of all, Do your own research on DE and you will be fine. Knowledge is power!
I do all time with a spoon put on them leave plenty water to drink thats eat we are all alive, use with dogs too
This guy is an idiot. I just got 4 chickens. I live in the city limits so I am limited on how many I can have. My cousin has chickens. She says never put it in thier food and put it in thier coop using a duster. I am waiting on my kiddie pool to come for thier dust bath which will consist of sand and D-Earth.
Guess you stopped short on your research of how to apply this stuff!
Missing feathers on their backs can also be an over zealous rooster over breeding them also. That’s what several of em look like to me.
YES!
99% of the feather loss looked like it was due to molting and overbreeding, not the mites.
Moulting will cause feather loss also
Looks like the coop needs cleaned. Hi parents are probly old and he was just trying to help.
Awesome thank you for the video 👍🤠🇨🇱❤️
DONT LET THEM BREATH IT, it's harmfull for them.
thats a great idea for home cage hens. love it.
every summer or a change for new chicken. Creosote the coop take out all perches as that is a favourite place for lice to hide, cover all well with with the creosote, use a sprayer if you have one. do all crevices in the roof spaces. leave all doors open for a few days so as to naturalise. also, move coop if portable. clean the coop out on a regular basis too.
You bring it as an advice, but you're just trying it out. Why not gain the knowledge first, learn and then share your experience. I'm sorry but I agree with other comments I read, I don't think this method of application is healthy for you or the chickens
But how does this work for depluming mites? They get in the shafts of the feather so will this still work for them?
Missing feathers on the back is telltale of the rooster mounting her repeatedly. Roosters have favorites as well and certain girls will be bred way more than others. Understand what you are looking at before deciding on a treatment.! Applying it like you are is WRONG!!!
Sergio DeCesare also have to trim spurs they will do big damage to the feathers
Please don't treat your chickens like that.😧
they are molting or the rooster is breeding becuase some times the rooster holds the hens neck so she doenst move
Your links don't seem to be working.
This was very frightening to watch. I can't imagine treating my girls so violently. Those poor things were scared to death and DE is very bad to inhale. Mentioning at the end that you should have worn a mask... what about THEM?? I bet their little lungs weren't very happy after that episode. Please don't give advice online when you don't know what you're doing.
How many chickens do you have ensign?
@@squirrlo725 I have had chickens my whole life. Most of my family keeps chickens. And ensign was dead on the money! Instead of trying to defend the bad decisions of the man in the video, how about THINKING about the advise?
OMG... I thought you dredged chickens only to fry them...
They're not suppose to breathe it. Bad way to apply to the chickens
I can't believe you just dumped the de without regard for their eyes and breathing! I consider this cruel!
I do the same they are all goid
great info
Your chickens may be moulting but I’m not sure exactly
I know this is old but I don’t understand why he just throws it in on the animals! It’s not good to get in their eyes or to inhale it.
That chicken coop is filthy
Lol you got enough to cover 10 square feet
I had the same problem and I think is ducks can do that to chickens
Amen
All I ask is that no one follows this tutorial because chickens have super sensitive respiratory systems and this is going to do nothing for the mites apart from kill off your chickens so they don’t have to worry about mites any more! A simple rub under the wings and vent carefully is all that’s needed!
Whoa Russell Smith!!! Dust cropping the ever lovin **** outta them isn't the thing to do at all. That looked just terrible in all ways.
Maybe consider just selling your flock... if they survived. Thought you were gonna try n kill just the mites?
Are you supposed to use a little on the ground and a little on the food, put it where they dust Bath. You should not breathe it and the chickens should not breathe it.
Your coop is dirty. Let's start with that.
If the mites are bad this won't work
haha my chickens love me and let me hold them. we live in the city
I can’t stand watching this! Are they still alive??
Did it work?
Raymond Stefan hes on a respirator? Omg how long?
😂
OH MY GOD YOUR KILLING YOUR CHICKENS!!! They aren’t supposed to breathe that!!
look like the chicken are molting...
elisabeth fredriksen lol that's what I was thinking
Hit the brakes put it in the water and it no longer works
vous devez suivre les recommandassions pour appliquer.... ????? svp. ne pas faire de video quand vous ne savez pas traiter en règle, je ne suis pas un fan de vos recettes
Can buy a huge bag for $90 CAD
Why are my hens missing all the feathers off there butt's . totally bare butts
They are picking out there tail feathers.
thanks
The people in the comments that are complaining about the chickens breathing that in. You probably dont know anything about chickens. They arent fragile babies, they are chickens.
They are living creatures that use LUNGS to breath air. DE is known to cause respritory problems if you BREATH THE DUST! DE is a fabulous product, WHEN USED PROPERLY! A TINY BIT OF RESEARCH will lead you to the WARNING, DO NOT BREATH DUST! YOU act like a fragile baby, unable to HEED A WARNING! One that SHOULD be common sense!
@@wordswritteninred7171
You obviously don't have chickens. One little dust ain't gonna hurt em. Trust me
@@wordswritteninred7171 I mean if you pour it down their throat and shove it up their nose, that's one thing. But if there's only a bit in the air as you put it on their body, it's fine. Just in case you didn't know
@@MrE_ Well you need to contact the companies and the FDA. Because they disagree with you. YOu say "dust", like all "dust" are the same. Here is a hint, THEY ARE NOT THE SAME. You can "drink liquid" just fine too. UNLESS THAT LIQUID IS ACID. Inhaling DE is VERY DETRIMENTAL TO HEALTH for all AIR BREATHING ORGANISMS. Whether you want to know it or not.
@@MrE_ Do you know what "wilfully ignorant" means? It is what you are. People, all through this comment section, have stated that it is dangerous to inhale DE. Yet, somehow, you, with NO KNOWLEDGE, want to argue about it. YOu MUST KNOW that you do not have the information. Once upon a time, there MIGHT be an excuse for it. But the information is at your finger tips. A quick search, and you would have the information. I know you didnt do a search, because I have been using it for decades, and have seen the warning too many times to count. Why anyone forms an opinion, without knowledger, is pure ignorance. To STICK TO THAT OPINION when so many have pointed out that the opinion is wrong, is just BEYOND WILFULLY IGNORANT! An intelligent person, would take TWO WHOLE SECONDS and do a quick search, to find out the facts. BUT NOT YOU! Good luck with that.
More like Kill the Chickens and therefore mites will die too. Shame on you.
Seriously! Are you crazy?
Wow sir you are clueless.
Don't be this guy...worst chicken keeper EVER! Sure fella...worry about a dust mask for you but totally disregard the chickens. It appears you really don't like them. Sad.