Red mites (Dermanyssus gallinae) are blood-feeding ectoparasites that live in small cracks inside poultry houses, coming out at night for a blood feed from chickens and turkeys during the warmer months. They are difficult to eradicate and have significant welfare and egg production implications in commercial and backyard flocks. Red mites …
As a hobby poultry keeper, I have battled with red mite treatment on many an occasions. The ‘Top 8 Red Mite Products’ started off as a blog post I wrote about My Top 4 ‘Safe’ Red Mite Products. After this, I got into a number of discussions with other local fanciers on …
Red mites are the bane of many poultry keeper’s lives and I have tried many ‘lotions and potions’ over the years to rid my own coops of the dreaded red mite. This summer (2011), I was intrigued to hear about a ‘predator mite’ that could be introduced into the coop and …
Over the last five or six years, I have been dealing with the dreaded Red Mite in my poultry houses and trying different red mite treatments to get rid of them. Since posting “How to get rid of a serious red mite infestation” (when I found a large number of …
How to deal with a serious red mite infestation in your chicken house.
Ivermectin is an anti-parasite medication, effective against most worms (not tapeworm), mites and some lice including scaly leg mite and northern fowl mite. Ivermectin pour-on / drops is applied to the skin. Ivermectin Drops are usually sold under the Small Animal Exemption Scheme for use in rabbits, Guinea Pigs and …
