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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: northfifeduckling on October 15, 2010, 06:38:41 pm

Title: mite season
Post by: northfifeduckling on October 15, 2010, 06:38:41 pm

How long is the mite season normally? Do I need to dust with Diatom all year round or does the cold finish them off? :chook: :&>

Title: Re: mite season
Post by: plumseverywhere on October 17, 2010, 05:55:34 pm

you can still get them in the autumn/winter although it is fairly uncommon. I believe they all kind of go underground while its really cold and then come back in their droves come spring time.,evil yucky things.