[NorthWestPoultry.co.uk]

hi i wonder if any one has advice about getting rid of red mite i seem to of always had trouble with it i had alot last year under the
perches and i thought all the cold frost would of got rid of theam for a while but yesterday i noticed a few red ones in one of the coops perch
and a alot of clear ones in a hut that has not had any thing in for months no one seems to now where they come from or how to get rid of theam for good
i have tryed all types of products from banned durimitex to organic formulars and had no luck getting rid of the horrible little B******s!!
 
any help 

[Hermit]

I use Battle brand mite killer in the hut, especially in the crevices , ends of perches etc. On the chucks and in the nest boxes I use a mite and louse powder. Every time you strip out the hut, which I do every week you redo the Battle powder in the hut and louse powder in the nest boxes. The chooks get as per instructions on the packet.
A good old fashioned creosote is recomended by some folk for real infestations but the chooks need somewhere else to live while the stuff is potent. Get them before they emerge in force.

[Womble]

We had a wee infestation last autumn, so after cleaning out and disinfecting the coop, I made up a slurry (runny mud) of Hemexsan D.E. powder and water, and painted it onto the walls and floor, and into all the nooks and crannies I could reach. The 'mud' then dried to leave a dusty residue, which is still there several months later.  Anyhow, no problems since, so could be worth a try??

[The Relic]

not sure about the hut but i got some drops off the vet its actually for racing pigeons cant think of what its called but he just told me to double dose. i dont know if it works its way into the hut and kills them all or just kills the ones on the bird but it worked and haven't had a problem since.
i can find out the name of it if you want to give it a go.

[harry]

GENUINE creasote, not the diy stuff, you can only get it from a farm supply outlet in 20 ltr drums, but you will have it for years and it does a lot... or a blow torch. i got a big one that goes on a gas bottle throws out a 2 foot flame.they are cheap to buy, just flash it over everthing (not the birds) scorch the wood a bit and burn the bedding in the hut, (have a running hose at hand). also use tree branches as perches and burn them often and replace with new.

[northfifeduckling]

steam cleaning the house? would be my first option.  we've been lucky so far, fingers crossed

[harry]

bit expensive option buying a steam cleaner big enough

[northfifeduckling]

I only have 2 houses to clean, Harry (that does not include my own, lol), so I would only use a £ 10 household sized cleaner with a long cable...

[dixie]

I got a steam cleaner form Argos £20, does the job, but our infestation was bad, it was a soul destroying task wekkly cleaning out completely, steaming, spraying with jeyes, using red mite pwder, putting washing up liquid ont eh ends of perches etc etc etc, gave in and got a upvc shed.........................................bliss!!

[harry]

i cant believe a £20 steamer would do a coup and kill the bliters, its takes ages to do our shower tiling.. TORCH THE BUGGERS. All my perches are tree branches giving various diametres for the bird and then burnt.

[dixie]

Well it gets in all the nooks and crannies!

[shetlandpaul]

how about adding a insectside to the water and mask up.