Ange1 Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Noticed the chucks doing rather a lot of preening, one in particular dipping her beak in the water and preening her neck and pulling out the odd feather. Could not see anything, but thought its about time to try the powder that I bought a while ago. So whilst my affianced held the bird, I put some powder in my hand and tried rubbing it into the feathers. However needless to say both Mark and myself will be free from red mite and lice for the forseeable future, however I am not convinced the poor hen got much in the places that count! Anybody got any handy hints Angel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 There was a thread about this just the other week. **Clickety Click** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ange1 Posted November 15, 2008 Author Share Posted November 15, 2008 Thanks Egluntine, I should have looked first before asking. I'll have a read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 both Mark and myself will be free from red mite and lice for the forseeable future Well, that's a positive outcome anyway...tee hee !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordelia Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 quick question..do Diatom and Red Mite Powder do the same job?? or do I need to buy some Red Mite Powder too??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerbluebadger Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 good question - I would also like to know the answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I think that red mite powder is a chemical treatment, where as diatom works by cutting the mites and dehydrating them. I add diatom and red mite powder to the dust bath and let them self administer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
