Luvachicken Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 When I went to the farm shop to get the rabbits some more hay, I spotted a bottle of pink liquid called Nettex Total Mite Kill. It was 8.50 is that about the right price - it was a big bottle. But my biggest question is if this is the right stuff to use on the Cube, as one of the aerosol types I had been looking at said not to use on plastic houses. Should I buy this ? It did contain pyrethrin (sp?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Yes it's fine. It's very good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superkitty Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 That's the stuff! Not for use on the birds, but great for the eglu/cube. I used up the bottle pretty fast, so then bought the total mite kill concentrate (think dogmother mentioned it on another thread), and I just make it up into the spray bottle and use that. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Yippee, glad I found that. Just have to wait for the snow to go and get to the farm tomorrow. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koo2cat Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I thought you could spray it on the chickens directly? I know it isn't licensed for use on poultry so you have to withdraw the eggs. Please someone tell me if you shouldn't spray it on the chickens themselves as it was my plan to do that tomorrow and I don't want to hurt them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Ooooer, I was only planning to use it on the house. I'm pretty certain the pink bottle I looked at said not to put it on the birds. Not sure about egg removal either , sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I thought you could spray it on the chickens directly? I know it isn't licensed for use on poultry so you have to withdraw the eggs. Please someone tell me if you shouldn't spray it on the chickens themselves as it was my plan to do that tomorrow and I don't want to hurt them! I've used this (I think it's the same product, just i have the concentrated version which you mix with water, works out cheaper ) and it says not to spray on birds, but I did as I was advised and had an egg withdrawal period of 7 days. All lice gone Don't think it's licensed for use on poultry though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Thanks for that pic. I now know what else to look out for when I go to the farm now. I didn't realise you could get a concentrated bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Yep, thats good stuff! The concentrate is the same stuff and is what I use - just dilute it 100ml to 1l *clicky* The reason it says not to use it on the chickens is because then it'd be classed as a medicine and its not licenced for that. It won't harm them if diluted, I use the red aerosol can version its really easy to spray around the vent and under the wings then and I don't withdraw eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Great stuff - I use the 2 litre size for the cube and eglu. I also spray it in the bunny hutch. Permethrin/pyrethrum isn't licensed for use on chooks in the UK but is a very effective louse killer. As Lewis has said, there is a red aerosol as well, which also says not for use on livestock (for the same reason); I use the red aerosol if any of my brids has lice/mites - two treatments a week apart and that clears them completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koo2cat Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Excellent - I understand now. Thanks for making it clearer. Now just need to catch the hens to spray them. They won't venture out beyond their cube run because of the snow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Smedley Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Hi, I think Dogmother meant that the red aerosol is not for use on hens but is to be used on the eglu? Total Mite Kill has a bottle of concentrate or ready mixed spray that you use on hen houses, a red aerosol spray that again you use on hen houses a red tub of powder (lower concentration) - like louse powder- that you can use directly on the hens. It is all brilliant stuff. The reason I know is that my friend sprayed her chicken's bum with the red aerosol spray as she thought it might have some bugs & it died the next day - when she checked the can it said not for direct use on hens- chicken house etc. only. She was distraught. Thankfully she'd only sprayed the one hen as she didn't have a lot left & was going to buy more the next day. Best to check the instructions just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I have to say that while it isn't licensed for use on poultry in the UK, I was recommended by my vet to use it for lice and mites and have never had a fatality in all the years I've been using it - perhaps they just used too much or it was a coincidence and the bird was poorly anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koo2cat Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Sprayed my most infested bird yesterday (she was the only one I could catch anyway) and apart from the area going a bit red when I sprayed it on (which alarmed me slightly) I kept a close eye on her all day and she seemed fine. Just wish this weather would warm up so I can get to them all and give them all a treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 I have been powdering my girls for two weeks as three have had some feather loss around tail feathers on the top of their backs, and around the vent area. I haven't been able to see anything crawling or any eggs but i have my suspicions. Girls involved have already had a moult, and one is just out of brooding, thanks to the cold weather, her breast is a bit naked , but it doesn't explain the feather loss on her back at tail feathers. ( not brill eyes without reading glasses, and not brill at catching girls with reading glasses on , and once caught difficult to then put glasses on ....you may giggle ,i do.)This week the areas of loss look healthier . I use poultry shield when i scrub out the cube.I also dowse all crevices etc with mite powder,even add some to the aubiose in the nest box, and sawdust in the trays. I get totally confused when i read about treating for mites/Lice as it usually reads as if you treat the cube/eglu only , and nothing other diatom is safe to put directly onto the birds skins. Lots of treatments are mentioned but no one will admit to using directly onto the girls skin or at all or at what strength of treatment to use .So i only powder the girls with diatom but i think a more active treatment is needed along side my cleaning of cube etc. So here goes . Nettex total mite kill red spary can is safe to use on my girls when an infestation strikes ?Use for two treatments a week apart.(To err on safety withdraw eggs if an allergy sufferer, for 7 days following treatment. )And continue to dust with diatom monthly and put some in the dust bath too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koo2cat Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Are you sure its not a bit of feather pecking/bullying from the other hens or are all of them affected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 sorry for such a late reply Koo2cat , i haven't been too well . No there isn't any pecking going on as the chief girl has been one of the girls with feather loss, who also had a almost full moult in October ,and loss areas are the new feathers. Today all the girls look really top notch and new feathers are growing, i have noticed their combs look a bit dry so have put some scaley leg cream on there combs and wattles , perhaps should have done this in the first place too. I think i have had nasties of some sort but they do seem ok now after 3 wks of treating, will be a fan of prevention from now on, and dose monthly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
