Guest ROOSTER Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 can anyone tell me if red mites that chickens suffer from do they go on other livestock such as cats and dogs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tuzo 251 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 can anyone tell me if red mites that chickens suffer from do they go on other livestock such as cats and dogs. I know a lad who keeps chickens and he gets mites behind his ears........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woodchip 2 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 according to the chicken expert in our house they dont live on chickens they feed on there blood and live in dark areas of the coop and feed on the chickens when there on there pirches at night ,so unless other animals come in to contact with the birds or coop at night your safe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DUCKWING 302 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 RED MITES MATE ARE A PROBLEM IN MOST ANIMAL HOUSING DURAMITEX SPRAY THE HOUSING IF THE POULTRYS GETTING BOTHERED AT NIGHT ..... PAINT THE ENDS OF THE PERCHES IN CREOSOTE AND OLD ENGINE OIL MIX .......... IT STOPS THE MITES TRVELLING THE PERCHES ......... AS A QUICK EASY TEMPERARY FIX ALL THE BEST DUCKWING Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogs-n-natives 1,182 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 can anyone tell me if red mites that chickens suffer from do they go on other livestock such as cats and dogs. No, the mites dont bother other animals. Just birds and poultry! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ROOSTER Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 thanks lads, i'm getting some birds for the first time and i have a few dogs and the wife has her dogs so was a bit worried. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sarno 0 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 duramitex clears redmite everytime Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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