I did it! I found a perfect natural remedy to rid my chickens of stick tight hen fleas and we have no mites! I battled hen fleas for about 5 years! I’ve been completely flea free now for over 3 weeks!
To begin
You’ll need a sprayer like a good 365 degree one. Or for a bigger coup maybe a gallon sprayer.
I mixed 1 tablespoon concentrate pyrethrin to 32 ounces of water and added about 1 tsp citronella oil.
Spray your dirty coup first! Then be sure to clean your coup real good! Take all bedding that contains fleas and pile it out in an exposed area in the hot sun! The fleas can’t live in the open area with lots of sun!
In a clean coup on a dirt floor spray daily for 7 days. Lightly mist every inch. Clean nesting boxes and add diatomaceous earth, oregano and lavender to the boxes. Don’t spray the boxes with pyrethrins!
Week 2 continue to spray every other day and as needed. Check for fleas often! The fleas on the chickens will fall off and be exposed to the spray, so don’t worry about the chickens too much!
Week 3 lay a generous amount of wood shavings, I mixed pine and cedar shavings. Spray the shavings with a light mist. I’m re- spraying the chips weekly.
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27 июл 2023
