Calling all poultry experts:
In preparation for getting my first hens, I've just cleaned out my (new to me) second-hand midi Dingle, which has been empty for several weeks, & found lots of small blackish specks inside, each about the size of the thickness of a human hair & no more than 1mm long. Are they likely to be dead or dormant red mite (or something else) and do I need to worry about them?
I've cleaned out the coop with a whole 750ml Total Mite Kill RTU spray (the opaque pink stuff), but ran out (got a bit carried away??) before I'd done the outside. Is this the best stuff to be cleaning the coop with, & should I get another bottle to clean the outside & have another go at the inside?
What do people recommend for the physical cleaning? I used an old car windscreen ice scraper to de-poo the pearches, together with a damp j-cloth & elbow grease. Should that be OK?
At this rate the coop will be cleaner than my house...
In preparation for getting my first hens, I've just cleaned out my (new to me) second-hand midi Dingle, which has been empty for several weeks, & found lots of small blackish specks inside, each about the size of the thickness of a human hair & no more than 1mm long. Are they likely to be dead or dormant red mite (or something else) and do I need to worry about them?
I've cleaned out the coop with a whole 750ml Total Mite Kill RTU spray (the opaque pink stuff), but ran out (got a bit carried away??) before I'd done the outside. Is this the best stuff to be cleaning the coop with, & should I get another bottle to clean the outside & have another go at the inside?
What do people recommend for the physical cleaning? I used an old car windscreen ice scraper to de-poo the pearches, together with a damp j-cloth & elbow grease. Should that be OK?
At this rate the coop will be cleaner than my house...
