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Creosote
Since Creosote has been taken off the market has anyone found anything as or near as effective as it for dealing with Red Mites?
I,m not talking about the sprays that are sold that cost a fortune but something maybe someone has come up with themselves at home for painting on the inside of coops to protect them from infestation.
I seem to remember a member on here years ago who came up with his own version of Creosote that seemed to work quite well,anyone remember that?
nama-man
Monday, January 29th, 2024 Diesel burnt oil and tar, mix the diesel with the tar first so it desolves I think it was Glen Pearson that posted that on here.
Jack clarke
Monday, January 29th, 2024 Kerosene in a spray bottle should be affective on them an easy to apply.
Jack clarke
Monday, January 29th, 2024 Kerosene will get rid of them but doesn't have the long lasting effects of creosote, where one treatment lasted 2 yrs. People used to use old engine oil, but I don't think I would want to try it. If you treat all your birds with Ivermectin every 3 months you shouldn't have any problems with mite.
Fortunately, I squirreled away 5 gallons of creosote before the ban for emergencies.
Glyn
Monday, January 29th, 2024 Thanks. Yes Jack i think it was Glen who posted it on here.
I saved some too Glynn but was just wondering what i,ll do when its gone.
The Ivermectin won,t stop the mites hatching and taking hold in a coop which is what i really want to control,creosote was the job for that.
nama-man
Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 Nama-man, ivermectin stays in the birds system for at least 3 month (possibly upto a year) and kills the mites as soon as they hatch and feed on the birds, actually paralysing the mouth parts. So no more eggs get laid. If you keep on top of it, all the eggs should be gone within 6 months. Admittedly not as good as creosote, when I first kept poultry everyone creosoted their coop every other year and red mite were virtually unknown. It is either that or go for a metal or plastic coop and put up with the condensation problems.
Glyn
Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 A fully steel shed wont keep them at bay either,I had an out burst of them in that warm spell we had at the end of the summer it was the first time I had them on this yard had them back in 2012 on another yard,wild birds must have brought them in sparrows I suspect,I used waste motor oil before on timber and it worked quite well timber drinks the stuff in the dry summer,I dont think red mites were here pre 2010 I never seen them anyhow.
paddycrawford
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024 Cheers Glyn.
Yeah Paddy i would agree,i used wonder what the big deal was reading here and there about them,especially in poultry magazines.
When i first found them by God did i then realise how bad they could get ,i actually had to burn a couple of coops because of them but then Creosote was available,problem solved,i done my coops every Spring and never had a problem after that.
we have a lot of sparrows around and as you said i think they are the main culprit for carrying them. I you can keep them out with netting it does help a lot.
nama-man
Monday, February 5th, 2024
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Creosote
Since Creosote has been taken off the market has anyone found anything as or near as effective as it for dealing with Red Mites?
I,m not talking about the sprays that are sold that cost a fortune but something maybe someone has come up with themselves at home for painting on the inside of coops to protect them from infestation.
I seem to remember a member on here years ago who came up with his own version of Creosote that seemed to work quite well,anyone remember that?
Monday, January 29th, 2024
Diesel burnt oil and tar, mix the diesel with the tar first so it desolves I think it was Glen Pearson that posted that on here.
Monday, January 29th, 2024
Kerosene in a spray bottle should be affective on them an easy to apply.
Monday, January 29th, 2024
Kerosene will get rid of them but doesn't have the long lasting effects of creosote, where one treatment lasted 2 yrs. People used to use old engine oil, but I don't think I would want to try it. If you treat all your birds with Ivermectin every 3 months you shouldn't have any problems with mite.
Fortunately, I squirreled away 5 gallons of creosote before the ban for emergencies.
Monday, January 29th, 2024
Thanks. Yes Jack i think it was Glen who posted it on here.
I saved some too Glynn but was just wondering what i,ll do when its gone.
The Ivermectin won,t stop the mites hatching and taking hold in a coop which is what i really want to control,creosote was the job for that.
Tuesday, January 30th, 2024
Nama-man, ivermectin stays in the birds system for at least 3 month (possibly upto a year) and kills the mites as soon as they hatch and feed on the birds, actually paralysing the mouth parts. So no more eggs get laid. If you keep on top of it, all the eggs should be gone within 6 months. Admittedly not as good as creosote, when I first kept poultry everyone creosoted their coop every other year and red mite were virtually unknown. It is either that or go for a metal or plastic coop and put up with the condensation problems.
Tuesday, January 30th, 2024
A fully steel shed wont keep them at bay either,I had an out burst of them in that warm spell we had at the end of the summer it was the first time I had them on this yard had them back in 2012 on another yard,wild birds must have brought them in sparrows I suspect,I used waste motor oil before on timber and it worked quite well timber drinks the stuff in the dry summer,I dont think red mites were here pre 2010 I never seen them anyhow.
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
Cheers Glyn.
Yeah Paddy i would agree,i used wonder what the big deal was reading here and there about them,especially in poultry magazines.
When i first found them by God did i then realise how bad they could get ,i actually had to burn a couple of coops because of them but then Creosote was available,problem solved,i done my coops every Spring and never had a problem after that.
we have a lot of sparrows around and as you said i think they are the main culprit for carrying them. I you can keep them out with netting it does help a lot.
Monday, February 5th, 2024