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Hi people can anyone give a review of the above listed I'm buying a 10ltr bucket of it and wanted to know if I was doing the right thing?

iv just ordered a 10 kg of diatomaceous earth iv heard good stuff but was pricey getting just a little bit.

I bought 10kg from www.flytesofancy.co.uk as reccomended by our glorious leader Jamie well it turned up about 8 minutes after i put the phone down!!..............................................alright the next day, but blimey they were very quick to post! a fantasatic service in my view, I then got to the task at hand and powdered the girls changed and powdered their bedding I felt very good about myself after that was all done! and Oh the games we played trying to get the girls to let me powder them!!! Thank god thats not on youtube!

i paid 24.90 for 10 kg off ebay. did you manage to get cheaper?. only took 3 days so not too bad

Its very good stuff!!
Get it in all the crevices , over the bedding, birds and of course mostly on you! I always get covered, at least I know I haven't got red mite!!!
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Do you all rate this power for a bad infestation? In my ex-battery coop I have red and northern infestation. I have lost 2 birds, I have sprayed the birds, sprayed the coop, smoked the coop, powdered the birds and they seem as infested as ever. The red mites stay on them all day. Its heart breaking and i don't know what to do. I don't have another coop for them. I have heard of a chemical that goes in their drinking water. There is a long egg withdrawal which is a pain as the little darlings are still laying away and I am non certified organic but if it is the right thing to do and someone can tell me where to get it I will of couse do it ANY ADVICE?

It's the Northern Fowl Mite that will be on the birds as red mite lives in the cracks and crevices of the coop and only come out at night to feed on the bird. Spray the birds with Johnsons Anti mite spray as this kills the mites and the eggs instantly. If birds are heavily infested remove the dead eggs by washing the birds a couple of days later. Then use Frontline spray or dropper (for cats and dogs) by spraying under the vent, under each wing and between the shoulders. This will kill NFM and Red Mite. Use a good poultry tonic to boost the birds up as well. For mites in the coop you can use Poultry Shield by spraying the whole coop including all crevices, nest boxes etc or use a spray called Ficam W and this leaves a residue that lasts up to 3 months. Use Diatom earth in the bedding as well. I use Frontline on the birds. Poultry Shield AND Ficam W and Diatom Earth for the last 2 years with good success. Red Mite is about regular management as you can never fully eradicate it.

Diatom is a good mite powder to use - it is natural so you can use lots, all in the coop, birds, and nest boxes and need to repeat at least once a week until they are gone, and then prevent every time you clean them out.