This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lisa I have had chickens for twenty some odd years and not knowing about mites suddenly had a swarm of them on me and the chickens. They seem to be drawn to heat. A quick shower takes care of the situation and washing the exposed clothes. There is now a dusting party and clorox spray about every three or four months but now no signs. No new chickens either.
Never have had a problem with the horses. The chickens are in the stalls etc. You can see the mites, they are like gross little motorcycles moving at great speed and they have huge mouths judged by the pain of their bites and the blood mark that is left. We used to bathe the horses in ddt if I thought there was a louse anywhere. Never happened. This was the Vets prescription. Of course ddt is no longer with us. Good luck. Jean Jean Walters Gayle [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 To 1949 ] http://users.techline.com/jgayle Send $20 Three Horses Press PO Box 104 Montesano, WA 98563
