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       FEATHER MITES
       By: lew3015 Date: July 1, 2012, 8:03 pm
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       With the Hot weather , A few of my birds are showing signs of
       Feather mite attacts, with looseing feathers mostly around the
       back of neck area, and some in the front of the neck, Tell me
       what you have used, (With Success) to get rid of them, I have
       tried, Garden dust, seven dust, flea and lice powder, Mite
       sprays from foys's, and it still seems to hang on, also have
       Given them drench baths with a light mix of mathilon.
       The next question is why do some birds get them and other's
       bird's in the same kit box be unaffected?
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       Re: FEATHER MITES
       By: JEFF WILSON Date: July 3, 2012, 8:44 am
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       i use goat & sheep spray i buy it at farm & home spray them at
       night you can mist them right on the perch. it will kill any
       kind of lice or mites and will not harm your birds.
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       Re: FEATHER MITES
       By: markmidmo Date: July 3, 2012, 4:59 pm
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       Mites of all kind are a nuisance.  The best solution is a
       systemic.    You are using topical solutions, meaning you're
       putting the spray or dust on the outside.
       I use QUEST, but Ivomec works as well.   By getting the
       treatment inside the bird the "poison" is spread throughout the
       bird's tissues.   The beauty of these treatments is that they
       are broad-spectrum meaning they will kill a variety of pest such
       as mites, lice and worms.
       Two final warnings, though most don't think of this.  1) Don't
       eat the birds that you've given a systemic to as the poison is
       in it's flesh and 2) While I've had no problems with Quest, I
       have had problems with Ivomec making the males infertile for a
       short time.
       
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