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shnapper20
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ok here is my dilemma, over the past few seasons I have had balding in my gouldians some yrs worse than others , for years I had none at all. I have for the past 3yrs medicated for mites, selective bred, introduced fresh blood. Thought I had it under control yet there are signs of it reappearing yet in not all the aviaries. I winnow my seed, mix it with fresh seed and feed it back to the birds. I believe the mite is in the winnowed seed. So I thought pest strips in seed hoppers, coopex aviaries, medicate. Im in the process of medicating. What are the thoughts of others in regards to pest strips in the seed hoppers ? Or should I empty all seed hoppers spray with surface spray and start again with fresh seed? any opinions would be appreciated. thanks john
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I use bay leaves in cheese cloth dropped into top of seed container... :thumbup: think maybe hens usually are too stressed re breeding time....I have had one hen do it one year..yet not since?
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Have you actually seen any mites? Is it only once they get in the breeding mood?
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i use surface spray in all my seed hoppers then fill them up, i also use bay leaves in my seed bins with great success. cheers mick
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my breeding birds have no sign of it, its in my holding aviary where there is probably more stress and recycled seed . Im going to try the suface spray and bayleaves and maybe a couple of pest strips, as you wouldnt think they would be anymore detrimental than surface spray. I was cleaning out one of my aviaries at the start of the season and something bit me all over my legs, i was wearing shorts, I couldnt see anything but assumed it was mites. I may have too coopex more often.
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