How to Dust Chickens for Mites

Dusting the Chicken

1). Put on your gloves before you begin working with chickens and dust. This helps protect you from scratches if the chicken struggles.
2). Grab the chicken by the legs firmly in one hand.
3). Flip the chicken upside down. This will not hurt the chicken and is the best way to ensure you are able to dust in the spots that mites tend to gather most.
4). Sprinkle the dust all over the chicken. Take care to avoid the eyes, nose and mouth. Make sure to dust well under the wings, legs, and around the vent area, as these are the places mites often target.
5). Flip the chicken back over and sprinkle dust on any remaining areas that may have been hard to reach while it was upside down.
6). Dust the chicken again in a week to kill any mites that might have hatched after the first dusting.

1). Clean all of the old bedding out of the chicken coop.
2). Sprinkle a layer of dust on the ground of the coop.
3). Place fresh bedding in the coop.
4). Clean and dust the coop again in a week to kill any mites that might have hatched after the first dusting.