clancy 0 Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) I went away for christmas but forgot to take my breeding boxes out before it got to hot to breed as my budgies may get mights.Now some of my hens have layed again but i dont want them to get mights i have opened all windows and have put a fan in there..... is it okay to sray my hens and cocks with might spray (aristo pet bird mite & lice spary) to prvent mights will this effect the eggs?????? Please help as i do not want the lice to start!!! Edited January 19, 2011 by **KAZ** Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak_Crumble 0 Posted January 19, 2011 Where are you located, It isn't to hot to breed? Right now is the perfect time of the year in some states. I can't help you witht he eggs and mites, but just because it is hot it doesnt mean you birds will get mites. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clancy 0 Posted January 19, 2011 QLD last time this happened my birds got mites at the moment for us it is the stormy season so it is humied or sunny its normaly about 31 degrees ....... Where are you located, It isn't to hot to breed? Right now is the perfect time of the year in some states. I can't help you witht he eggs and mites, but just because it is hot it doesnt mean you birds will get mites. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
**KAZ** 0 Posted January 19, 2011 Whether or not your birds get mites has NOTHING to do with breeding in hot weather. If you got them during hot weather last time that was a pure coincidence. What kind of mites anyway ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak_Crumble 0 Posted January 19, 2011 QLD last time this happened my birds got mites at the moment for us it is the stormy season so it is humied or sunny its normaly about 31 degrees ....... okay, well probably not queensland. Just right now in the drier states it is breeding season, witch temperatures up to 38c. (but dry) Throw your birds eggs away, and then only if they have mites treating them. As already mentioned by KAZ, It is purely coincidenc it happened last time.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clancy 0 Posted January 19, 2011 DOES ANYONE NO IFIT WILL EFFECT EGGS???? QLD last time this happened my birds got mites at the moment for us it is the stormy season so it is humied or sunny its normaly about 31 degrees ....... okay, well probably not queensland. Just right now in the drier states it is breeding season, witch temperatures up to 38c. (but dry) Throw your birds eggs away, and then only if they have mites treating them. As already mentioned by KAZ, It is purely coincidenc it happened last time.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak_Crumble 0 Posted January 19, 2011 Throw the eggs away. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
**KAZ** 0 Posted January 19, 2011 DOES ANYONE NO IFIT WILL EFFECT EGGS???? Clancy..... STOP PANICKING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Firstly you have assumed WRONGLY that hot weather means mites. IT DOESNT. The problem you will have is breeding through the hot weather NOT MITES. and as far as mites goes they affect birds and bird babies not eggs. If you havent seen any mites you don t have them. And if you do have an ongoing mite issue you shouldnt be breeding the birds until you have it sorted out. AGAIN I ask you ...what kind of mites are you worried about ?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clancy 0 Posted January 19, 2011 I dont no what type of mites they are. but i have talked to a breeder before and they said that the boxs should be taken out at this time of year and i am not concerned about the eggs being effected but would like to no if it is okay to treat my budgies that have eggs if they get mites as it iratates them ???? DOES ANYONE NO IFIT WILL EFFECT EGGS???? Clancy..... STOP PANICKING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Firstly you have assumed WRONGLY that hot weather means mites. IT DOESNT. The problem you will have is breeding through the hot weather NOT MITES. and as far as mites goes they affect birds and bird babies not eggs. If you havent seen any mites you don t have them. And if you do have an ongoing mite issue you shouldnt be breeding the birds until you have it sorted out. AGAIN I ask you ...what kind of mites are you worried about ?? that makes me feel realy bad cas i have already thourght about that but it makes me sad. Throw the eggs away. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
**KAZ** 0 Posted January 19, 2011 Still you talk about treating mites yet have you found any at all ?????????????????????????????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak_Crumble 0 Posted January 19, 2011 Throwing eggs is better then dead chicks in the nest because of heat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenericBlue 0 Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) clancy i think you stated from the start that another breeder suggested you take boxes out this was not because of the mites im sure but if it was he was most probably saying it as might suck the birds blood and the chicks to causing malnutrition in both and most normally death of young and sometimes mum n dad bird as their trying so hard to feed young while mite are sucking them dry sure you feel bad tossing out the eggs but mate if your birds have mite you need to as you will end up with infested nest box by time chicks hatched then devastation of what i mentioned above yes you could treat birds for mite but this will not treat the boxes and to treat the boxes you need to remove eggs to do this effectively thus could in turn kill the eggs anyway from moving them i too would toss eggs away and treat birds clean boxes spray flight and all the mite treatment needs to dry on bird so ideally spraying a hen in a nest box ( a hen sitting on eggs ) could kill her by giving her a chill if she does not dry off before she goes back to sit also shes more likely to injest it as she will move her eggs around as needed and may get it in her mouth id toss eggs out if you dont want to fine spray the birds and boxes but dont be sad if you end up with dead hens and unhatched eggs anyway :{ Edited January 19, 2011 by GenericBlue Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
**KAZ** 0 Posted January 19, 2011 my budgies may get mights. She hasnt got mites. She just thinks she may get them due to birds laying again in hot weather Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenericBlue 0 Posted January 19, 2011 my budgies may get mights. She hasnt got mites. She just thinks she may get them due to birds laying again in hot weather well they may but they may not birds should be treated up to date every however often the product you use says with me its every three months Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
