Vick's vapo-rub or store brand, works better and quicker then petroleum jelly or bag balm. Bugs HATE that smell!
I also pull up all the bedding, liberally dust the coop with diatemaceous earth, leave it all day, then shop-vacuum it up before roosting time; you will have eliminated the mites.
It's a practice I've used each time I change out their bedding, to prevent any infestations.
Vick's vapo-rub or store brand, works better and quicker then petroleum jelly or bag balm. Bugs HATE that smell!
I also pull up all the bedding, liberally dust the coop with diatemaceous earth, leave it all day, then shop-vacuum it up before roosting time; you will have eliminated the mites.
It's a practice I've used each time I change out their bedding, to prevent any infestations.