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Sorry to be a pain, but does painting the inside and outside of the coop with gloss paint prevent red mite. This will obviously be done at least a month before the chooks arrive. Thankyou

Honestly don't know. Would be interested in the answer myself

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dont think it would help that much, if there are any even tiny joins they get in. we used to treat 3 times a year with powder and never had any probs.

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take only what you need
give all you can
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I think it helps a bit, but it's not a cure-all, and you still need to be vigilant. It would help you keep on top of things if you did get red mite but the people I know who have had it have said it's really difficult to totally eradicate them and you have to use everything you've got to keep them away.

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i use a gas blow torch as i clean out and never had to use chems, just go round perchs and areas were they roost and clean regular.