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Poultry Safeguard Concentrate | Appletons

Description

Our top-selling coop cleaner.
Voted the best solution to keep on top of red mites in poultry housing.

red mite

The ultimate solution to a mite-free hen house.
No other cleaner does the job better!

  • High-performance cleaner, sanitiser and odour neutraliser.
  • Powerful disinfectant kills micro-organisms, bacteria and viruses.
  • Dissolves and eliminates red mite on contact.
  • Economical - 1L makes up to 50L solution.
  • No egg withholding period.
  • Can also be safely used to disinfect your brooders and incubators.
  • Available in 500ml, 1L and 5L concentrate bottles.
  • Suitable for all animal housing.

Understanding Red Mite

Red mites reproduce rapidly, especially in warmer weather. These nasty critters don't live on your chickens. They live and hide in the framework of your coop, roosts and nest boxes, coming out at night to feed on your birds' blood. As a result your chickens become stressed, suffer from anaemia, experience reduced egg production, and may even die if not treated. Managing red mites can be incredibly difficult, which is why Appletons developed Poultry Safeguard. This New Zealand-made concentrate dissolves mites on contact and acts as a powerful, economical disinfectant that kills bacteria, viruses, and odours in coops. Poultry Safeguard is a non-toxic blend of high-foaming surfactants, sequestrates, alkaline builders, and quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs). It effectively dissolves waxy accumulations and targets a range of microbes and micro-organisms, including mildew, moulds, fungi, Avian Influenza Virus, Avian Infectious Bronchitis, and Newcastle's disease.

Instructions

  1. Do not pre-wash or water blast your coop or hen house before using this product.
    Remove all poultry from the treatment area. Do not spray directly onto birds.
  2. Remove all floor litter, droppings and nest box material from the house. Scrap off any debris from perches and walls. For best results, ensure roosts are removable.
  3. Mix up solution to recommended dose in a backpack sprayer or pressured hand sprayer.
  4. Apply mixed solution directly onto dry surfaces. Thoroughly spray all surfaces, including cracks, joints, framing, and crevices. Pay special attention to perches (roosting areas) and nest boxes (laying areas).
  5. Leave to air dry and then rinse off with potable water (water suitable for drinking). The rinse-off is optional for timber housing.
  6. When the house is dry, dust perches and nest boxes with Appletons De-Mite Powder. (The two-pronged approach is best when you are treating for red mites)
  7. Replace with fresh floor litter and nesting box material.
  8. Your coop or hen house is now ready to let birds back inside.
  9. Repeat the treatment in 5 to 7 days if you are experiencing red mites. This will treat any juvenile mites that have hatched since the first treatment. Repeat spraying will break the breeding cycle and help to prevent re-infestation. In severe infestations, repeat treatment at the higher dose every 5 to 7 days until under control.

Ongoing Maintenance
Regular cleaning, especially in the warmer months, with a maintenance dose will keep housing free of disease and red mite under control.

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Poultry Safeguard Concentrate | Appletons

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          Description

          Our top-selling coop cleaner.
          Voted the best solution to keep on top of red mites in poultry housing.

          red mite

          The ultimate solution to a mite-free hen house.
          No other cleaner does the job better!

          • High-performance cleaner, sanitiser and odour neutraliser.
          • Powerful disinfectant kills micro-organisms, bacteria and viruses.
          • Dissolves and eliminates red mite on contact.
          • Economical - 1L makes up to 50L solution.
          • No egg withholding period.
          • Can also be safely used to disinfect your brooders and incubators.
          • Available in 500ml, 1L and 5L concentrate bottles.
          • Suitable for all animal housing.

          Understanding Red Mite

          Red mites reproduce rapidly, especially in warmer weather. These nasty critters don't live on your chickens. They live and hide in the framework of your coop, roosts and nest boxes, coming out at night to feed on your birds' blood. As a result your chickens become stressed, suffer from anaemia, experience reduced egg production, and may even die if not treated. Managing red mites can be incredibly difficult, which is why Appletons developed Poultry Safeguard. This New Zealand-made concentrate dissolves mites on contact and acts as a powerful, economical disinfectant that kills bacteria, viruses, and odours in coops. Poultry Safeguard is a non-toxic blend of high-foaming surfactants, sequestrates, alkaline builders, and quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs). It effectively dissolves waxy accumulations and targets a range of microbes and micro-organisms, including mildew, moulds, fungi, Avian Influenza Virus, Avian Infectious Bronchitis, and Newcastle's disease.

          Instructions

          1. Do not pre-wash or water blast your coop or hen house before using this product.
            Remove all poultry from the treatment area. Do not spray directly onto birds.
          2. Remove all floor litter, droppings and nest box material from the house. Scrap off any debris from perches and walls. For best results, ensure roosts are removable.
          3. Mix up solution to recommended dose in a backpack sprayer or pressured hand sprayer.
          4. Apply mixed solution directly onto dry surfaces. Thoroughly spray all surfaces, including cracks, joints, framing, and crevices. Pay special attention to perches (roosting areas) and nest boxes (laying areas).
          5. Leave to air dry and then rinse off with potable water (water suitable for drinking). The rinse-off is optional for timber housing.
          6. When the house is dry, dust perches and nest boxes with Appletons De-Mite Powder. (The two-pronged approach is best when you are treating for red mites)
          7. Replace with fresh floor litter and nesting box material.
          8. Your coop or hen house is now ready to let birds back inside.
          9. Repeat the treatment in 5 to 7 days if you are experiencing red mites. This will treat any juvenile mites that have hatched since the first treatment. Repeat spraying will break the breeding cycle and help to prevent re-infestation. In severe infestations, repeat treatment at the higher dose every 5 to 7 days until under control.

          Ongoing Maintenance
          Regular cleaning, especially in the warmer months, with a maintenance dose will keep housing free of disease and red mite under control.

          ℹ️ Learn more

          • 5 stars: 134 (91%)
          • 4 stars: 10 (7%)
          • 3 stars: 2 (1%)
          • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
          • 1 star: 1 (1%)
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          Fi H.

          Great, easy to use, cleaned up the chicken coop easily and the mites are gone.

          R
          Rosemary

          All good

          G
          Glenda
          Mite spray

          Still testing results -but so far seems to be keeping the mits at bay

          M
          Mel

          Amazing, would go collect eggs and be crawling in mites! applied once and all mites are gone, happy hens😊
          Would highly recommend!!

          M
          M.B.

          Have been using thus for 2 years now and works a treat. Easy to apply, goes a long way and very effective in managing Mites.

          L
          Lacey H.
          Poultry safeguard & drench

          Honestly we love Appletons products. Efficient and effective. The poor on drench was a game changer. So easy to apply and birds look better after a week.

          J
          Jenny L.
          Poultry Safeguard

          Very quick delivery. Easy to use. As I have only just used the product haven't seen how effective it has been. Will use again

          W
          Wendy H.
          chicken care kit

          quick delivery, have yet to use.

          S
          Shanna
          Great product!

          Smells great. I used a pressure spray that I can carry around. Did all 10 coops (big day). Will make sure I always have this on hand. Thank you. Always great, fast service! Thank you!

          J
          Jo L.
          Amazing Product

          To be honest I was dreading doing this treatment, but it ended up a being a fun day (we have a BIG coop) and it was so easy to use - thanks to the very comprehensive instructions that were included. And great bottle made for easy measuring! Also very helpful service from Appleton's. I live on Great Barrier Island so had some personal contact from Appleton's to make the delivery more efficent - definitely recommend Appletons and their products and customer service. Thank you! Our hens are mite free and happy girls!

          R
          Rosa T.
          Easy to apply, excellent product, work quick

          Excellent product, easy to apply 👍

          A
          Alison H.
          Excellent

          Easy to apply.

          C
          Charlene
          Bloody Brilliant Product.

          This product saved my sanity. Works as it says it does, I sprayed and then again in a couple of days to get the odd space I missed. Then dusted the powder everywhere, Happy Chickens and Happy Chicken mum.
          Yay thanks Appletons.

          J
          James B.
          best stuff ever

          this is the only thing that has worked for us. We are a chicken farm of up to 2700 birds and I recommend this product to everyone I sell chickens to also. It is amazing. Please never stop making it!!! :) and i also love that its all natural

          C
          C.W.
          Best product for mite control

          Highly recommend this product, we've been using it for several years now and never had a problem with mites since. Always a great, friendly and efficient service with delivery as well. Thank you!

          W
          Winnie

          Helped my chickens regain their health, great product

          B
          Bronwyn G.
          Poultry Safeguard

          After cleaning out my chicken coup and spraying with Poultry Safeguard,my chickens finally started laying at 26 wks!

          B
          Barbara K.
          Does what it says on the tin

          Just did the followup spray yesterday but it seems to have worked well. I love finding solutions that don't involve chemicals that are nasty for either the birds or humans!

          T
          Tina B.
          Brilliant Stuff!

          This stuff really nails those red mites. And so easy to use! Highly recommend, wont use anything else now. Used it first then waited til it dried then used Dimacious earth. Worked a treat. Doing a retreat in 7-10 days but no active mites that I can see after first treatment, but will do anyway.

          T
          Teresa T.
          It works!

          Treated twice as per directions and seems to have done the trick! Happy chookies :) Happy humans :) thank you!

          b
          bee s.
          Smells good!

          It really does smell nice. Has an easy measurer too. I use it for mites - ugh - followed by a good dusting of DE.

          A
          Alan R.
          poultry safeguard

          excellent product,has worked well for us

          G
          G.S.
          Poultry Safeguard Concentrate

          Great product, easy to use. One application, so far. Looks like its working!

          S
          Simone

          Amazing fast shipping

          A
          Andrea B.
          poultry safe

          Only applied it two days ago. Looks like a good product, easy to use

          I
          Ian J.H.

          All good thanks

          J
          Jackie B.
          Very good.

          Awesome product, great service

          h
          holly j.

          Excellent and easy to use. tried other products but this is the best. I know my hens run is sanitized, mite free and fresh smelling too

          S
          Suzanne P.
          Works well

          Good value for money, works well on mites

          L
          Linda H.
          Great product

          Very quick to deliver and hopefully the product has got rid of the mites in the chook run. Too early to tell.

          R
          Ruth W.

          Appletons Poultry Safeguard Concentrate

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          Janet C.
          Excellence all around

          Great experience. Excellent knowledge freely shared. Products easy to order and arrived quickly. Good instructions. A pleasure!

          S
          S H.
          Tenacious mite's

          Felt more for my chooks when these creepy buggrs got all over me going into the woodshed where I was keeping their two weeks earlier swapped out hay waiting for the garden. Product worked well.

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