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Chicken & Coop Poultry Spray (473 mL)

For mites, lice, ticks, fleas & flies

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1 mite becomes 500,000 in 9 weeks — act before it's too late.

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Dual-Action Plant Formula

Clove oil + cottonseed oil — no harsh chemicals

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Safe for All Life Stages

Chicks, hens, roosters — even day-old birds

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Zero Egg Withdrawal Period

Collect and eat eggs immediately after spraying

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Shake, Spray & Done

Ready to use — no mixing, no complicated protocols

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500K+
Mites From 1 in 9 Weeks
0
Egg Withdrawal Days
2
Plant Actives. Whole Label.
4,500+
Flocks Protected
Day-old chicks Laying hens Kids in the run Cats & dogs Safe when used as directed. No harsh chemicals. No mask. No withdrawal.

Put It Next to Anything

Every cell below is documented. That's the point.

VeloraCo Exzolt (Rx) Permethrin Dust Elector PSP DE
Built for Backyard flocks Commercial layersUS label: northern fowl mite only — red mite is off-label Livestock dusting Commercial barns Gardens
No prescription, no vet visit ✓In your cart right now ✗Rx-only — need a vet who sees chickens ✓ ✓ ✓
Kills adults + smothers eggs ✓ ✗Nothing for eggs — hatchlings must bite your hens to die ✗Half-kill — eggs hatch in ~7 days ✗ ✗
Labeled safe for day-old chicks ✓ ✗Label: layers & replacement birds ✗ ✗ ✗Lung irritant
No mask, gloves, or suit ✓None needed ✓Dosed in drinking water ✗Gloves — do not inhale ✗Overalls + elbow-length PVC gloves ✗Mask advised
No mixing, no dust cloud ✓Shake. Spray. Done. ✗Bird-weight + water-intake dose math, twice ✗Airborne dust ✗You dilute an ag concentrate ✗Airborne dust
Treats the coop, not just the bird ✓Birds + cracks, roosts, nest boxes, run ✗Works only inside the bird — the coop stays loaded ✓ ✓ ✓
Resistance-proof kill ✓Suffocation is physics ✗None yet — same single-receptor bet ✗8–40× resistant mites since 1997 ✗27–155× in a pest on its own label ✓But fails damp
Cost: birds + coop $29.99 once Rx + vet visitPrice via your vet $12 × every rebound ~$150 + your labor Cheap. Doesn't end it.

Pyrethroid resistance: Beugnet 1997, Vet. Record; Katsavou 2020, Pest Mgmt. Science. Spinosad resistance in house flies: 27× field, 155× selected strains. Elector handling per Elanco label/SDS. Permethrin feline toxicity: AAFP, PDSA. Exzolt: FDA approval July 2025 — Rx-only fluralaner oral solution; US indication is northern fowl mite (O. sylviarum) in laying hens & replacement chickens; 0-day egg / 11-day meat withdrawal; two water doses 7 days apart, per Merck label & FDA FOI summary.

Run This Test Tonight

Your Coop Looks Clean. At Midnight It Isn't.

Red mites hide in roost-bar cracks all day and feed on your birds after dark. Wipe a white paper towel under the roost bar tonight. Red smear? That's not bugs. That's a breeding operation.

One mite becomes 500,000 in nine weeks. The infestation you can see started a month ago.

Flashlight on a white paper towel with red-brown smears after wiping under a coop roost bar at night The 10-second test: wipe under the roost bar after dark. A red smear means they're already breeding.

You Killed Half the Infestation.

Every adult-killer on the shelf leaves the eggs. They hatch in ~7 days. That's why "it came back." It never left.

Clove oil shuts down a nervous-system receptor mites have and birds don't. Lethal to the mite. Nothing for your hen. Cottonseed oil suffocates the rest — including the eggs. There is no resistant strain of physics.

Two mechanisms. One pass. Nothing left to hatch.

Reliant Pet Chicken & Coop Poultry Spray bottle between whole clove buds and cotton bolls The whole formula: clove oil drops the adults, cottonseed oil smothers the eggs.

You Don't Get Mites.
Mites Get Chickens.

Every coop is on their map. The only question is whether they've moved in yet.

85%
Of laying flocks carry red mites
2–3
Nights between feedings on your birds
−10%
Egg production in infested flocks
4×
Hen death rate in heavy infestations

A starved red mite can sit in a roost-bar crack for months waiting for your birds. You can't wait them out. You can't starve them out. They drain your hens a little every night — pale combs, restless roosts, fewer eggs — until the flock is paying a tax you never see collected.

Prevention isn't a nice-to-have. It's just infestation, purchased earlier, at a tenth of the price. One 10-minute pass a week on the roosts, cracks, and nest boxes — per the label — and the colony that was going to cost you a season never gets its first foothold.

Flock prevalence: layer-farm surveys report red mite on the large majority of farms (85.2% in layers, Sweden; 74%, Italy). Production impact: laying reduction up to 10%; hen mortality rising from ~1% to 4% in heavy infestations. Off-host survival of several months documented. Sources: Sparagano et al.; The Poultry Site red-mite review.

How It Works

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Hand holding the ready-to-use Reliant poultry spray bottle outside a backyard coop

Shake

Pre-mixed. No charts, no cups, no errors.

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Spraying Reliant poultry spray into the roost-bar crack of a coop with a calm hen nearby

Spray Birds & Coop

Birds first. Then cracks, roosts, nest boxes, run.

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Basket of fresh brown eggs and a breakfast plate on a farmhouse table the same morning

Collect Eggs. Today.

Zero withdrawal. Treatment day is breakfast day.

Who It's For

Backyard Flock Owners

One bottle. Every bird. Whole coop.

Chick Raisers

Safe down to day-old chicks — including the brooder in your spare room.

Families With Kids

Two actives you can pronounce. Nothing harsh in the run.

Cat & Dog Households

No permethrin. Ask your vet why that matters.

FAQ

Can we eat the eggs after spraying?
Yes. Zero withdrawal — collect and eat immediately. No chart, no counting, no tossed cartons.
I don't see any mites. Do I even need this?
That's the trap. Red mites are nocturnal — they spend daylight packed into cracks you can't see into and only come out to feed after your birds are asleep. Farm surveys find them in up to 85% of laying flocks, and most keepers don't find out until the symptoms are loud: pale combs, birds refusing the roost, floor eggs, a lay rate that quietly sags. Run the midnight paper-towel test tonight. Wipes clean? Good — a 10-minute weekly pass keeps it that way. Doesn't? Then this stopped being a prevention question weeks ago.
Really safe for chicks?
All life stages, including day-olds. The kill targets octopamine receptors — mites have them, birds don't. The pathway doesn't exist in your chicken.
Doesn't "natural" mean weak?
Selective isn't weak. Clove oil drops adults through a receptor they can't live without. Cottonseed oil suffocates the eggs — the half every chemical spray misses.
Why not $12 permethrin dust?
Mites resistant to 8–40× the dose — published since 1997. A documented feline toxin. Gloves-and-don't-inhale on the label. And it never touches the eggs, so you re-buy it every rebound.
The forums say Elector PSP.
A ~$150 commercial ag concentrate. Its own instructions: overalls buttoned to the wrist, elbow-length PVC gloves, measure and dilute yourself — or buy 9 mL vials decanted by resellers. Spinosad resistance already runs 27–155× in a pest on its own label. No egg-smother claim. $29.99, pre-mixed, no gear — or that.
The forums are switching to Exzolt.
It's earned the hype — a prescription systemic (fluralaner, same drug family as dog flea meds) with ~99.9% kill in trials. Now the fine print. Rx-only: you need a vet who sees chickens. The US label covers northern fowl mite only — red mite use is off-label, your vet's call. It works from inside the bird, so every mite still has to bite your hens before it dies — and it does nothing for the coop, the mite eggs in the cracks, or the lice, ticks, fleas, and flies on our label. Zero egg withdrawal, but an 11-day meat withdrawal. Different tool for a different job — plenty of keepers run both: Exzolt for a northern-fowl-mite emergency, this bottle for the coop, the cracks, and every week after. $29.99. No waiting room.
I've treated before. They came back.
They didn't come back — they hatched. Egg to breeding adult in ~7 days. Smother the nursery and it actually ends.
How often do I spray?
Active infestation: retreat per the label until the midnight paper-towel test wipes clean — stragglers and fresh hatches don't take a week off, so neither do you. Prevention: one 10-minute pass, same day every week. Mites breed on a 7-day clock; your spray schedule has to run on one too. The keepers who never have a mite story are the ones with a spray day on the calendar.
Brooder in the house? Indoor birds?
A lot of flocks start life in a garage brooder or a laundry-room tote — and some birds never move out. That's exactly where the alternatives fall apart: nobody wants a permethrin dust cloud or an ag concentrate in the room where they live. This is a no-fume, no-dust, ready-to-use spray — clean clove smell that fades. Use it on birds and their brooder, bedding, and housing per the label directions, indoors or out.
Smell? Residue?
Clean clove. It fades. No fumes you're instructed not to inhale.
Kids, dog, barn cat?
No permethrin, no harsh chemicals — used as directed, the run stays theirs.
What if it doesn't work?
30-day money-back guarantee. Paper-towel test before and after. Not satisfied? Refunded.
Three bottles of Reliant Pet Chicken & Coop Poultry Spray — Buy 2 Get 1 Free

The Mites Are on a 7-Day Clock.
Start Yours Tonight.

One bottle. Birds and coop. Eggs at breakfast.

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Real Reviews, Real Results

★★★★★
"I've tried DE, permethrin, Poultry Protector — nothing worked permanently. This spray cleared my mite problem in DAYS. And I can use it right on my chicks. Game changer."
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Sarah M.
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★★★★★
"Finally a natural spray that actually works. No egg withdrawal, no worrying about my cats, and it smells way better than neem oil. My girls stopped scratching within 48 hours."
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Jessica L.
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★★★★★
"I was so skeptical after wasting $200 on products last year. But this stuff is different. Shake, spray, done. My flock is healthy, egg production is back up, and I feel good about what I'm using."
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Karen R.
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★★★★★
"I have 3 kids who help with the chickens. Permethrin was NOT an option. This is safe, it works, and my kids can help spray the coop without me worrying. Ordering a second bottle."
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Beth T.
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★★★★★
"I was having serious northern fowl mite issues and permethrin wasn't working anymore. Switched to this and the mites were gone in under a week. The fact that it's plant-based is just a bonus."
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Amy N.
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★★★★★
"Just ordered 12 new chicks and needed my coop pest-free before they arrived. This stuff is safe for day-old chicks — that sealed the deal. Every chicken keeper needs a bottle of this."
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Danielle W.
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