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The PRID is amazing! Our hen has had bumblefoot on and off forever. She is just prone to it. None of the other hens have it. I even gave her prednisone for a bit trying to clear up whatever immune system problem she was having. The bumblefoot comes back. But the PRID works a real charm. And...

The chickens are back in their coop tonight. Though seriously confused with the new pain job. I need to move the water as I have just seen the Roosters is positioned perfectly over it. But I like the hanging roosts. No places touching the walls. And it was fun using the flame thrower in the...

I use Baristol Animal oil on the birds themselves. I put it in a spray bottle. The idea is the same as the Vaseline to suffocate them. I am going to use caulking in the cracks. More long term and less smeary.

Fire and German ingenuity. Weeds and roosts done.

So the coop is painted and I still am baffled at how to put in roosts tgat avoid my original problem. He is a photo I am open to suggestions. The best box area is at the back. There is enough room for 8 birds (on my old roosting system).

I feel you This was my last summer. The mites crawling on me was the thing that pushed me over the edge. I bought Mite bombs ( like flea bombs). The red mites have ea life cycle like fleas, eggs, mites more eggs millions of mites millions of eggs=dead chicken. So you have to keep at it for a...

I feel you :eek:This was my last summer. The mites crawling on me was the thing that pushed me over the edge. I bought Mite bombs ( like flea bombs). The red mites have ea life cycle like fleas, eggs, mites more eggs millions of mites millions of eggs=dead chicken. So you have to keep at it for...

I bought this from the feed store In the Eu it’s hard to get chemicals for “hobby” farmers. this is what I bought

Thank you! Yes all things in our coop are removable. The biggest hiding place has been the roost holder on the wall. So now that there is a fresh coat of paint tomorrow I will caulk all the cracks and buy double sided tape. I got some horse spray which is organic and uses no chemicals. My...

Ahh finally the blow torch 🔥 Yes! I am hot on your heals and want some double sided tape! We have no insulation but I have been getting straw from my farmer. I am pretty sure the mites were free🤪 I have new paint and new hens. Last solution is caulking and those roosting bars. I like your...

Now it is not so bad but ehy are all molting so it's a combined bad time all around. I will see what I can find at the Feed Store for horses and spray the hens and dust them again every other day once the hosue is remodeled.

Great tips! Thank you. I am in Germany. But honestly, this has been an issue since last year the whole season.I think it started with a hen that we got as a gift. Yes, a whole year of this terror. We lost 2 chickens along the way. I thought I had it under control then....sad. I have also wormed...

Hi I have been fighting these terrible things RED MITES 100% for over a year. Renovating the coop will help lower places where the mites can hide during the day. The current issue is they hide up against the wall where the roost are attached. I find them there in piles that fall out of the...

We are rebuilding and fighting a retched infestation of mites. They hide at the end of the roost bars (in under and at the ends where it attaches to the wall). I would love tips, photos or links of your roost bars that inhibit these rotten bloodsuckers. We need a new plan. I am Painting and...