I usually do a Butt check most nites. Well not too much lately in last week or two. So did so last nite.. SO tried some Sctotch tape but tiny creature fell fell off. So how do I get some and get to microscope slide? I still havent opened the expensive new microscope box I sent for.They are so tiny prob cant even pick up with tweezers.....
well saw Baby Girl had redness and some light scabbing on her butt. I thought Roo Roo too rough. As well most of the Girls have feather loss on their backs.
Looked even closer with my trusty Ryobi LED flashlight 18 volts...
**** saw some tiny tiny gray movements. that did it Went to garage and got Poultry Dust and clean old socks. I powered all their butt in BOTH coops.even though it was dark and was really tired...also powdered their wooden roosts,,,,
so cleaned the big 18 by 26 trays POOP TRAYS this morning as usual before another hard rain shower,
A liitle later this morning reached for egg under roost bds. then saw movement on my hand and wrists. tiny tiny gray creepos.It is almost like you are seeing things.....
NOW its WAR on mites or whatever.
So I locked them out of the older coop....I guess I will burn the shavings from coops.
Im going to sweep out all the pine shvings.. Maybe spray with Pry spray bought esp for them a while back...Not much shavings, anyway. slowly been removing anyway since they have a rubber mat under the shavings..and its hot outside.
Several wont lay in the new coops Plastic totes, veg bins big ones from Walm.
they seem to like the old spots under the old roosts. esp since where the former 3 sectioned outside nestboxes stuck out. took out the cedar nestbox prev and closed up.
so to give them more ventilation took down that metal and put in hdwe cloth. so its prob nicer under their now
I just hope didnt carry them into house the mites. They maybe in the grass also....RAH
so much rain. Is that possible since so many wild birds around and voles and prob mites. Def have moles and possible gophers tearing up the yard, as well as rabbits wild rabbits. Lazy Kiity doesnt chase them much the rabbits etc.
THOUGHTS YALL PLEASE
thanks all
well saw Baby Girl had redness and some light scabbing on her butt. I thought Roo Roo too rough. As well most of the Girls have feather loss on their backs.
Looked even closer with my trusty Ryobi LED flashlight 18 volts...
**** saw some tiny tiny gray movements. that did it Went to garage and got Poultry Dust and clean old socks. I powered all their butt in BOTH coops.even though it was dark and was really tired...also powdered their wooden roosts,,,,
so cleaned the big 18 by 26 trays POOP TRAYS this morning as usual before another hard rain shower,
A liitle later this morning reached for egg under roost bds. then saw movement on my hand and wrists. tiny tiny gray creepos.It is almost like you are seeing things.....
NOW its WAR on mites or whatever.
So I locked them out of the older coop....I guess I will burn the shavings from coops.
Im going to sweep out all the pine shvings.. Maybe spray with Pry spray bought esp for them a while back...Not much shavings, anyway. slowly been removing anyway since they have a rubber mat under the shavings..and its hot outside.
Several wont lay in the new coops Plastic totes, veg bins big ones from Walm.
they seem to like the old spots under the old roosts. esp since where the former 3 sectioned outside nestboxes stuck out. took out the cedar nestbox prev and closed up.
so to give them more ventilation took down that metal and put in hdwe cloth. so its prob nicer under their now
I just hope didnt carry them into house the mites. They maybe in the grass also....RAH
so much rain. Is that possible since so many wild birds around and voles and prob mites. Def have moles and possible gophers tearing up the yard, as well as rabbits wild rabbits. Lazy Kiity doesnt chase them much the rabbits etc.
THOUGHTS YALL PLEASE
thanks all