Mahonri's 3rd Annual, BYC Easter Hatch-a-long! - Page 1084

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Originally Posted by ronott1 

I have read posts that say you can use frontline for dogs. Just one dab with a q-tip on the back of the head. This is not the spray but the pour on for Med dogs.

 

Also, try die no mite strips. Can't remember where I got them.

 

Of course you need to thoroughly clean your coop and sorry to say for mites you really need to use poison. If they are on the hen(and are mites and not lice) then they are probably Northern Fowl Mites. What I read said the other type of mites don't stay on the chicken. They live in the coop and come out at night and feed on the chicken. Northern Fowl mites will kill your chickens.

 

this is from http://www.sweeth2o.us

 

LICE and MITES
Lice and mites can be a serious problem. By the time you see them, you may have a massive
infestation. If you see mites on your birds, you need to clean your coops thoroughly. Lice live
only on the birds, but mites live off the birds and climb back on at night. Scoop all shavings
out of the coop, bag it and dispose of it in the trash (not the compost pile). Spray the entire
inside with the Frontline or poultry spray from the feed store, especially under and on top
of the roosts. Then apply Poultry Dust all over the floor and in the nest boxes. Add clean
shavings and some poultry dust to the nest boxes.
I also hang Die-No-Mite strips in the entrances to the coops.
Information from the website edited to add: http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/no_mite_strips.html

 

Ron
 

 

the link doesn't work. just letting you  know.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ronott1 

I have read posts that say you can use frontline for dogs. Just one dab with a q-tip on the back of the head. This is not the spray but the pour on for Med dogs.

 

Also, try die no mite strips. Can't remember where I got them.

 

Of course you need to thoroughly clean your coop and sorry to say for mites you really need to use poison. If they are on the hen(and are mites and not lice) then they are probably Northern Fowl Mites. What I read said the other type of mites don't stay on the chicken. They live in the coop and come out at night and feed on the chicken. Northern Fowl mites will kill your chickens.

 

this is from http://www.sweeth2o.us

 

LICE and MITES
Lice and mites can be a serious problem. By the time you see them, you may have a massive
infestation. If you see mites on your birds, you need to clean your coops thoroughly. Lice live
only on the birds, but mites live off the birds and climb back on at night. Scoop all shavings
out of the coop, bag it and dispose of it in the trash (not the compost pile). Spray the entire
inside with the Frontline or poultry spray from the feed store, especially under and on top
of the roosts. Then apply Poultry Dust all over the floor and in the nest boxes. Add clean
shavings and some poultry dust to the nest boxes.
I also hang Die-No-Mite strips in the entrances to the coops.
Information from the website edited to add: http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/no_mite_strips.html

 

Ron
 

 

the link doesn't work. just letting you  know.

Wolfi, go either to the top and hit My Profile or click on your own name and choose all posts.  They will be listed in reverse order of when you posted.

Today has not been a good day. My SIL woke me up at 6:22 this morning to tell me that one of our 15 year old cats had died.  Someone's PET came in my yard and killed one of my cats. When I saw the prints in the driveway my first thought was coyotes, but when I thought about it, it didn't make sense. It was simply a kill. It wasn't for food. We were lucky that her sister was in the house. SSS is now in effect at our house.

Purry didn't go down without a fight. If she had, it just wouldn't have been like her. Here's a pic of her from last year. I'll miss her.

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Originally Posted by buckabucka 

Asparagus won't be ready until just after Mother's Day here. DH has been getting some crazy ideas since he bought a tractor, and we have 250 asparagus plants arriving in May!

If you are overrun with asparagus...

Just got news that DH might be deploying again this sunday.  They have to wait til tomorrow to be sure.  I'm pretty mad.  Because even if he isn't he is supposed to prepare like he is, so there goes my weekend.  So we're going to see a movie tonight. If the little bugger isn't progressing much I may fiddle with him after we're back.

To Mahorni, Thank you for this wonderful time full of fun, education and fellowship.  I appreciate all the hard work you and your helpers put into it.  Congratulations to everyone on your chicks and to those who have (or will) won prizes.  I had fun and even though I didn't get any to hatch, I wouldn't have missed it for the world!  I went out and got myself some consolation and this is one of them...

I hope to keep in touch with all the wonderful people I have gotten to know here, on the other threads on BYC.  Just PM me if I'm missing something good!  Take care!

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Originally Posted by Jessshan8 

Have we gotten a final tally on the number of chicks hatched for the Easter yet? My curiosity is killing me! Anyone know?

There is a final tally.  Unfortunately, there were a lot of folks who did NOT report their hatch amount to the spreadsheet by the time specified.

Had everyone reported, there would have been a different result.

We are still trying to work through it all, but eventually the spreadsheet will be shared with everyone.

There will be a Brinsea winner because of "when" they posted... 

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We have 22 entrees for cutest chick pic.  

There will be an initial judging and the 22 will be thinned down to somewhere between 8-11.

And then we'll most likely put the "finalists" into a poll.

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We will also be figuring out as soon as we can the Best Hatch Rate (for those who sat 24 or more)... the winner will have to produce the pic in the thread where they showed the amount of eggs they sat and then a pic of the chicks they hatched.