pest protection

  1. S

    Buffalo gnat attack

    My flock was attacked by a swarm of buffalo gnats it was HORRIFIC. All my pullets seem to be doing ok except for one who got the worst of it. I mean hundreds of these things eating her alive in her eyes, nose, and body. The attack happened yesterday at sunset now about 11 hours later she’s doing...
    • sunstained
    • Thread
    • attack attack by predator buffalo gnat gnats lethargic pest pest protection pests pullet turkey gnat
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  2. ChickenSoft

    Fox and Dog Defense With Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

    Hello! I'm a software engineer from the Midwest who has started several companies with a focus on mobile devices, gaming, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. Everything changed with covid closing down the office... My wife and I bought a 15-acre farm last year, started a flock, and...
    • ChickenSoft
    • Thread
    • dog dog aggression dog and chickens dog attack dog attacked chicken fox fox attack fox problems fox trap pest protection
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  3. R

    Must have supplies for clean coop

    I have 3 chickens and 18 in the brooder I'm about to add to the coop. I'm still new and learning a lot. What are the best supplies to keep a clean and pest free coop? Let me know your best management practices.
  4. Phantom_k9

    How to handle pest around chicken coop?

    I am not sure where to post this, so I am putting this down as a potential health issue for my flock... Here in Texas, spring and summer brings a lot of bugs and pest that we have to deal with. One of the more prominent pest we have is Wasp, paper Wasp (and Dirt Dobbers, Yellow Jackets...
    • Phantom_k9
    • Thread
    • flock health pest pest control pest protection poison wasp wasps wasps nests
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  5. Bugs Beware; there are chickens in the garden moat

    Bugs Beware; there are chickens in the garden moat

    While I have been planning on getting chickens for several years, we finally decided this was the year. The plan all along was to use the chickens to try and keep the bugs out of the garden beds. I had originally envisioned a chicken tractor that i moved once a week or so, but then I realized I...
    • cShTiEcVkEeNn
    • Article
    • 7 min read
    • automatic door chicken moat chicken tunnel chunnel dog safe chicken run-in gardening with chickens light activated automatic chicken door. pest protection poop tray
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Medium Coops
Back
Top Bottom