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    Mites in Broody Coop

    My broody girls have been bathed, dried till fluffy and warm and then dusted with permethrin again. I put them in the backup coop (which I preemptively sprayed down with permethrin yesterday, just in case there were any mites hiding in there). Thankfully they both went right back to sitting...
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    Mites in Broody Coop

    It is for sure a coop problem. When we built this coop, we knew very little, besides what we read online about chicken keeping. There are so many places for mites to hide, that are near impossible to flush out. I've treated with Elector PSP multiple times, used pressure washers, permethrin...
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    Mites in Broody Coop

    Thanks! I have been dusting the floor of the coop with DE and permethrin dust before I lay new shavings down. I'm definitely going to move them. I might actually wash the one broody and give her eggs to the other if it breaks her broodiness. She was covered in mites this morning 😩 (I've been...
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    Mites in Broody Coop

    Red mites. I'm using pine shavings.
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    Mites in my run 😵‍💫

    Yes, I'm sure as can be that this is what they are. They are so tiny right now though, it's hard to confirm that they have eight legs, but they move and behave exactly as red mites do (living in the coop/cracks and crevices and not on the birds). I'm guessing they are at the larval stage...
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    Mites in Broody Coop

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    Mites in my run 😵‍💫

    HOW DO YOU ERADICATE RED MITE IN THE RUN?! I've been battling red mites for close to three years 😩 I thought I had finally got rid of them in fall last year. Unfortunately we've had a massive, explosive infestation in the past couple of days. They appear to be in the larval stage - I haven't...
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    Mites in Broody Coop

    My broodies are in their own coop, alongside the main coop. We're four days out from hatch. I noticed an explosion of mites in the main coop and run a couple of days ago 😩. I have no idea where they all came from, but I've dusted everyone with permethrin dust and sprayed everything down with...
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    Condition and Egg Count

    We had a long battle with red mites, but seem to have FINALLY won 💪 Obviously my hens' condition took a hit from the mites and I have had them on Nutrena Feather Fixer and Poultry Cell to try and help them improve. Their combs are not as pale as they were, but they're also not as red as they...
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    Mystery Emu

    Well, what better time could there be to stake out an emu, than during quarantine?! :D All of your suggestions sound like a lot of fun. The spot where we believe we startled him/her, is a clearing near the edge of the woods. We had put a pile of sunflower seeds out there yesterday. My kids...
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    Mystery Emu

    We believe that there is an emu running loose in our woods. We don't know anyone in our area who has or has lost one 🤷. Our property is heavily wooded and there are a lot of coyotes around here, which makes me worried for this guy. Are there any ways to attract an emu to an area, or to...
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