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    How can I keep wild birds out of coop?

    Right, I have a huge sparrow and dove problem. First they brought in soft ticks which I treated the coop twice and my girls got dipped. It worked-but now the girls have infectious bronchitis which caused loss of egg production and crinkled eggs with jello-like whites. Altho most say they are...
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    Egg quality diminishing -- runny yolks, bloody yolks, runny whites

    That’s quite more than a blood spot or a bit of blood. I wouldn’t use them nor give away.
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    Egg quality diminishing -- runny yolks, bloody yolks, runny whites

    Also, I know the amount of research that has gone into developing chick food that specifically meets chicks needs if you buy a reputable layer brand and let them forage. So, I don’t use multivitamins and save my money for something else.
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    Plastic or wood coop after tick infestation

    Do you know if there’s egg withdrawal for pyrethrin?
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    Egg quality diminishing -- runny yolks, bloody yolks, runny whites

    Check for parasites....
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    Plastic or wood coop after tick infestation

    Yes, me too. BTW, I did Seresto 6 month dog collar=no ticks, then switched to monthly pills for swim season=no ticks, will switch back to collar after swim season. Wish there was a little collar for chicks:).
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    Plastic or wood coop after tick infestation

    I don’t see that Elector psp kills ticks....hard or soft...
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    Plastic or wood coop after tick infestation

    I found one tick today, barely alive, though. I am using permethrin, powder not spray. Do you think spray is better on wood?
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    Plastic or wood coop after tick infestation

    Phoenix Arizona. Never had ticks before until December last year when I found ticks on my dog both Lone Star and run of mill dog ticks (hard ticks). I had her tested for Rocky Mtn, Lyme, and other potential infection. Shes ok. Then now chicks have different type of ticks, soft bodied ticks...
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    Plastic or wood coop after tick infestation

    I thought they were sow bugs too, initially and did nothing since sow bugs are harmless to chick. If you click on any of the links I provided from bug experts at Whats That Bug, it’s an exact match. I was horrified when I saw them attached to my girls. My recommendation is to treat your girls...
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    Plastic or wood coop after tick infestation

    So back to my question wood or plastic?
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    Plastic or wood coop after tick infestation

    Sorry to gross everyone out...
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    Plastic or wood coop after tick infestation

    Nope per the identification site “what’s that bug”, these are Soft Ticks based on images posted to BugGuide. According to Everything Poultry: "The Fowl Tick (Argas persicus) may be a serious parasite of poultry if it becomes numerous in poultry houses or on poultry ranges. The tick is a...
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    Plastic or wood coop after tick infestation

    i have had a wood coop for years and was doing fine with my girls. A month ago, I experienced a soft tick infestation, so I dusted the coop with DE and sprayed the coop with an alcohol based citronella solution. That did nothing, so I called pest control. They sprayed the coop and area with...
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    MItes and Permethrin Powder

    Please let me know if the DE worked because I heard it doesn’t kill anything and I’ve been using it as a preventative for just about everything. I let my chicks dust bathe in it. Thank you
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