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My wife works at a vet, and has access to the spray front line...will that work for the second treatment instead of the dusting?

Just finished cleaning the entire coop and sprayed everything down with Permethrin, seems to have worked great! I haven't seen a mite moving since i sprayed, looks like it killed them immediately. Dusting the birds was a different story..I think my wife and I have more dust on us then the...

Thanks all, big help. I'll be buying some stuff early this week to try and kill the mites.

Thanks. I haven't noticed them on my birds yet, but I will look at them tomorrow. I assume that they have to be on the birds since there are so many on the walls, etc. If they are not on the birds, should i dust the coop anyways?

Just found another thread talking about mites, and looks like Sevin dust is what is recommended. Any tips on how to dust my birds? Where should I put it? Do i cover the entire coop and next boxes? Thanks,

Recently I have noticed a ton of mites in my coop. They are extremely tinny, and I'm assuming they are mites. My birds seem to be doing fine, but I'm thinking I should get them out if possible. So, what's the best way to wipe them out? They are mostly on the walls/ceiling/and where the roost...

Quote: Thanks, that's what i was thinking, but wasn't sure.

I have 7 hens, all about 1 year old. they have never gone broody until yesterday. I just recently got a rooster (only about 4 months old) from a neighbor. Now, i have one hen wanting to sit. Just curious if hens will go broody without roosters, or if it's because i now have a rooster? thanks

I went to gather eggs the other afternoon and let the chickens out, and found one of our hens dead under the roost, and i assume she died over night? She was acting fine the day before, showing NO signs of illness or weird behavior. I inspected the body before i moved it and didn't notice...

Yeah, we have people that can help collect. I guess what i was asking is if there are any guidelines about "how long is too long". We typically collect every day, but just wanted more info in case that ever has to happen, etc.. thanks

How long can i go without collecting eggs? For example, if I go on vacation for a week, will the eggs still be okay edible after that period of time? thanks

I made my own waterer for around $5, and it holds about 3 gallons of water. I bought two nipples and put them int the bottom of a bucket i got for free from the local deli. The traditional waterer that held 3 gal. of water was $35, so it was significantly cheaper for me, and mine only took me...

I built mine out of 3" PVC (not the schedule 40 kind, it's overkill and expensive), a 45 degree elbow, then a 90 degree elbow. I based mine on several other examples from this board. It cost me around $10 to make, and probably holds 30 lbs. + of feed. I had to put a cap on the end to reduce...

Quote: the rafters (2x4's on end) are not notched, just laid them on the frame and used a nail gun to drive a nail on either side of each 2x4 rafter into the frame. then we put 2x2 across the 2x4's, then screwed the metal roof down with roofing screws.

Quote: I was told they are black sex-links. I don't know too much about breeds, but that is what i was told when i bought them. I like the PVC feeder as well, but it seems to be allowing a lot of waste. I'll modify it some day?

Still a few more details to finish up, but birds have moved in and seem to be doing okay. Here are some pictures in various stages:

I did that this weekend, but i overlapped 2 layers of it to reduce the hole size to 1/2" or less (we have weasels). I tilled a 2 ft. wide perimeter around the run/coop with my tiller, about 2-3 inches deep, laid out the wire, secured it using large staples (10$/75 pack from Lowes), and pushed...

I just completed my apron this weekend. I used a tiller to till around (2ft) the perimeter of the coop/run. It broke up the soil about 2-3" deep, then i laid chicken wire (i overlapped 2 layers of chicken wire to reduce the mesh size from 1" to 0.5" since we have weasels) and secured it down...

not quite done yet, but have some of the cloth up. it actually wasn't has hard as i imagined. having two people helps a lot. i used "poultry nails" to attach it to the frame. they are like heavy duty u nails, pounded in with a hammer. i got them at Lowes.

Worked on the coop a little this weekend, got it painted and did a few sides of hardware cloth. Still have to cut out the vents/windows and finish the wire.