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    Mites?

    Yep, one night I checked on the ladies with my headlamp on. I open up the coop reached inside just to see how they're doing and all of a sudden I felt creepy crawlies all over me. All of a sudden my forehead started to feel a little itchy as well. Then I shine the headlight up and I saw all...
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    Mites?

    I've read many of the remarks on this thread. There's lots of good advice. I like the hemp bedding pads because I can pull them change them clean the nesting box each time I replace new bedding. This would also work for pine, hay or reusable pads. I've also put linoleum on the bottom of my...
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    Nesting Material

    So a huge headache I've been dealing with the last 2 years once I took in a hen from another farm is mites. I used to always use straw. I did a lot of research on exterminating the pests. In fact anemia killed one of my smaller hens which alerted me of the mite issue. Mites will hide inside the...
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    Chicken not laying in nesting boxes

    I have 13 chickens and four lay boxes. They all only use only two of them. I also used to have only four chickens and four lay boxes, and each hen chose to have their own. My lay boxes are attached to their coop but extrudes from the coop to be its own special place. So in a way it already feels...
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    Chickens fighting over a preferred nesting box

    Just the other day I went to collect eggs and there were four hens in the same lay box sitting one on top of the other. The one on bottom was panting a little bit. However the next morning I had four eggs all in the same lay box. No one's being bullied. So they can be as cosy as they want. Maybe...
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    WHAT TYPE OF CAULK DO I USE INSIDE THE COOP?

    To prevent another mite infestation because even with elector psp they returned by hiding in crevasses. Year two of mites. So everything is getting caulked to do my best for preventative in the future.
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    WHAT TYPE OF CAULK DO I USE INSIDE THE COOP?

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    Ladies First Chicken Door Issues/Support

    On the contract tab of his web page. He responded immediately to my questions when I emailed him. I love my door. [email protected]
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    Ladies First Chicken Door Issues/Support

    That is the wrong email address which would explain why you haven't heard back from the company. Matt is extremely helpful and responsive if you use the proper email [email protected]
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    Ladies First Chicken Door Issues/Support

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