natural deterrent

  1. Sofainthefog

    Flies in yard, not coop or run

    I know this is a pretty well covered topic, but I'm having trouble finding info specific to flies in the open area of the yard. I let my chickens free range and so my issue with flies isn't really in the coop or their run, but out in the yard where they randomly poop. I have a droppings board...
  2. saving grace

    Do Natural Chicken Remedies Really Work?

    Hello, I've had this question for a while now but something recently came up that pushed me to actually make a thread about it. I am aware this topic is extremely controversial and there's probably no easy answer, but I am very curious to hear others people's opinions on this subject. So, a...
  3. DieterleCompound

    Natural remedies for flying pests

    I’m wildly green in all things chicken, was hoping someone out there had some advice or direction for natural remedies for flying pests. (Buffalo gnats, flies, mosquitos) I’ve attempted to search the internet and the forums on here for information/insight on the matter with trouble. Would...
  4. Jayne_ofthechickens

    Thoughts on Rodent Mace product

    We are overrun with mice in the chicken house. We have feed tubes that are closed each night, three tame wild snakes on constant patrol and have closed every hole I can find only to have them chew another in 24 hours. I’m looking for a product that will deter the mice and not affect the chickens...
  5. H

    Using white vinegar to kill mould in the run?

    Hi all, we're in our first few days of caring for young chooks (2x 5 month old sussex, 2x 3 month old barnies) and we've found a pretty hefty patch of mould on a tree stump in the run. Having heard some horror stories, I'd like to kill it ASAP — but as the chooks are still new to the...
  6. BrittChick15

    Natural Rabbit Deterrent

    Hello again! This is nothing crucial but I have baby rabbits living under my chicken coop. I noticed the burrows a couple of weeks ago and thought they were from a groundhog which I was going to exterminate. Luckily I didn’t, and seen little baby bunnies poking out this morning. No I didn’t...
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