pest control

Does anyone use First Saturday Lime? It seems to be an amazing product with multiple uses. They suggest "white washing" the inside of your coop with it. Since the insides of coops are usually not painted and mites like bare wood this seems like a great idea! Has anyone tried it before with good...

I'd like to caulk various seams in my Coop to discourage vermin. Will the chicken speck at the dried caulk?

Our pest control company sprayed our fenced backyard where we keep our chickens despite us asking him to just do the front yard. He said he kept a 10ft perimeter around the coop but we like to free range our flock. He just sprayed within the last hour or two and we wanted to know if we could do...

Has anyone tried fence spikes to deter raccoons and if so, has it been helpful? We had a recent attack and are feeling horrible. Our coop is predator proof...except the door wasn't totally locked. Switching to combo lock for that. Anyhow, the raccoons come from over our fence - I know it won't...

I was reading this article late last night and found it interesting.. http://www.networx.com/article/common-flies-in-north-america What are your thoughts on this subject line? We have biting flies and gnats and no-see-ems! But now I call mosquitoes fles! :caf:pop

If you live with chickens and you have tons of pesky chipmunks here are some easy and effective methods. I have a few humane traps and a few kill traps. The first and most humane option is to purchase a Harvart chipmunk trap.if you have a larger one of these laying around for raccoons or...

Hello! I have been reading info on quails from this forum for a while, but have a few questions I can't seem to find answers for, and I wanted some cage/coop input. In May I hatched 6 quails, had ordered a dozen, 9 hatched, but the last 3 came out a few days after the first 6, and did not make...

I pulled the family travel trailer out way far away from my poultry today. Stuck a bug bomb in there and ran. Thousands of bugs! O m G! Hollywood could make a horror movie from it. It is a nice camper and we take care of it. Haven't used it a 3 years so the insect world had squatters rights. So...

We have over twenty goats, tons of swine and poultry out the yeng- yang. How do you control a major mosquito outbreak without harming livestock? We have so much rain in Fl right now. I have been correcting collecting water places but that is preventing not treating... :he

After the discovery of mites in your Chicken Bedding. Spend countless time trying your best to eliminate them. DON'T FORGET THEY CAN BE ON YOU NOW! Don't bring your clothing you were wearing into your home and throw it in the hamper or laundry basket. Wash it as you take it off. Found mites in...

Remember the old song "I don't know why she swallowed a fly, perhaps she'll die"? Then a spider, bird etc.. Anyway, had a Lunch and had a can of soda with it a little earlier today Brought the can outside and did some farm stuff. Took a sip or two here and there. Got distracted and didn't...

Fire Ants are now out of control. But if you have you Livestock especially Chickens roaming, FIRE ANT SEASON by Farmer Connie posted Jun 21, 2017 at 2:36 PM how would You fight back against these nasty biting pests without using Amdro which looks pretty darn tempting to your unsuspecting...

Went out tonite to put my girls to bed and...ANTS. They seemed only out the outside, but I don't want them taking over inside as well. We did just have a massive storm come thru, but I'm concerned. We've had a huge problem with ants through the property this year, and I really don't want...

My Daughter years ago raised Show Birds in 4-H and FFA. To be able to be brought into the Southeastern Youth Fair, All Chickens had to be Dusted with Vegetable Grade Sevin Dust 5%, then washed a few days later. All Birds had to pass inspection before they were allowed into the facility. My...