pesticides

  1. aimwad

    Wasps in run

    Hi Everyone - I have a pretty big wasps nest on the roof portion of my chicken run. What is a safe way to get rid of the nest? My chickens are in the run for the majority of the day - we only let them out in the evenings for supervised free range as we have multiple predators in the area. I...
  2. m1marin

    Termite treatment and chickens

    Hi, Does anyone have any experience with this kind of situation? My neighbor just let us know that they will be treating their garage for termites and dry rot. The structure is directly against the chain link fence between their property and our hens' run. They will be drilling holes in the...
  3. MBH

    Lice Battle- DE? Dusting Powder...?

    So one of my girls had a dirty bum and I questioned if she had lice. Caught her yesterday and there they were on her and my other two girls. I read DE was very bad for their lungs and not to use it so I called the local feed store and they said dusting powder. So I bought a can gloved up put a...
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    • Thread
    • chemicals dust bath lice pest control pesticides
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    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  4. How to Treat Chicken Lice & Preventative Care Tips

    How to Treat Chicken Lice & Preventative Care Tips

    This article will explain the best methods for how to treat chicken lice for beginners. This is my firsthand experience. For starters, poultry or "chicken lice" are specialist parasites and evolve to be very good at feeding on their specific host species—but aren't able to live on other species...
  5. Marisa Constant

    Pestcide Question

    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...
  6. S

    New Coop - Infested with ants!

    My neighbor gave me his old coop. It seems to be infested with tiny black ants. They are EVERYWHERE! I am also finding lots of eggs everywhere. I cleaned it out and sprayed everything down with a water/bleach solution. I also replaced some rotted boards. The ants are still all over. They seem to...
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