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  1. N

    Pest Control Sprays

    Pest control and chickens questions… Our chickens and guineas are only 7 weeks old, and are in a coop/run in the back of our yard full time. No free ranging yet, and not for at least another month or so. We live on the edge of the woods, so mosquitos are out of control right now and we have...
  2. Thechickentrainer1999

    Mite infestation (thoughts on white vinegar)?

    So I recently found out one of my chickens had mites which I've never ever had and now all of my chickens has them, but some not as much but I'm completely cleaning the whole cage, though that's nothing new as I clean it on average of about 2 weeks, but was wondering if it was safe to spray...
  3. mshap7

    Spraying Muscovy eggs

    First time egg mama here, I’m such a worrier and I’ve had tons of questions! I read spraying Muscovy eggs after day 10 is good for them. So, lacking a spray bottle at home, I rinsed out a hair detangler bottle and sprayed the eggs once each. I didn’t realize until after it still smelled a bit...
  4. mshap7

    Blood Ring? Spraying eggs?

    Help!!!! First time egg hatcher here! I can’t tell if this is a blood ring or not :hit Also, I read spraying duck eggs with water after day 10 is good for them so, not having a spray bottle, I cleaned out a bottle of hair detangler, rinsing it out with water multiple times. I didn’t realize...
  5. purpletiger

    Depluming mites! Please help! Confused with what treatment to use.

    Hello everyone! I noticed that the feathers on my birds have become raggedy at the ends with some horizontal lines on the wing and tail feathers. I'm thinking they have a case of depluming mites. I plan on cleaning out the coop and spraying everything down with permethrin. My bantam cochin's...
  6. S

    Do pecking sprays work?

    My little hen, at the bottom of the pecking order, keeps being pecked by the older and larger birds. There are several pecking sprays on the market that purport to reduce pecking as the sprays have a nasty taste that discourages the other hens. My question is firstly, do they actually work and...
  7. L

    Incubating Eggs

    Hello! I have been incubating my 5 pekin duck eggs for about 6 or 7 days now, and just saw that you are supposed to spray them? I have been keeping them in an incubator at 99.5 degrees fahrenheit and at a humidity of 50-60%. Do i need to spray them? If so, how? Thank you so much!!
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