Magnolia76
Chirping
I read a lot about how to get rid of the mites and lice but how can one prevent them altogether?! Any good habits or techniques? New coop and new run. I plan on changing bedding every week or two. Pine shavings, DE (yes I know it’s controversial but I’ve used it before many times and like what I read about it) and PDZ sprinkled make up the bedding. The run is dirt and in a pine tree forrest. I try to pick up food scraps but I’m sure I miss the tiny pieces. A dust bath that they don’t use yet (they are 7 wks old) with wood ash, DE, sand, and dirt. (I’ll only have wood ash in winter so no more until this winter ). I put raw apple cider vinegar in their water because I’m one who uses ACV for everything. What can I do additionally in the coop or run to prevent them altogether??? Any good things to do routinely to prevent ? Any advice or wisdom would be much appreciated. I think my biggest fear with chickens is finding out I’ve got an infestation!
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