California - Northern

[PetRock]

We made the #7 All time busiest thread today!

 

[debs_flock]

1)empty and hose out all coops

2) spray the HECK out of every nook and cranny with permethrin spray

3) paint inside and outside of coops with white wash ( builders lime , borax , salt, and water)
Looks nice

4) dust birds over 4 months old (and again in 7-10 days for new hatches)
I found a permethrin dust that has dosing for poultry along with other live stock. I mixed it with the de and dunked them into a cat litter tray full of it . It covers scaled leg, northern and red mites. So I also threw the leftovers in the coop with the bedding .

5) Garlic spray - garlic juice with any bug repellent oil I put peppermint , eucalyptus and lemongrass (for youngers and for everyone's bums after the dust wore off ,once a week, ) bugs won't bite/chew where there is sulphur)

6) soap spray 2cp water 1cp oil, 1tbs Castile , Rosemary and basil. Spray over bedding to suffocate any bugs/ mites jumping off chickens making a run for hiding spaces in the coop.

The garlic spray and soap ( monthly) spray will stay in my "prevention program" along with garlic and cayenne in their scraps daily.

Phew.

WOW, I'm impressed!

You want to come treat my coops and birds? I'll watch the baby for you.

 

[Flowers of Abba]

WOW, I'm impressed!

You want to come treat my coops and birds?  I'll watch the baby for you.

I only had to maneuver 40 birds.... I'd need a troop of helpers at your place!!!

 

[Audio51]

We made the #7 All time busiest thread today!

Woo Hoo!!!

Probably a silly idea but I gave the pyncheon eggs to a BLRW who has been sitting on nothing for a couple of weeks. She is untried so I'll check her in a little while to see how she did I last night. I gave her 17 eggs but she is plenty big enough for them.

I cleaned her area out and you would have thought the new shavings were going to kill her. She knocked the lid up and got out twice, even giving her a couple of eggs wasn't enough to get her to stay. Once it started to get dark she settled down and tucked the eggs under, then I tucked the rest under her.

Incubator is ready just in case Hoping she will commit and I won't have to explain more chicks in the house. When candling it looked like a couple of the yolks were stuck to the shell.

Fingers crossed! None of mine are broody right now...which is fine with me. But I am drowning in eggs now. I had 8 from 9 hens yeterday and the nonth one is the once raising chicks...

Quote: And soon....... .

 

[ronott1]

Wow! Trying to get the house ready for the baby and totally not able to keep up with you guys here!!!

FYI to all you married men- When having a home birth DONT spring it on your wife that you've purchased a silver lab pup and he is coming home a few days before the baby is expected.
I recently freaked out in my spring cleaning because one week after selling a buff Orpington to a girlfriend she came up with mites... Wasn't a pleasant conversation ...
So even though I saw nothing on any of the birds at home I went to town on my property.

1)empty and hose out all coops

2) spray the HECK out of every nook and cranny with permethrin spray

3) paint inside and outside of coops with white wash ( builders lime , borax , salt, and water)
Looks nice

4) dust birds over 4 months old (and again in 7-10 days for new hatches)
I found a permethrin dust that has dosing for poultry along with other live stock. I mixed it with the de and dunked them into a cat litter tray full of it . It covers scaled leg, northern and red mites. So I also threw the leftovers in the coop with the bedding .

5) Garlic spray - garlic juice with any bug repellent oil I put peppermint , eucalyptus and lemongrass (for youngers and for everyone's bums after the dust wore off ,once a week, ) bugs won't bite/chew where there is sulphur)

6) soap spray 2cp water 1cp oil, 1tbs Castile , Rosemary and basil. Spray over bedding to suffocate any bugs/ mites jumping off chickens making a run for hiding spaces in the coop.

The garlic spray and soap ( monthly) spray will stay in my "prevention program" along with garlic and cayenne in their scraps daily.

Phew.
The permethrin dust ...
The active ingredient on the generic dog flea and tic is permethrin...

But I'm loving the info on getting garlic and cayenne into the birds systems at brooder age. Apparently the cayenne burns out the worms and the sulphur in the garlic is not edible ( repels and kills) by mites, lice, and other nasties.

Good job on treating and preventing buggies!

Congratulations on the new puppy!

 

[Audio51]

First guinea of the new hatch is out.

No quail yet though........

I also set a dozen Rock Island eggs from Savemart about a week ago just for fun. 10 of 12 are developing.....

 

[OR4-hmom]

Went out to check my hopeful Mom bird, I don't think she has moved at all! So far so good.

 

[Audio51]

Went out to check my hopeful Mom bird, I don't think she has moved at all! So far so good.

 

[OR4-hmom]

Congrats on the new puppy Flowers. I want a new puppy, just needs to be housebroken, past the chewing stage, and bird safe. Not asking for much am I? Oh, add a non-digger to the list.

That was a huge amount of chicken chores, but it feels so good to know it's all done.

 

[Flowers of Abba]

Congrats on the new puppy Flowers. I want a new puppy, just needs to be housebroken, past the chewing stage, and bird safe. Not asking for much am I? Oh, add a non-digger to the list.

That was a huge amount of chicken chores, but it feels so good to know it's all done.

Looks, feels and smells good. Nesting syndrome at its best lol.

The pup will be part of a breeding program- I just am not quite prepared ;-)

So the Colombian rocks I brought
Home from a swap look to be a pair. After looking at my grow outs I only need 5 more winter proof pens by then end of summer :-0
I'm a dreamer!
Does that count as compensation for training a pup with a babe on the way?