Helpful hints for building coops

[aart]

pretty difficult to be selective when spraying inside a coop.

Why I asked if she has lice or mites.

 

[jvls1942]

I can't answer that . I assume mites because she said she was going to treat the chickens next. ?
however, it could be lice because they seem to invade every coop. ?
can't an aerosol spray kill both ?
......jiminwaUSAu....

 

[aart]

I can't answer that . I assume mites because she said she was going to treat the chickens next. ?
however, it could be lice because they seem to invade every coop. ?
can't an aerosol spray kill both ?
......jiminwaUSAu....

Lice usually stay on the birds...so do fowl mites.
Roost mites need the whole coop sprayed as they only come out at night to feed.
Here a great explanation:
Good post about mite ID by Lady McCamley:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-chicken-has-mites-now-what.1273674/page-2#post-20483008

 

[CapricornFarm]

Mites, lice??

Either. Depending on which coop. Not all of them, but I want to nail any that might show up.

 

[CapricornFarm]

No reason to kill the good bugs along with any bad bugs.

These bugs can kill birds. The number of other bugs in the coops is small and mostly spiders. The woods are full of them.

 

[aart]

Either. Depending on which coop. Not all of them, but I want to nail any that might show up.

So you know you have mites and lice?
Insecticide doesn't really work as a preventative for poultry pests,
and can in fact create resistance.

These bugs can kill birds. The number of other bugs in the coops is small and mostly spiders. The woods are full of them.

Spider are good bugs, they eat the other ones.

 

[3KillerBs]

Spider are good bugs, they eat the other ones.

My chickens eat the spiders.

The first day I got them the babies ganged up on a spider the size of a pencil eraser and tore it apart.

 

[CapricornFarm]

So you know you have mites and lice?
Insecticide doesn't really work as a preventative for poultry pests,
and can in fact create resistance.

Spider are good bugs, they eat the other ones.

Yes, some have mites and some have lice! It's awful! Already lost one hen.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Just fed and watered the barnyard gang. For my next trick, I am going to clean out the second side of the coop. The birds are already out running around.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Yet another King snake captured leaving the woods from the direction of Turkey Town! And he looked lumpy. So he may have been eating eggs. Hope he didn't kill any of my bantams.

He bit me twice, I had to grab the lower half of him because he wanted to escape back into the woods.

He is a big guy!