Maine

[ashandvine]

THERE IS PEEPING UNDER ONE OF MY BROODIES!!!!!!

 

[blueseal]

anyone dealing with mites in there coops i am. i cleaned and washed out the coop treated the birds with prozap poultry dust, and also used poultry protector spray from manna on the coop and birds. lastnight i found that my old wooden nestbox was covered in redmites and 6 of my white leghorns were roosting on it. i threw out the nest box. as that seemed to be were the mites were the most. found a few on the underside of the roosts treated that. anyone know of a good nontoxic spray to use in the coop. out of all 25 birds only one of my leghorns looks largic from the mites.

 

[buckabucka]

anyone dealing with mites in there coops i am. i cleaned and washed out the coop treated the birds with prozap poultry dust,  and  also used poultry protector spray from manna on the coop and birds. lastnight i found that my old wooden nestbox was covered in redmites and 6 of my white leghorns were roosting on it. i threw out the nest box. as that seemed to be were the mites were the most. found  a few on the underside of the roosts treated that. anyone know of a good nontoxic spray to use in the coop. out of all 25 birds only one of my leghorns looks largic from the mites.

I treated my birds with Ivermectin pour-on. It is not approved for poultry, but it works. Just 4 or 5 drops on a bare patch of skin, and re-dose in 10 days. There is a suggested withdrawal period of not eating eggs for 10 days after treatment.

For the coop, I got a permethrin spray. Many people use Sevin dust, but I try to avoid it.
Good luck with them!

 

[blueseal]

I treated my birds with Ivermectin pour-on. It is not approved for poultry, but it works. Just 4 or 5 drops on a bare patch of skin, and re-dose in 10 days. There is a suggested withdrawal period of not eating eggs for 10 days after treatment.
For the coop, I got a permethrin spray. Many people use Sevin dust, but I try to avoid it.
Good luck with them!

do you remember what the name of the spray was you used for your coop.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

There's a couple of them... These are the two that I use every time I clean my coop, spray it in the corners and in the next boxes.

Ultra Shield http://www.tractorsupply.com/ultrashield-ex-insecticide-repellent-32-oz-spray-5024261

Permethrin 10% (includes generics, you'll need to dilute this) http://www.tractorsupply.com/gordon-s-reg-permethrin-10-livestock-premise-spray-8-fl-oz--2212873

 

[buckabucka]

I used that ultrashield one that SCG posted.

 

[klf73]

I have 3 cockerals that are getting culled in the next few days. They got spared today in hopes of rehoming.....

1 very crested Swedish flower hen, I am only keeping my non crested roo because my girls already have big crests..
Swedish flower hen roo is red, black and white. I can get a pic if anyone is interested.

1 blue orp cockeral, at least 75% English, stock came from Julie(bama) and Joy. This boy is going to be huge and I was going to replace his dad with him but the family likes dad too much...

1 jubilee orp, I suspect cockeral, but not 100% sure. Would rather give away than make that mistake...

 

[buckabucka]

Send of photos of your broody hatch, ashandvine!

 

[Clover Run]

OMG, they are so comical looking, almost unreal like they have a costume! Have fun with them, and good luck integrating them. Sorry don't have tips for you, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, but we'll keep our feathers crossed that you have a positive outcome!

Oh I am not integrating them. I got them for breeding purposes - hatching eggs and chicks. Someone who came to purchase a couple other pullets from me asked about doing so.

 

[Clover Run]

Oh I am not integrating them. I got them for breeding purposes - hatching eggs and chicks. Someone who came to purchase a couple other pullets from me asked about doing so.

They are very entertaining - my kids love watching them. Even the 15 month old will sit still for a while watching them.