North Carolina

[dutchbunny83]

. We keep flies under control, with chickens and hoofstock, using both fly traps and fly parasitic wasps. Last summer when everyone was drowning in flies, we had few. I get the wasps (and they are gnat sized and no danger to humans or anything but flies) from Arbico Organics. They call them Fly Predators. I set up for a monthly delivery throughout fly season, with double during peak months. The wasps find the pupae of the flies, lay their eggs in them, and half a dozen baby wasps feed off the fly until they mature and exit. What you get shipped is a bag of fly pupae with wasps ready to emerge. The combination works well for us. Neither is as good alone.

I have never heard of these wasps.
I am allergic to bee stings and have an epi-pen, do the wasps sting at all?
Watch my chickens not eat any flies or mosquitoes and then eat all these wasps! Are they safe for chickens?
We live in the city and my next door neighbors have at least 15 dogs that I know of! Their yard stinks (so hopefully it will cover any smell my chickens have this summer!) and is over run with flies. I think they're flying over the fence into my yard. Can I throw some of these wasps over in their yard?

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

. We keep flies under control, with chickens and hoofstock, using both fly traps and fly parasitic wasps. Last summer when everyone was drowning in flies, we had few. I get the wasps (and they are gnat sized and no danger to humans or anything but flies) from Arbico Organics. They call them Fly Predators. I set up for a monthly delivery throughout fly season, with double during peak months. The wasps find the pupae of the flies, lay their eggs in them, and half a dozen baby wasps feed off the fly until they mature and exit. What you get shipped is a bag of fly pupae with wasps ready to emerge. The combination works well for us. Neither is as good alone.

I have never heard of these wasps.
I am allergic to bee stings and have an epi-pen, do the wasps sting at all?
Watch my chickens not eat any flies or mosquitoes and then eat all these wasps!  Are they safe for chickens?
We live in the city and my next door neighbors have at least 15 dogs that I know of!  Their yard stinks (so hopefully it will cover any smell my chickens have this summer!) and is over run with flies.  I think they're flying over the fence into my yard.  Can I throw some of these wasps over in their yard?

No danger to humans or pets with these at all. These are non-stinging wasps the size of gnats. And now I know why they avoid the use of "wasp" in any advertising! Most wasps aren't a problem for humans, but the few that are give them all a bad name! If you put the pupae on that fence line, they'll over on their own when they hatch.

 

[Tiddbit74]

I'm the gimp lady driving the dark red Honda Element, with all the mastiff and Great Dane stickers in the back window. Might just see you there!
. Do you have an idea what you'd like? I can certainly supply Buff Orpingtons, the rose comb brown leghorns, and perhaps an EE or OE, if you want some more color in your eggs. They are still a bit away from laying though, at between three and four months. The other birds are even younger. But there's a bit of choice if you're interested.
. We keep flies under control, with chickens and hoofstock, using both fly traps and fly parasitic wasps. Last summer when everyone was drowning in flies, we had few. I get the wasps (and they are gnat sized and no danger to humans or anything but flies) from Arbico Organics. They call them Fly Predators. I set up for a monthly delivery throughout fly season, with double during peak months. The wasps find the pupae of the flies, lay their eggs in them, and half a dozen baby wasps feed off the fly until they mature and exit. What you get shipped is a bag of fly pupae with wasps ready to emerge. The combination works well for us. Neither is as good alone.

I would like to have an EE and OE. You can send me a message so we can work out the logistics. I'm not gonna be available this weekend, but next weekend will work for me. Thanks!

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

Good Morning, Happy Chicken People!

Hope your Saturday is awesome!

 

[wlsgma]

Hello to my fellow North Carolinians! I am new to raising a backyard flock, new to BYC and {fairly} new to NC! What an exciting time. We are in Wayne County.

Hello 2Sesslers, I to am new to raising chickens, have 2 EE's (1hen/1roo),2 BR(1hen/1roo),2 golden comet,1 RIR. I am right door in Greene County.

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Good morning folks

today is graduation day for our oldest
so we are off to Southern Pines today
to be one of those proud parents in the crowd

welcome to all the new folks.....glad to meet you

hope your day is a good one

 

[NewHomesteader2010]

Good Saturday morning everyone!!

A special welcome to all the new people!! We hope you feel right at home here!!

It's a happy day, somewhat, for us! A few of my young girls are starting to show interest in laying and I think - THINK we have a few that are just starting up as I have had an occasional 5th egg when our 5th "official" layer is our broody mama who isn't laying...so YAY!! Also, we "accidentally" found a duck nest in a spot that we had checked several times before, but without any luck...yesterday we found 3 eggs!! I don't know HOW they managed to squeeze themselves into the small opening in our well cover, but they did! LOL Now, to find the OTHER nest (unless one is planning to hatch out some ducklings...that would be SO cool!!)...if only it would be that easy!!
Today...today we enter the ranks of mini-van owners potentially. We are going car shopping (eck) with a sick husband, a "sick" (use this term lightly...she just doesn't want to eat anything BUT PB so claims anything that isn't PB makes her sick...ugh) child and one who is teething badly...not to mention a pregnant lady who is really REALLY not in favor of this hot humid weather!! LOL This OUGHT to be fun. You may find me in the psych ward of the local hospital before it's all over with!! LOL. OOhh...even better - the labor/delivery ward - one can only dream!! LOL. Besides, I highly doubt they would let me go 7 weeks early...BOO!!

Speaking of pregnancies..ANY WORD YET LUKE?? We hope to hear that your new baby has arrived happy, healthy and the new mama is doing well.

Have a wonderful day everyone!!

 

[kbartram26]

Goodmorning everyone!! I live in stanley NC. Right outside of Gastonia and Charlotte.

 

[The Howards]

Hi, welcome all the new fellers!!

I actually have today off from work so I get to spend time with DH, the new chicks, and catch up on yard work. Hope yall have a great weekend.

 

[Tiddbit74]

Hello 2Sesslers, I to am new to raising chickens, have 2 EE's (1hen/1roo),2 BR(1hen/1roo),2 golden comet,1 RIR. I am right door in Greene County.

Goodmorning everyone!! I live in stanley NC. Right outside of Gastonia and Charlotte.

Good morning everyone! I'm just checking in before I get started. I'm having a cookout today with some friends from school. We are celebrating the end of the semester. I made it through with a 3.5 GPA for the semester, so that means I made the Dean's List again! I guess that good for someone who graduated high school twenty years ago.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!