NY chicken lover!!!!

[Lynzi777]

Anyone live out in the sticks like me and treat their lawn with anything to keep the ticks away? (I know, I know, I need more chickens!) Summer isn't even here yet and I've had it with these nasty things! Was outside yesterday for not even an hour and pulled another 2 off my dog (after finding two the day prior), had one crawling on the sleeve of my hoodie, and last night when my daughter was getting into her jams she had one on the outter side of her armpit. Also, what is it that will keep the ticks OFF my dog - Frontline or Advantix?? I'm going to Home Depot today to try to find something I can spray around the perimeter of my lawn that won't be harmful to the chickens, but I doubt that'll help.

 

[ChickPrincess]

Anyone live out in the sticks like me and treat their lawn with anything to keep the ticks away? (I know, I know, I need more chickens!) Summer isn't even here yet and I've had it with these nasty things! Was outside yesterday for not even an hour and pulled another 2 off my dog (after finding two the day prior), had one crawling on the sleeve of my hoodie, and last night when my daughter was getting into her jams she had one on the outter side of her armpit. Also, what is it that will keep the ticks OFF my dog - Frontline or Advantix?? I'm going to Home Depot today to try to find something I can spray around the perimeter of my lawn that won't be harmful to the chickens, but I doubt that'll help.

I believe Frontline is the one for fleas AND ticks.
Look into Neem for tick control, but I'm not sure how it can be used with poultry. Neem does not kill ticks (or other insects) but it wrecks havoc with them hormonally. They "forget" how to feed, how to breed, how to morph into the next stage of life, etc. It is used for parasitic insect control. I have seen Neem insecticide at Lowe's, but have not read the bottle on it's use.

 

[Tough Old Bird]

Anyone live out in the sticks like me and treat their lawn with anything to keep the ticks away? (I know, I know, I need more chickens!) Summer isn't even here yet and I've had it with these nasty things! Was outside yesterday for not even an hour and pulled another 2 off my dog (after finding two the day prior), had one crawling on the sleeve of my hoodie, and last night when my daughter was getting into her jams she had one on the outter side of her armpit. Also, what is it that will keep the ticks OFF my dog - Frontline or Advantix?? I'm going to Home Depot today to try to find something I can spray around the perimeter of my lawn that won't be harmful to the chickens, but I doubt that'll help.

I'd be afraid to treat the lawn with anything (pesticide) if you free range your birds. Not sure, but it would sure concern me.

If you have cats, avoid treating dogs with Advantix. Check with your vet, but I recall hearing that this could harm felines. I use Frontline and tried one of the store-bought brands that are supposedly comparable, but hated the way it was thick and greasy when applied. There are other, cheaper, products you could try, though...

I had a deer tick stuck in to my shoulder blade last year and needed an antibiotic preventative. They seem to start earlier, or as my vet says, continue right on through much or most of winter, which is just crazy.

Good luck. Sounds like you've got them very heavy.


TOB

 

[rancher hicks]

that is just a piece of weed stuck to brain matter

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yeah weasels are killing machines. This is whyI cringe every time someone builds a hoop coop. Weasels fit through a 1 inch hole or less. Have a hoop coop or cattle panel coop without properly enforcing it you are just begging to have your flock wiped out over night. I know 2 people personally who have had this happen. I've warned people of the dangers on this thread many times. But you know how it is, no one will listen until it happens to them.

I've had chickens 9 years and weasels only 2 years.

I use 1/2 inch hardware cloth on my hoop coops. It's expensive but not as expensive as the trauma of seeing a bunch of dead chickens.

If you don't have a gun I suggest a rat trap set up as seen on Youtube. Though I live near a creek I haven't seen any weasels. I'm not sure how people friendly they are. I make my presence known.

 

[rancher hicks]

Anyone live out in the sticks like me and treat their lawn with anything to keep the ticks away? (I know, I know, I need more chickens!) Summer isn't even here yet and I've had it with these nasty things! Was outside yesterday for not even an hour and pulled another 2 off my dog (after finding two the day prior), had one crawling on the sleeve of my hoodie, and last night when my daughter was getting into her jams she had one on the outter side of her armpit. Also, what is it that will keep the ticks OFF my dog - Frontline or Advantix?? I'm going to Home Depot today to try to find something I can spray around the perimeter of my lawn that won't be harmful to the chickens, but I doubt that'll help.

Lord have mercy! I would not use anything dangerous around my chickens. While chickens may not be as good as Guinea hens for ticks they do offer some prevention. I would not think of going out to the coop or back yard without long pants at least.

Keep weeds cut down take other measures, but don't use anything you yourself would want to ingest.

While I would love to grab those bags of leaves on the side of the road, I am to afraid to bring something bad home. Not worth the risk to my health.

 

[ChickPrincess]

Seems we are getting a game cam today, but for a different kind of game. Trying to catch a thief. Our landscape business is next door to a house we own and rent to an employee. We have had a few things missing recently, and this morning we are missing a $200 set of aluminum ramps.
We WILL catch him, with pictures to show the police. Scumbag.

At least we will have a game cam we've been talking about getting!

 

[Tough Old Bird]

My Jersey Not-So-Giant is currently in a kennel in the garage. I let the troops out to mosey around this afternoon, and noticed that I didn't see her. I found the stupid thing stuck behind a box in the coop, head-down and unable to extricate herself. I think she was trying to get back there to lay an egg and misjudged the space. Dopey thing. She was really out of it when I found her, so I isolated her. She ended up laying an egg within minutes of being in the kennel, and then just stood with her eyes shut. Poor girl. She's much better now, and is eating and drinking. I'll put her out with the others in the morning if she's OK - I'm pretty sure she will be, as think she just had to recover.

Here's my handsome, overly eager young Easter Egger. I've named him Harry Potter, because he's the Boy Who Lived.

How is your Jersey not-so-Giant hen with the defective notions on her girth perception? I hope she is OK.

I meant to respond to your EE's name....love it, and I think he is just gorgeous.


TOB

 

[AQHAchick22]

Any idea where they are located for they're hatchery or do they have them all over? I was thinking of ordering from them if any where but I don't want my little chickies coming from CA to NY. I see a mailing address in iowa but they cant just ship from there do they?

They are shipped from Iowa, so it is a bit of a hike but not as bad as California

 

[AQHAchick22]

I'd be afraid to treat the lawn with anything (pesticide) if you free range your birds. Not sure, but it would sure concern me.

If you have cats, avoid treating dogs with Advantix. Check with your vet, but I recall hearing that this could harm felines. I use Frontline and tried one of the store-bought brands that are supposedly comparable, but hated the way it was thick and greasy when applied. There are other, cheaper, products you could try, though...

I agree, I would be afraid to treat the lawn with anything, I'm sure you could find something all natural though

just check the ingredients carefully.

My vote is STAY AWAY FROM STOREBRAND. I bought one of the comparable storebrand flea/tick preventatives, I put it on last week and my dogs still have nasty greasy streaks down their backs. I've also found a couple of ticks on them. The problem is my dogs like to go under the deck when it's hot out. Maybe I should shoo all the chickens under the deck some day and let them go to town. Or borrow my neighbors guineas and put them under there for awhile...

 

[mderby48]

Anyone live out in the sticks like me and treat their lawn with anything to keep the ticks away? (I know, I know, I need more chickens!) Summer isn't even here yet and I've had it with these nasty things! Was outside yesterday for not even an hour and pulled another 2 off my dog (after finding two the day prior), had one crawling on the sleeve of my hoodie, and last night when my daughter was getting into her jams she had one on the outter side of her armpit. Also, what is it that will keep the ticks OFF my dog - Frontline or Advantix?? I'm going to Home Depot today to try to find something I can spray around the perimeter of my lawn that won't be harmful to the chickens, but I doubt that'll help. 

I have ticks horrible also. I would never use a pesticide with my chickens free ranging. I am getting some guineas in the next couple of days I am hoping that helps. Frontline is definitely the best for fleas but I have tried everything and my dogs still get ticks! Have also found them on my children, last year my son had one attached to the too of his head. He had to get the antibiotics to prevent Lyme. Ticks are part of the reason we got chickens but it hasn't helped. I think they just don't go far enough, guineas will go farther but with 15 acres I'm not sure the 6 I'm getting will be enough. I guess I will find out. I can always get more