NY chicken lover!!!!

[ChickPrincess]

I went out to the coop to check for eggs and found another huge egg. Poor Pearl.

Oh another note, for those of us who bought chicks from the Red Sex Link bin at TSC this year:


Does this mean she's going to start laying eggs soon? or has all hope of this being a she flown the coop so to speak.

Is this the same one you posted before questioning if it was a he or a she? Still looks like a she to me.

 

[ChickPrincess]

The flies like wet icky places to lay their eggs. Keeping the rears clean & dry will prevent it. How fast....I think fly eggs can hatch in as little as 2-3 days. Check your hens butt, clean it off & spray with fly spray as a preventative.

This fly spray you're talking about... where can I get it? What is it exactly called? And does it affect the eggs at all if you spray it on their butts?
Several of my hens have constant poopy butts.

 

[Nuttyfrom6kids]

Nutty I just found your post.  I somehow missed it.  No I didn't go to graduation.  I only get updates through the family grapevine.  The blue cuckoo maran is a year old and the second BLRW is 2.

Tab no problem figured with all the post u missed it. Sent you a private message

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

This fly spray you're talking about... where can I get it? What is it exactly called? And does it affect the eggs at all if you spray it on their butts?
Several of my hens have constant poopy butts.

TSC carries fly spray for horses. I would think that you could use the same on chickens. You just spray less.

 

[armorfirelady]

Quote: I wish now I didnt use the zip strips but its the only way I could secure the solar panel and the vents. I am hoping that the tar wrap & tar I use will solve all the problems. The vents have really made it cooler in there this summer.

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

I forgot to mention that POL is point of lay. Here's a list of what we're going to sell so far:

Hens: 1 straight comb BLRW, 1 BLRW, 3 buckeyes, 1 cuckoo maran, 1 blue cuckoo maran

Started Pullets: 4 EE, 1 OE, 1 frizz NN

POL Pullet: golden cuckoo maran

Roos (free): 2 EE, 1 orpington

needed to remember what I posted

 

[AQHAchick22]

I'll have to stop by TSC and get some fly spray I guess. I'm sure the girls aren't going to like it but it's needed. I've also hung a couple fly strips outside the coop that are helping.

 

[ChickPrincess]

I'll have to stop by TSC and get some fly spray I guess. I'm sure the girls aren't going to like it but it's needed. I've also hung a couple fly strips outside the coop that are helping.

Me too! We have lots of the tiny little biting flies right now. Will head there later today, I think.

 

[ChickPrincess]

Now I'm REALLY confused. Blondie is my BO hen that is broody in the garage, in her own enclosed space with 6 eggs left. She has another week and a half left before hatch and has been doing a great job (first time broody). I have her 6 eggs numbered with Sharpie. I checked on her a little while ago to clean out her poop and there were SEVEN eggs. Yup... she laid an egg. She is still acting broody and sitting on the nest. What is up with this? Can I count on her to continue?

 

[SunnysideupstateNY]

On the fly subject, I bought a vanilla air freshener, one of those tin can deals at the auto parts store. It works pretty well. Not 100%, but severely cuts down on flies in the run.

I white washed for the first time on the new coop. It sticks pretty well, I was really expecting it to flake or rub off easy. It even sticks to a stained/sealed area with no problems. Now I need to cut a human sized door so I can get in and out without removing a wall section every time