The whole spraying and Rinsing part is an issue up here in the North. I did soak my rooster to deal with his mites but they were much worse than the girls, but it was warmer out. At this point you have to make sure you fully dry the birds before putting them back in the coop.
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The whole spraying and Rinsing part is an issue up here in the North. I did soak my rooster to deal with his mites but they were much worse than the girls, but it was warmer out. At this point you have to make sure you fully dry the birds before putting them back in the coop.
What about a kiddie pool with ash and sand
I set up a wooden drawer in the run with sand and poultry dust. Going to add ash tomorrow when i get some dry stuff. Been raining yesterday.
Yeah, my coop is divided in half so all the birds have to be banished to the runs while i clean. Hoping it will warm up a bit. Bitter cold and windy out there!
https://www.amazon.com/AcuRite-0209...451&sr=8-12&keywords=acurite+humidity+monitor
Thoughts on this for in the coop? I have a regular one out there but want to monitor better while using the heat light. Wondered if this would work. I can check from the house and not have to gear up and trudge out there.
Thoughts on this for in the coop? I have a regular one out there but want to monitor better while using the heat light. Wondered if this would work. I can check from the house and not have to gear up and trudge out there.
Just got back in from my third trip outside tonight! First i had to go get the new bunnies settled in , make sure they had food , water and hay. Then i had to go check the water heaters for the chickens because i had turned them off when it was warm out. So i gave them fresh water while i was there.
Then the weather came on and it said 20 F plus wind chill out there! Oh heck no, my veggies were not tucked in! I had hung the canvas up to dry after the rain. Phew. Hopefully i got them covered up in time.
Then the weather came on and it said 20 F plus wind chill out there! Oh heck no, my veggies were not tucked in! I had hung the canvas up to dry after the rain. Phew. Hopefully i got them covered up in time.
I had two that the sensor looked the same. It was accurate but the birds knocked one down into the bedding and burried it..a different coop the cattle panels interfered and it couldn't pickup the signal... but I live next to high power lines
I like it!
There is a spray for bed bugs that is permethrin based and an aerosol.
Basically instant death to bugs in the coop.
My run in with mites were the tiny nearly microscopic ones. They were in the external nest box my broody was in. Pissed me off and Home depot was out of sevin dust. I got the bed bug spray and it was instant bug death. I had enough sevin to dust the birds. I did do the repeat seven days later.
Cap if you have a big tote you can set the bird in there and work the powder in all over. I have also read that a plastic bag, lower bird in, hold closed around neck and give them the shake-n-bake treatment. I think their claws would rip the bag and still make a mess.
Do wear a dust mask when treating the birds and coop.
It so sucks you lost her that way.
Basically instant death to bugs in the coop.
My run in with mites were the tiny nearly microscopic ones. They were in the external nest box my broody was in. Pissed me off and Home depot was out of sevin dust. I got the bed bug spray and it was instant bug death. I had enough sevin to dust the birds. I did do the repeat seven days later.
Cap if you have a big tote you can set the bird in there and work the powder in all over. I have also read that a plastic bag, lower bird in, hold closed around neck and give them the shake-n-bake treatment. I think their claws would rip the bag and still make a mess.
Do wear a dust mask when treating the birds and coop.
It so sucks you lost her that way.
Can you not put the seven dust in the area they dust bath in all the time?
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