Pest control and chickens

[Chickaducy]

Have an invasion of grasshoppers and wondering what I can use to get rid of them without danger to my chickens. Boric acid, neem (that isn't all that effective) Sevin (organic?). What happens to chickens if they eat the bugs killed by these?

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. Glad to have you here in this poultry loving community. The only insecticide I know of used in chicken coops is Permethrin. https://www.chewy.com/martins-permethrin-133-concentrate/dp/371726?utm_id=470553216

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Tookie]

Welcome! Good luck with your issue!

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

I would go with Permethrin/garden dust. If you have cats in your coop or want more natural, diatomaceous earth works on ants around here so that might work on grasshoppers the same.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Aren't the chickens eating the grasshoppers?

 

[Nomadicus]

Have an invasion of grasshoppers and wondering what I can use to get rid of them without danger to my chickens. Boric acid, neem (that isn't all that effective) Sevin (organic?). What happens to chickens if they eat the bugs killed by these?

Sevin is not organic. It is in the Carbamate class of insecticides. At one time Sevin was approved to kill fleas on adult dogs. Sevin has a very short half life. Apply it late afternoon after bees have left for the day and it will not harm them the next. When it is first applied it is lethal to a broad spectrum of insects. One of the safest pesticides that I know of. Are the grasshoppers just in lawn grass or have they invaded your garden?

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you joined us!

 

[N F C]

Hi, good luck with the grasshoppers!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

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