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[subhanalah]

Perfect!

The Chicken Doctor recommends using that one.

is this an inside joke? Or is it BYC'S version of Dr. Oz?

 

[Cynthia12]

I do the shake and bake..seven dust. Works great. Head is out of the bag..doesn't get into their faces or nostrils. I like it anyway.

 

[subhanalah]

I do the shake and bake..seven dust.  Works great.  Head is out of the bag..doesn't get into their faces or nostrils.    I like it anyway. 

hi Cynthia, I prefer not to use sevin due to the danger to the bugs that I want. Bees, waterbugs?, grasshoppers?, worms? lots of stuff I would think?

 

[chickadoodles]

I was going to suggest this too, but I did see your follow up.

I have a large house sized motion light on the coop, right by the door, and then something similar to these LED ones at each gate (plus one on our back door which is really helpful).

http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Beams-MB33...TF8&qid=1403310690&sr=8-6&keywords=motion+led

I think it helps with predators.




What about stupid birds that don't roost?

Turns out that guinea fowl that was significantly infested with mites spread it bad in the coop when it was here 5 days ago. The turkey and her chicks that were brooding in the corner of the coop have visible mites. One of the babies died today (not related to mites), and when I picked it up it had mites on it, sucking the blood. UGGGH. I think I'll be getting up at 0300 to Frontline everyone tomorrow. And likely do an entire coop clean out. I had got rid of the mites in October with a lot of work. I do not want to go through that again.

Thanks for the link. I like these lights I may get some for the new pens when they are finished. Thanks

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Got up at 0315 (I slept in) and got everyone (mostly) sprayed, including my right eyeball. Sprayed a turken and it bounced off since there were no feathers and right into my eye.

It took about 90 minutes to get everyone off a roost and sprayed with 4 sprays then tossed outside; and it took the entire bottle of Frontline Spray (I have about 60 birds) for those of you wondering how much you need.

The entire flock was wound up from this, including the mom turkey. She stepped on her babies a few times and was fighting with everyone in the flock, so unfortunately I removed her babies (she didn't notice) to a brooder in the basement. I do not want to be raising poults (or chicks). No one appeared to have visible mites or lice, which was good, but I do know they're there on account of the dead poult with some mites on it.

I gotta clean out the coop today, too.

DOWN WITH WILD GUINEAS!

 

[ozexpat]

One of the nice things about living so far from people with the financial means to buy chemicals is that they work. I have yet to encounter any resistance to anything I have used. I am still alternating treatments though.

As far as shake n bake sevin goes, I think the good bugs are at more risk from the chickens beak than the sevin on the chicken's feathers. Using it that way is pretty good at containing the dust.

 

[subhanalah]

Is it really good for them to eat the sevin poisoned bugs? I don't think I want to eat them. I wonder if it has any effects on their reproductive organs the way DDT did?
Not like anyone would notice...chickens just "have those problems" right?

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I've got the poults tentatively sold, awaiting pick up from a friend of mine who works night shift. Stinks, but now's not the time for me to be raising poults.

 

[ozexpat]

Is it really good for them to eat the sevin poisoned bugs? I don't think I want to eat them. I wonder if it has any effects on their reproductive organs the way DDT did?
Not like anyone would notice...chickens just "have those problems" right?

I meant that the ladybugs and such are more likely to be eaten by the chicken long before they decide to snuggle in a chickens feathers coated with sevin.

As far as chickens consuming sevin, that's going to happen just like they will ingest a small amount of any topical medication you give then.

 

[subhanalah]

I meant that the ladybugs and such are more likely to be eaten by the chicken long before they decide to snuggle in a chickens feathers coated with sevin.

As far as chickens consuming sevin, that's going to happen just like they will ingest a small amount of any topical medication you give then.

that's very true. And just because it kills the mites and the chickens "seem" fine, doesn't necessarily mean it's safe.

Well...I hope it's safe in the long run...that's really all you can do.