What's the temperature where you are???

[swampfox440]

67 F cloudy 2:56 AM

 

[janiedoe]

Which do you want? The 65F or the 95F? I'll split the difference and take 80F.

I'll take that 80 and the sunshine!

 

[sourland]

57F this morning - high in low 70's projected - mid 90's tomorrow again.

 

[janiedoe]

Again, 72 and 96% humidity.
Rain forecast for the afternoon.
Buffalo gnats swarming.
This is sad, so read no further if you want all sunshine.

The gnats killed a beautiful hen. A big dark brahma.
I heard my rooster, and ran around to the side house. I was afraid it was another racoon. (We killed one that had either distemper or rabies.)
Nan, the hen, was floppy around on the carport. Black gnats were everywhere. When I touched her the gnats were coming out of her nose and mouth.
I grabbed my rooster that was with her. He was making the "predator is here" noise.
I had to bathe him and put antibiotic salve all over his comb. He looks a mess. I did the same with the second rooster.
They seem to be worse on the dark and black hens and on the roosters' wattles.
I've never seen anything like this! I have little red blister bites all over my arms. I've powdered them all with poultry dust. I've used two bottles of Martin's horse spray and have 3 fans running in the runs.
Hoping for a better day and fewer gnats!

 

[swampfox440]

Again, 72 and 96% humidity.
Rain forecast for the afternoon.
Buffalo gnats swarming.
This is sad, so read no further if you want all sunshine.

The gnats killed a beautiful hen. A big dark brahma.
I heard my rooster, and ran around to the side house. I was afraid it was another racoon. (We killed one that had either distemper or rabies.)
Nan, the hen, was floppy around on the carport. Black gnats were everywhere. When I touched her the gnats were coming out of her nose and mouth.
I grabbed my rooster that was with her. He was making the "predator is here" noise.
I had to bathe him and put antibiotic salve all over his comb. He looks a mess. I did the same with the second rooster.
They seem to be worse on the dark and black hens and on the roosters' wattles.
I've never seen anything like this! I have little red blister bites all over my arms. I've powdered them all with poultry dust. I've used two bottles of Martin's horse spray and have 3 fans running in the runs.
Hoping for a better day and fewer gnats!

They must Nasty !!!! I will have to check them out, what are they called ?

 

[janiedoe]

They must Nasty !!!! I will have to check them out, what are they called ?

Apparently they are called different things in different areas. Black flies, black gnats, buffalo flies, buffalo gnats.
I've talked to some elderly farmers around here (wealth of information), they tell me that the buffalo gnats can take down a small calf in just a few minutes!
Following advice and using fans, poultry dust, permethrin sprays, and keeping the chickens in their coops..as much as possible. I also bought a roll of screen mesh and put it over the windows in the coop. I was told that black flies do not like to go inside.
Apparently our environment is just perfect for them right now. Wet, swampy, warm but not hot, and we have slow moving water.
Ive done my research and I'm worried. Wish me luck.

 

[GingerAndHerChicks]

High of 77 today, 52 at night. The chickens slept first time outside in their coop yesterday at 5 1/2 and 8 weeks old.

 

[kikiruru]

70°F

Sunny

70°F / 65°F

• Rain: 1%

• Wind: 3 mph

• Humidity:87%

• Dew Pt:66°

• UV Index:11

• Pressure:30.18°

Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 87F. Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph.

Tue
May 25



87° / 67°

Partly Cloudy

Wed
May 26



86° / 68°

Partly Cloudy

Thu
May 27



86° / 69°

Partly Cloudy

Fri
May 28



87° / 71°

Partly Cloudy

Sat
May 29



85° / 68°

Scattered T-Storms

Sun
May 30



86° / 68°

Partly Cloudy

Mon
May 31



86° / 70°

Partly Cloudy

 

[chrissynemetz]

Again, 72 and 96% humidity.
Rain forecast for the afternoon.
Buffalo gnats swarming.
This is sad, so read no further if you want all sunshine.

The gnats killed a beautiful hen. A big dark brahma.
I heard my rooster, and ran around to the side house. I was afraid it was another racoon. (We killed one that had either distemper or rabies.)
Nan, the hen, was floppy around on the carport. Black gnats were everywhere. When I touched her the gnats were coming out of her nose and mouth.
I grabbed my rooster that was with her. He was making the "predator is here" noise.
I had to bathe him and put antibiotic salve all over his comb. He looks a mess. I did the same with the second rooster.
They seem to be worse on the dark and black hens and on the roosters' wattles.
I've never seen anything like this! I have little red blister bites all over my arms. I've powdered them all with poultry dust. I've used two bottles of Martin's horse spray and have 3 fans running in the runs.
Hoping for a better day and fewer gnats!

That's just awful! Have they ever been this bad before?

 

[chrissynemetz]

64°F mostly sunny and breezy
10:37 a.m.
Tuesday
May 25