Recent content by AmberRex

Brilliant! If that doesn't get them, I'm not sure what will.... I'm not sure about the spray but the powder I use has no withdrawal...

So she said, "You couldn't do magic if you tried" and then I said "Yeah? well I can any recreate a scene from Alien" and she was like "Nah-uh" and then I was was like "SURPRISE!!!"

To be honest, I found it on google... it looks very much to me like some ex-battery hens that I bought a few years ago who had been caged but that is pretty much the "full molt" I was thinking of which was why I originally asked how long it had been since they molted.

What do you mean

I was kind of thinking something like this! :)

"I can see you thinkin' about making some funny quip here. I warn you, Don't."

Goodness yes! I must be half asleep... for some reason, I thought that they were bald on their backs! I really am not thinking straight..

Sounds Good ! I don't usually pay TOO much attention to the roosts. And you've probably got it covered but I must just say if I were you, I'd boot the chickens out for a couple of hours with the pyremthrin!

It sounds like you have plenty of room in your coop. How long ago did they molt and please don't take offence but is their bedding clean? What I do when my birdies stop laying as well, is I give them a load of poultry fattener for a few days. That generally works as a sort of "Berocca Boost!"...

As far as I'm aware, lice live on the birds themselves, but as the birds move around and lay down etc. the lice are transported onto the bedding. Were it me, I would be cleaning out the barn as well as you could to be sure. (unless you use the deep litter method and then the top layer or two...

I might give it a try tomorrow. Sounds like fun!

Clara had thought that accepting enrolment in that kite flying lesson was a bad idea...now she knew.

Congratulation everyone!!! That was so much fun!!!

Sorry, I haven't visited this site in a while so I am only just seeing all of your comments. CCCCCCCCHICKENS: thank you very much for your kind comment! theawesomechick: I did mean spots on the outside(as opposed to streaks) :) but thank you for your comment! buggymuffin: she was actually the...

I must have miscounted because, I got 36 now..... I've read them all and I think they are all just SO good!!!