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  1. spikes2020

    Ducks for a 1 Acre Suburbia

    I am building a new house on a 1 acre property in a neighborhood. Each lot is either 2/3 acre to 1 acre. Mine backs up to a 78 acre city passive park. My main reason for getting ducks is for pest control. I took one lap around my house and in less than 10 min i had over 6 ticks. I will eat eggs...
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    • Forum: Ducks
  2. jaymean

    Black bugs on quail

    Hi everyone. I started to notice these small black bugs on my coturnix quail. The bugs look similar to fleas, but they don’t jump. I've attached a picture. As of yesterday, I treated her with Scalex Mite and Lice Spray for Birds. It says to treat her only twice a week. Does anyone have any...
  3. PaigeK

    Lice maybe? Hen with bare neck

    Hello! I have 6 hens about 10 months old. All are laying daily, but one hen, Lois, has been missing her neck feathers for about 1.5-2 months now. At first I thought uneven molting or pecking order, but neither seem to be the case. I’ve been adding calcium to their diet but no change. Recently...
  4. DressageRider

    Mites!

    I don’t even know what else to try to get rid of these things. We have been treating diligently for probably a month now. We are moving in a month or so and I refuse to take them with us! So far we have tried diatameceous earth, permethrin powder and spray, garlic in food, water and nesting...
  5. Dr.GarryTTucker

    Not enough bugs?

    So I have been noticing throughout my entire flock, 10 chickens, that their crops are not getting full. There are about 14 weeks old. And I feed them around 3 pounds a day. They don’t eat the entire 3 pounds. And I see them scratching around in the dirt a lot, but noticing throughout my entire...
  6. Nesi

    Lice treatment?

    I've discovered lice on a few of my ladies. They share the same house so I'm sure it's going to spread to everyone if I don't go ahead and do treatment and preventive treatment for the other in a different house. My only worry is, I have 5 cats. What can I use that will effectively kill the bugs...
  7. M

    What bug is on the outside of my coop??

    Can someone please tell me what kind of bug this is?? They are on the outside of he coop for now, tiny things about the air of a pen point. I checked one bird no bugs on her. This is my first year with chickens and it is winter here in MD.
  8. H

    New chickens sick don't want to spread to my flock

    Hi all, I've had chickens for about 3 years not many just 3 and about 6 ducks, I've never had mites or lice ever in that time so I've been luck, BUT I just brought 3 chickens from an organic chicken farm and they are full of lice /bugs and one is sick she just sits all hunched up and eyes closed...
  9. FlyWheel

    oak leaves and chickens

    My seven oak trees are well into their Autumn molting season and I have a couple questions. First, I collect rain for their drinking water, and because of the large amount of leaves falling on the pen roof their water is turning into oak tea. Is this in any way harmful to them? Second, I usually...
  10. Lazy Farmer

    Solved Alert Challenged

    I scanned back a couple pages to avoid a duplicate inquiry. So forgive me if this has already been reported.:) Am I the only BYCer who is having an issue receiving alerts on followed threads? Hard to completely explain but I have narrowed it down to a few recent examples. If I welcome new...
  11. A

    Hey everyone

    I am popularly called as Uncle Mel live in Winter Garden Florida. I just got an opportunity to use 1 acre land for free from my daughter. I have presently planted 20 banana plants, 5 mango plants and some vegetables. I am thinking of raising chicken to get rid of insects and egg production. I...
  12. Lazy Farmer

    Solved Seeing Quad Links

    Snapped a photo on my camera because I am on a P.C. without a screen shot app . I have seen this several times on different days. Not a problem on my end but never the less I thought I would bring it to your attention. BTW.. I heart the new site! Keep up the great work guys! :thumbsup
  13. pclark17

    Letting chickens clear the garden

    Is there any considerations I need to make before letting my hens have access to our summer garden space now that everything has just about ended production? We have green bean plants, okra, tomatoes, cucumbers, jalapenos, and some squash plants. I want to give them free run of the space but...
  14. Fluttering-about

    Ants in the coop!

    We live in Texas, Houston area. I am constantly battling tiny tiny evil ants that BITE!! While cleaning out my coop today I noticed a whole bunch of them against one wall. I couldn't seem to find where they are coming from, maybe inside the run under the coop? Help!! What do I do???
  15. Sierra Hughes

    ROACHES, HELP

    My chicken run is covered. Excuse me, covered, infested, etc... that's a understatement. At first it was too many flys- got fly traps. My fiancé wants a chemical safe for the chickens to spray on the ground to kill them. I won't allow, being dangerous for chickens. Any recommendations?
  16. Lazy Farmer

    OMG!! BUGS BUGS BUGS! not the bunny!

    I pulled the family travel trailer out way far away from my poultry today. Stuck a bug bomb in there and ran. Thousands of bugs! O m G! Hollywood could make a horror movie from it. It is a nice camper and we take care of it. Haven't used it a 3 years so the insect world had squatters rights. So...
  17. PortlandHen

    What is this bearded bee/fly bug?

    Hey fellow gardeners, Do you know what this bug is? I'm not worried about it and it's leaving the chickens alone, but I'm curious. It has a beard! It seemed a bit aggressive so I took a photo and left. It's about an inch long and was eating a dragonfly? Thanks! Chelsey
  18. Lazy Farmer

    BED BUGS! AT LEAST THEY ARE NOW!

    After the discovery of mites in your Chicken Bedding. Spend countless time trying your best to eliminate them. DON'T FORGET THEY CAN BE ON YOU NOW! Don't bring your clothing you were wearing into your home and throw it in the hamper or laundry basket. Wash it as you take it off. Found mites in...
  19. destinyslanding

    Help please! Tiny black specks on my RIR face & comb

    Please help - I'm a new chicken mom. Today I noticed tiny black specks on my RRR face & comb. It this mites? I use DE. They weren't there yesterday! They are very small. Thanks for all your help!
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