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  1. crunchygranola

    Chicken swallowed plum pit??

    I think one of my hens swallowed a pit from a plum… My mom threw a whole bunch of produce outside and when I went out they had gotten into it. I noticed a few plums in the mix, too, and my alarm bells went off. I felt around my chickens crops— and sure enough, something was very hard and...
  2. Emrosenagel

    Insecticide on the grass

    Hello! Yesterday, our grass in the yard was sprayed with insecticide (CrossCheck) and I’m wondering how long until I can let the girls free range again. I usually let them out twice a day and they’ve really become used to it! It just poured here, will that help water down the poison?
  3. A

    QUESTIONS FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCED WITH PERMETHRIN DIP FOR MITES

    Summary: I have 19 chickens that have mites and intend to dip them in permethrin and have questions regarding the situation. If you wish, skip to MY QUESTIONS at the bottom. Also, my qualifier is not meant to be rude, but I am looking for experience and help and knowledge. Not opinions, not...
    • Alexxxdimmm
    • Thread
    • dip dipping egg safety icecticide infestation mite infestation mites permethrin pest poison
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  4. T

    Common Household Items or Practices That Can Kill Chicks? Is my setup safe? Suddenly afraid to cook / use air freshener anywhere in the house!

    I'm a brand-new first-time momma of 4 cream legbar chickie babies that arrived one day old from My Pet Chicken last Tuesday. They are running around, cheeping, eating, sleeping, and we already handled one case of pasty butt successfully that has not reoccurred. They have honestly surprised me...
  5. Jajika

    Is Milkweed dangerous to chickens?

    Hi Everyone: I want to plant Milkweed to help with the Monarch butterfly population, however, I've heard it is toxic? And that the butterflies create worms that can be poisonous. So, will the chickens go after them? And will it be harmful? Thanks
  6. A

    Flea treatment - South Africa

    Hi, my chickens are infested with sticktight fleas. It's the middle of summer and the fleas had a population boom. I currently have one week old chicks. The vet asked me throw my Karbadust (https://www.hadeco.co.za/efekto/pet-care/efekto-karbadust-500g/) powder away because he says it's very...
  7. H

    Poison Ivy on eggs?

    Some of our free range hens have laid in an area with poison ivy. I’m extremely allergic so trying to figure out how to get to the eggs is one thing but what I’m curious about is will the oil be on the eggshells and potentially transfer to people when they touch the eggs?
  8. HeathenHavenHomestead

    Acres of Poison Ivy

    Hello everyone, i have a bit of a predicament - well really I have acres of issues :lau I plan to free range my chickens but realistically we’re gonna see what happens. I’m pretty sensitive to poison ivy and really not like deadly or anything but if it touches me I’m getting it and last poison...
  9. C

    Are Arizona Feather Bush leaves (Lysiloma watsonii) poisonous to chickens?

    In general, where can i look to see if specific leaves are poisonous or not? Their leaves similar to bracken ferns, but they are completely different plants as far as i know. Can anyone help with this?
  10. CCtheflockboss

    Chicks ate wasps that were poisoned — will my chicks be ok?

    My husband spray some strong, nasty wasp colonies that would not leave the front door to our house. The poison did its work to kill the wasps, but they dropped down to ground and my 4 week old chicks started nibbling them up so quick The next day! I tried to get them away from the dead wasps...
  11. ShannyCupcakes

    Cypress Vine - Poison or ok?

    Does anyone know if Cypress Vine is safe for chickens? I tried googling it but I’m coming up with nothing...I was going to plant a few near my coop but don’t want to bother if it’s not safe for them. Thanks!
  12. Birdie mom

    Chicken grazed in Roundup!

    My dad sprayed our gravel driveway 2 days ago with Roundup to kill the grass. I had let the hens out at around 10ish and completely forgot about the Roundup on the grass... I looked out the window just now and saw that the chickens were eating the grass in the sprayed area. What should I...
  13. L

    Sudden illness or death in pullets - Madagascan periwinkle poisoning?

    Hi All, 3 weeks ago I came home from a weekend away to find one of my Orpington pullets (26 weeks) dead in the coop. She was in top health (beautiful, big, show-quality bird) and there were no signs of a struggle. This morning, I found her sister in the same position. This chook was also in top...
  14. Beezchickens

    Rat half eaten in run

    Hi there, I am worried that the rat I found in my chicken run may have been poisoned and my chicken may have ate some. Is there anything I can do or way to know if it was poisoned? Is it possible she killed it? I live in the city and have seen rats under my coop.
  15. T

    Chickens Eating Small Amount of Rat Poison

    Hi there, today we discovered one of the rat poison bars that our landlord put out was out of the rat box and on top of the coop. We're unsure how it got on top of the coop, but our guess is that one of our chickens picked up and brought it up there. It doesn't look chewed up much, but it is...
  16. Phantom_k9

    How to handle pest around chicken coop?

    I am not sure where to post this, so I am putting this down as a potential health issue for my flock... Here in Texas, spring and summer brings a lot of bugs and pest that we have to deal with. One of the more prominent pest we have is Wasp, paper Wasp (and Dirt Dobbers, Yellow Jackets...
    • Phantom_k9
    • Thread
    • flock health pest pest control pest protection poison wasp wasps wasps nests
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  17. SavvySilkieMom

    Please help my Silkie is Lethargic!

    I posted this 2 nights ago: My baby chick silkie ingested a drop of dawn dish soap??? Is it fatal??? what should i watch for??? im so scared Please help!! The chick is a week old bantam silke TODAY: I need help she is lethargic. She is only moving around and standing if I encourage her but she...
  18. A

    What will kill mice and not chickens?

    It’s fall here, the weather is cool and leaves drop and the mice invade. I’ve already trapped one mouse and heard another last night. What can I do to get rid of them? The farmers have just been harvesting and we always get a few... but that needs to stop! Mouse poison can hurt my outdoor...
  19. Max0815

    Cockroach induced death and prevention?

    I got 2 new peachick some time ago. One of the peachicks about a month old. Two days ago, I observed it eating some nymph cockroaches that ran out of a bucket I was trying to move, and 4 hours later it was struggling to hold onto life(irregular breathing via mouth, weak irregular heartbeat...
    • Max0815
    • Thread
    • cockroaches disease disease cures peacock poison
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Peafowl
  20. DarkWater1929

    Q Mereks symptoms, and Polish Chickens. NOT urgent but relevant to my pullets all the same...

    Hi! I bought six pullets from TSC (our feed/equipment, greedy corporate, but convenient and seductive, store) about eight weeks ago. Two Wyandottes, two Marans, one Americauna and one Polish. They have lived alone, together, since. They were mostly in a brooder area inside, as our winter...
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