Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Ladies-Eight]

Ex Batts good morning one and all!

Tea is ready.

Temperature is in the 70s cloudy expected light rain humidity 96%.

Have a great day!

 

[BDutch]

Mite-check assist. All clear!

This one is hilarious. Perfect for the quote submission!

 

[BDutch]

Two birds taken. Erica, a young Tsouloufati hen, and Lady Gaga, the serama rooster.

Soo very sorry your losses.
Even I will miss Lady Gaga.

Edit typo

 

[BDutch]

OK, so maybe they came in on us
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermanyssus_gallinae

This article is not complete and not everything written is right.
Eg. Prevention with heating means you have to heat the coop every week-max 10 days.

 

[BDutch]

Congrats on the picture of the week, @fuzzi! Still love those extra legs.

Congrats from me too @fuzzi !

 

[BDutch]

the wikipedia entry I linked to says "it has a wide range of hosts including several species of wild birds and mammals, including humans."
And interestingly, prevention options are listed as

• Heating the henhouse to temperatures above 55 °C (131 °F).
• Regular washing down of the housing system.
• Treatment of the walls and floors with silica dust or carbolineum prior to introduction of the new hens.[13]

which echoes the blowtorch, jet wash and DE options we'd got to on our own

I know heating and washing to address a mite problem. Lots of work as a prevention because it should be applied every 7-10 day to prevent eggs to develop into adult mites.

The 3th option is meant for prevention. But Im not sure how effective /poisonous they are. For mites and chickens. Some people use grease which seems to be effective too.
DE works well for me if applied on every surface, in every crack and on the roost and joints too.

I would say: don’t bet on one horse and monitor a few times a week to prevent an outburst. Which is easy with ribbed paper rolls.

Oil baths at the end of the roost seem to work well too if all your hens roost. I add DE (mixed in a thin layer of sand ) under & through the shavings in the nest-boxes as well to prevent an infestation at the broodies and chicks residence as wel (since last year).

PS. Since last year I use special herbs in the food and water that makes the blood unattractive for red mites.

>>> Bettng on 4 horses.

 

[HiEverybirdy]

This one is hilarious. Perfect for the quote submission!

You know, 4 years ago, I submitted my favorite picture just like this to the POW thread, and it was never selected, sigh! Maybe because it was portrait instead of landscape, but how adorable is she? Miss Carrots at 9 weeks. She's still such a character.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...information-submissions.1345170/post-23021042

 

[Perris]

Gwynedd, Llandeilo, Oxwich, Rhondda and Tintern are 1 today! Tintern now looks very like his granddad Phoenix

Can't wait to see that tail when he's finished moulting.

 

[Shadrach]

Two hours today. Rather chilly at 9C.

 

[Companihen]

I know heating and washing to address a mite problem. Lots of work as a prevention because it should be applied every 7-10 day to prevent eggs to develop into adult mites.

The 3th option is meant for prevention. But Im not sure how effective /poisonous they are. For mites and chickens. Some people use grease which seems to be effective too.
DE works well for me if applied on every surface, in every crack and on the roost and joints too.

I would say: don’t bet on one horse and monitor a few times a week to prevent an outburst. Which is easy with ribbed paper rolls.

Oil baths at the end of the roost seem to work well too if all your hens roost. I add DE (mixed in a thin layer of sand ) under & through the shavings in the nest-boxes as well to prevent an infestation at the broodies and chicks residence as wel (since last year).

PS. Since last year I use special herbs in the food and water that makes the blood unattractive for red mites.

>>> Bettng on 4 horses.

What are the special herbs?