pests

I keep finding tiny deer ticks on my chicken’s faces. It’s so upsetting. I have been drying out herbs and sprinkling them around, I have used essential oils, I have tried a natural spray.. I have sprayed around and in the coop. I have used diatomaceous earth. Their little faces are constantly...

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.

Hi All, I have just purchased 4 pullets about two weeks ago and set them up in there own little area in my backyard. Inside the enclosure is an old cutdown bucket which I have filled with water (in addition to the water in the run). I empty the water every 2-3 days, and the last few times its...

Hello chicken folks! I've had an on-and-off-again issue with mites on my birds (doesn't seem too serious - am only seeing the little beasties near the vent area on my chickens - but I don't want it to get worse and I hate that my girls and boys have itchy things all over them). Anyway, I have...

Hello! I'm having trouble with cats where my crops are, so I'm building a huge cage with chicken wire to protect them (3x10 meters x 2 meter tall). I had the beautiful idea to put a small coop with about 6-10 quails inside the cage. They will help me solve my "mealybugs" or "woodlouse" problem...

I know the honey bee is very important for agriculture, however, I am at my wits end with these things. Every where I have water for my birds the honey bees have taken over. So far the only place I haven’t seen them is on the nipple drinkers. I’m surprised though because that would be the safest...

Hi. About half a year ago, I purchased a "rat-proof" treadle chicken feeder. unfortunately, the rats have learnt to open the feeder by just pushing the lid up with their noses. Because of this convenient source of food, the rats are constantly raiding our coop. I have been researching pest-proof...

We have tried everything to get rid of the flies. I've been using a reusable fly trap with bait. It definitely catches flies but, it smells horrible and I'm not really sure if it's getting rid of the flies from the coop or if it's attracting flies that weren't here to begin with LOL The jar...

Good morning! I have a crop of White Acre peas planted, and they are doing well, except for the fact that they have been taken over by ants! I spray with dish soapy water and sprinkle garlic powder, which seems to help with the other bugs, but not the ants. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance! I...

Hiiiii everyone! I found a pretty big black snake in our backyard a few days ago (literally deathly terrified of snakes - I'm not going to lie LOL). Now all I can think of is trying to keep snakes from getting anywhere near our coop and run. I have been googling and asking around in regards to...

I have recently noticed that my Serama rooster and my blue splash polish had these little red and white bugs around their vent area. Also on the bottom of the feathers there are these clusters of white balls. Does anyone know what parasite these are and how to get rid of them.

Hello, I recently had 2 Sebrights, 2 buff Brahma bantams and a frizzle disappear. I was wondering if they got taken by a predator like a hawk or owl. Does anyone know what might have happened to them and how to prevent that from happening.

I really need some advice on how to eliminate rats. I live in middle Tennessee, on 17 undeveloped acres. Until we got chickens, we had only had issues with mice in the house and those were caught and eliminated in snap traps or glue traps. Since getting my first chicks a little over a year ago...

I believe my girls have mites. Some are quite young and others are middle aged and a couple are old and all ages are starting to have scaly legs. [except the old ones, they already have scaly legs] At first I wondered why cause they're too young I thought. Then today on BYC I saw someone mention...

I went outside and saw my Silkie rooster hiding in the corner of his pen absolutely covered in these little black, flying bugs. I picked him up and started getting the bugs off of him. I noticed blood on his feathers and on his face and realized that they were biting him. I checked the others...

I was at TSC getting Permethrin spray today, and I was looking around and seen this: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/bonide-5lbs-rat-magic-rodent-repellent-granules I've been having an ongoing battle with rats, and I've killed most of them. But I'll still see some evidence of them...

Will those electronic bug repellent work to keep mites and other insects away from the chickens? Also, was wondering if the frequencies will bother the hens?

Hi, recently we rescued an older barred rock hen who was being abused by the flocks rooster. We took her with us to join our flock of four. She’s in quarantine before I introduce her to our girls, but I notice she’s in bad shape. Miskept feathers, pale comb with some scabbing, swollen feet...

Hi I was hoping for some advice. I have four hens and only one seems to have a mite problem. However I have notes all over my entire coop. So far I have taken them out and removed all shavings and nesting pads. I power washed the entire coop, sprayed a oil/water/soap mix everywhere and sprinkled...

Mice in my chicken coop. Have taken preventative steps , but they are in anyway...now with fall upon us (I live in Michigan, they are there to stay) Any suggestions for ridding these pests? I have 10 adult chickens, 6 week old chicks. No rats, just mice (poison killing has always made me nervous...