How about chickens? We have feral chickens that are ruining my beds. They are a real pain and I'm at my wits end.
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I do not know about chickens. I live in a fifth floor apt with balcony and my review reflects that the birds coming to my feeder were not deterred by it at all.
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I seriously doubt it will work with chickens, it did not do anything with birds.
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Carpenter ants are a pain!. I use a sugar and borax mixture to kill the whole lot of them works better than anything else I've tried.good luck!
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Try Hot Shot. I was staying with a friend and they had them. I spent money on this product. It did not help at all. I still got bit. Also watched the bugs crawl as if nothing was there. As the $30 no chemical solution was a waste to. They actually became immune to it. Bst bet from my friend who owned a store is to but Hot shot bombs for bed bugs. I know hey sell them at Walmart. Also I worked in a hotel and besides using expensive heat treatment us houseman had to steam mattresses with an iron which is very effective.
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I have also had problems with owls, but I dont think this light will help. I do think it has helped with foxes. My suggestion for the owls though is to cover your run with chicken wire, or netting. Do you lock up your chickens and geese at night? I also moved my coop and run towards the corner of my yard where I have lots of tree cover and that has seemed to "hide" them better from hawks and owls, both of which have taken my chickens.
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I don't think so, but i"m not sure. The chickens I've known are pretty aggressive and pushy and could push their way in or under.
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How high up do you have them? Too high & they won't be interested. What do you have in them? Ours prefer straw to shavings. Also, what age are your hens? If they are too young, they won't be interested. And some breeds of chickens just don't set although they'll lay. It took our hens a week or so to start using them & now we find eggs daily in each that we have. Good luck.
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Hi. We hatched out chicks last month. When the time was up, it just kept running. We had it running for an extra day and it did not shut off until we turned it off. Good luck with your hatch!
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I have four who are currently 10 weeks old. They spend nights in there, shut in the nesting/roosting area when it's been cold. It is ok for that. It is too small for them to live in there all the time in my opinion, especially in view of the square footage suggested per chicken by the various expert sites. We have it in a shed with a indoor run area for indoor days, and plan an outdoor run and chicken tunnel set up for more adventures as they get older.
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We lock them in every night. While the chickens love the ease of getting into the low doorway, it also makes it easier for racoons and the curious opossum. The simple lock stops that. As far as food and water, no. I want them to graze. The variety of grass improves the flavor and color in the yolks. I might change this if the snow piles this winter, like it did last winter.
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I let them go...they are not domesticated and they will bite! I have no beef with them i just dont want them in my house. I let them go behind home depot, actually, and wish them luck.
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We have three litter mates. Feeding them can get pricey. We give them Costco dry food. They seem kinda picky on the wet. I also give them raw chicken and raw liver once in a while.
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my chickens took right to them but a friend of mine had your trouble and he just didn't give them any other source of water. He would tap the nipples to get water on them and they started to drink. Also you need enough water to put pressure on the nipple to leak when they peck at it.
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My girls had sticktight fleas. I used the dust and spread diamataceous earth on the hen house floor every time I clean out the hen house. They will make your chickens sick and lay less eggs if you can't control them. I have not seen any lice or fleas on them since using this method.
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Mine didn't even work.. The pigeons just landed like there was nothing there... I ended up covering mine with boards with nails hammered thru them.. Homemade Bird spikes... I would assume some Turpentine probably works
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My chickens waste food. It keeps them from scratching & flinging the food everywhere. They also don't like to perch on it so it keeps them from pooping in their feed. It's helpful.
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Take the caged animals out and cover the cages with some towels. Then go around spraying at the bugs, where you think they nest, and in the general air where they are in case you miss. Given the animals you have I assume you have Indian meal moths, you should get some traps as welll. If I was wrong then disregard that last sentence.
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Try attaching a short piece of hardware cloth ( or thin, stout piece of plastic or metal approx. 2" in ht.) one inch away from the door and spanning the entire width of the door to discourage roosting in the doorway. Make sure the chickens can safely walk over it to exit and enter the doorway.