Tips For Keeping Rodents Out Of The Chicken Coop
June 6, 2023Rodents are more pest than predator to chickens, but in the coop they can spread disease and cause destruction, so make sure you don’t attract mice or rats.
How To Manage Sticktight Fleas In Your Chicken Flock
May 18, 2022Sticktight fleas are smaller and less mobile than common fleas, and the parasites love chickens and other poultry. Here’s how to prevent or manage an infestation in a flock.
Rats In The Chicken Run?! How To Get & Keep Them Out
May 4, 2022Safeguarding your hens’ environment against intruding rats is critically important. But what happens if rats get in the chicken run anyway?
6 Ways to Banish Rodents from the Coop
January 23, 2015Have you ever found little mouse droppings peppered throughout your coop bedding—black oval pellets about the size of a grain of rice? Evidence of rodents in your chicken coop can be unnerving, but it’s important to recognize that winter is a hungry time for wild animals. The reward of a warm bed and a full […]
5 Orchard Enemies and How to Control Them Naturally [VIDEO]
July 18, 2014Protect your fruit trees and ensure an abundant fruit or nut harvest by keeping these orchard pests out!
Rodent Control: 7 Ways To Keep Mice And Rats Out of the Coop
September 16, 2013Don’t let your chickens fall victim to a mice or rat infestation. Use these strategies to keep your coop clean and rodent-free.
Creepy Houseguests
June 11, 2013As we began demolition on our new farmhouse, we interviewed contractors and requested quotes so that we would have someone to oversee the progress and keep it on track when we couldn’t be on site.
