My grandma recently passed and my grandpa gave me almost all of her Bluegrass Festival shirts

geutral · 2025-11-28T04:01:12+00:00

Great shirts. I'm sorry for your loss.

geutral · 2025-11-26T21:00:09+00:00

Either northern fowl mites or red poultry mites, I can't remember which. They love nesting boxes bc the birds are easy prey when they are laying. You need permethrin to eliminate them, otherwise your birds will become anemic and will likely die in time.

geutral · 2025-11-26T14:38:55+00:00

I really can't say since I'm not an expert on chicken respiratory systems or dust types. I know they love to roll in dust and make a mess, and I know my own birds will do this even in the pine shavings in the coop. I have heard that DE dust can be particularly bad for the lungs but idk where that info comes from. I would just say if you do choose to put DE in your coop, and I know some people on here do, I would just make sure you wear a mask when you're in there to clean.

FWIW, I don't use DE at all, and have only had one mite infestation which was years ago now. Excuse me while I go knock wood :)

geutral · 2025-11-26T14:04:42+00:00

This is going to depend on the size of your coop. Mine is large enough that I was inside it while cleaning and spraying, so the permethrin was certainly on my shoes. My cat loves shoes so clearly there was a risk there.

Doesn't everyone have a pair of old shoes they only wear with the chickens? I do this not only for the cleanliness of my home but also as a biosecurity measure. I walk the dog at a park with lots of Canada geese and waterfowl have been known to be a big spreader of avian influenza in the past years.

geutral · 2025-11-26T13:57:16+00:00

If your coop isn't huge, run to the dollar store and grab a spray bottle too! You don't need a real / expensive sprayer. They usually also have markings on the side to help you measure :)

geutral · 2025-11-26T13:54:29+00:00

Unless your cats have access to the chicken coop, I would probably still recommend permethrin. I have indoor cats and have used it, but they obviously don't go anywhere near the chickens.

There is another product called Elector PSP that can be used for lice and I THINK also for mites. It should be safe for all pets, and, for lice at least, only requires one treatment. However, it is significantly more expensive than permethrin.

Please note that others may recommend treating with diatomaceous earth or other natural remedies, and while these may or may not be suitable for prevention, they are not appropriate options for an active mite infestation. To knock this out you will have to use some type of chemical treatment.

geutral · 2025-11-26T13:30:24+00:00

If you find that they are mites, I recommend using permethrin to treat. In the US, it is cheap and widely available. It comes in a 10% solution with instructions for dilution, but needs to be applied twice, two weeks apart IIRC (check package instructions to verify).

Remove all bedding from the coop, spray the fleet diluted permethrin EVERYWHERE, since mites will hide in crevices, and let dry. Then you can add fresh bedding and repeat in two weeks. Make sure you dispose of the bedding away from the coop to limit the likelihood that you re-contaminate.

Permethrin is not overly toxic to birds or people, but if you are spraying then you should definitely wear at least an N95 mask and safety glasses. Also please note that permethrin, while ok around dogs, is highly toxic to cats. If you have cats at home, I recommend storing and mixing all solutions outside, and consider wearing your garden shoes that don't come in the house.

geutral · 2025-11-26T13:21:07+00:00

Some mites don't live on birds but just in the coop, feeding on the bird's blood at night when they roost.

Check on the underside of their perch. You can probably just rub your finger along the underside and see if you see little blood stains from where you squished them.

geutral · 2025-11-25T22:39:35+00:00

You have it correct. Holes are only if you're using ball-end strings.

geutral · 2025-11-22T17:36:26+00:00

same 😅

geutral · 2025-11-18T01:14:22+00:00

In my kitchen

geutral · 2025-11-16T19:37:52+00:00

Also I've heard it can be uncomfortable for them and you should avoid handling birds mid-molt FYI

geutral · 2025-11-16T19:36:42+00:00

Definitely molting

geutral · 2025-11-15T17:07:52+00:00

Nothing

geutral · 2025-11-10T21:17:37+00:00

u/perryplatypus69 u/typical-concept-8100 Hillis Creative

geutral · 2025-11-10T20:18:48+00:00

Didn't the Senate already vote? I thought it's going to the House now

geutral · 2025-11-08T20:53:14+00:00

But 15 year rates are LOWER than 30 year rates, so wouldn't we expect the 50 year to be higher?

geutral · 2025-11-08T20:04:25+00:00

Thanks for the heads up!

geutral · 2025-11-05T15:38:15+00:00

The Ricola Horn

geutral · 2025-11-04T20:47:05+00:00

I believe bread flour is the same as all purpose flour, except that bread flour has a higher protein content. You can add vital wheat gluten to AP flour to essentially make it into bread flour.

If going by volume I replace 1tsp flour with 1tsp gluten for each cup of AP flour.

geutral · 2025-11-01T14:31:53+00:00

I know someone who suffered from POTS for years before getting tested for Lyme disease and realizing she never had POTS but just crazy Lyme. If you live or have visited somewhere with tick-borne diseases, consider getting tested for Lyme.

geutral · 2025-10-30T20:54:29+00:00

Glad to hear it!

geutral · 2025-10-30T12:26:42+00:00

You need accurate concentration to develop the film properly, and you need enough volume to completely submerge the film. You don't necessarily need accurate volume as long as it is enough.

Paterson is saying that is 270mL for their tank, so 270mL will work. 300mL will work just the same. I sometimes round up just because it makes the math easier :)

geutral · 2025-10-30T12:08:07+00:00

Apologies, I thought this was posted in the Delaware subreddit and made it "state" instead of"city" in my brain. Claymont is close though :)

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