Second hand coop

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cammi

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Second hand coop
« on: May 10, 2011, 22:31 »
Asking this question for a friend of mine up in Scotland.  She is thinking of getting some girls of her own and looking on Gumtree she has found a coop only a few months old......  Is there  anyway of telling if its redmite free??  I would hate her to get inherit problems.  If she gets it and cleans it with vandione or virkon giving it a good scrub would that be enough to deem it as clean from any bugs and illness??

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« Last Edit: May 10, 2011, 22:39 by cammi »
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Re: Second hand coop
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2011, 22:42 »
get her to poultry shield or ficam W it as well  :)
Staffies are softer than you think.

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Re: Second hand coop
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2011, 22:53 »
And if she does get it, make sure you tell her how TINY the red mite are! And that when they are not feeding off the chickens, they are grey/whiteish and even smaller than tiny!

Nasty things!   >:( >:(

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Re: Second hand coop
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2011, 12:07 »
I friend of mine just bought a second hand coop, a beaut it was. Cleaned, powerwashed, powdered and lotioned and painted.

When all dried out, saw more mites  >:(

I went plastic I'm afraid  :dry: But very easy to clean and easy to check!
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Re: Second hand coop
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2011, 17:11 »
mine was preloved too but scrubbed it out while wearing a very fetching bright yellow set off waterproof my oh gave me -i looked like captain birds eyes sidekick
then blasted it with poultry sheild in every nook and cranny inside and out then also duted for red mite ,done the run wood too just in case as im new too this wanted too make it all nice and clean for there arrival :D
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