chicken crazy Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I have had my chickens for a few weeks now and every time I go to put them to bed there is more slugs than the night before. I can't take anymore please can you help me on how to stop them getting everywhere!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordelia Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 we've the same problem...though not in the eglus..its all the dratted rain.... I wonder if DE..diatomous earth ?? or whatever its called will put them off...doesnt it dry things out??? good luck anyway...shame your chickens dont get rid of them.... are the slugs looking for fallen chicken food??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 You could try a few beer traps around the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 i get the revolting thigs eating yes eating their way into my kitchen they are eating through theflexivle gap filler. ! We have air bricks. Not got time to pull all out & cement gaps YET! i have liberally sprinkled DE tonight. let you know how it goes. Know for shre as had to get up at 2am to check chooks(don't ask shouldn't read forums before bed!) saw thw ltlle blighter disapear down as grinding salt cellar too slow went for flowing stuff to see it pop back down! yuk yuk yuk yuk. arghhh!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new chick Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I only get these near the chick coop and run when bring the chick food in late. Went out to the pub, girls put themselves to bed, and I did not shut them up until 11am. I found one in the feeder yuk (Did not see it until I got in the kitchen) I have an electric fence round the hen house, so don't know if this puts them off. DM should work as it dries 'em up. I do get slugs else where in my garden, but I also have hedgehogs, so they keep the population under control. Get a Hedgehog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 well attractive looking edging around my kitchen, put loads over little hole & the Ba~~~~~~ started eating up... a complete hole but no trails so guessing this worked. cement soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 The electric fence was shorting out the other day...finally traced the problem to a slug trapped under the fence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HENthusiastic Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 SLUGs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 My chooks love slugs not seen one in the garden since their arrival! If only they ate caterpillars had loads of them & had to resort to the soapy stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 mine wont eat slugs at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Mine absolutely LOVE slugs, and snails. How bizzare that some flocks do and some don't. Maybe try to sit and explain to your chookies them how yummy slugs are? Eat one or two yourself to demonstrate? OK, perhaps not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikplus Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Yuk - slugs. I hate them. As we back on to allotments one way and a nature reserve the other we get loads, but fortunately the chucks seem to love them. They tore one to bits between them the other morning. Couldn't help thinking about it as I looked down at the sliced mushrooms in the risotto I made last night... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landgirl Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 please can you help me on how to stop them getting everywhere!! they're horrible aren't they?! I have the same problem. I don't have a solution per se, but if you can be bothered with my method and don't mind slug murder, it's worth a try. I keep a rinsed out, 2 pint, plastic milk bottle in the run so its handy all the time. It's half full of water to which I have added quite a healthy dose of salt (approx 2 dsp) and I keep the lid on! In the run I also have some kitchen tongs which are mostly for pooh picking. On these wet nights when the slugs are out and heading up the mesh towards the food after dark, if I come home late, I just use the tongs to pick up the slugs (i get HUGE 3 or 4 inch ones - no way my girls would eat 'em) and put them in the salty water and put the lid on. They die in the salt water very quickly and after a week or so I throw the lot away. The water gets pretty smelly so opening it after a week or 2 becomes intolerable! Don't be tempted to leave the lid off. Murphy's law dictates you will then knock it over and as well as a disgusting soup of dead slug, worse still, the salt water will soak into the ground and kill the worms directly in its path. I know, I've done it and felt very guilty. Obviously, it's a bit of an effort to do this, but I prefer it to the beer traps method as I find them so vile to clear up and getting rid of slugs is a war of attrition - you will eventually notice you are winning if you keep at it. good luck! LG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Hi Landgirl. I see you have got some new babies. Any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I just found a pair of slugs as big as my thumb and twice as fat under a plant. I threw them to the hens and they just stood there looking at them! Useless birds! Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 slug pubs work quite well, they prob die happy too, ANDthey crawl in themselves. this thread gives my night terrors! gonna stop following so good luck one and all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinkychick Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 i think the growers pellets are making my slugs multiply into millions Even when there isnt any food in the chickens run they still slime all over everything trying to find something to gobble up! If only they ate chuck poop lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen&Lee Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 We have laods of slugs in our garden at the moment - Trust me to have chooks that don't like eating slugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
