4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[bexbex]

I bought a lovely sticky seed ring from flyte so fancy, girls love it but so do the wasps! lots of them!! Girls don't mind the wasps and are happy to share but my 5 year old is terrified to go near the chickens now! lol

Any tips on getting rid of them or am I just going to get rid of the treat?

 

Also...

 

All 3 girls are now only using the nesting box to sleep and poop in!!

They're all laying in the corner of the coop now and not where they're supposed to lol

One started laying here and now they've all copied her! naughty wendy/..

 

Thanks

Becki

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[Staffordmum]

I bought a lovely sticky seed ring from flyte so fancy, girls love it but so do the wasps! lots of them!! Girls don't mind the wasps and are happy to share but my 5 year old is terrified to go near the chickens now! lol Any tips on getting rid of them or am I just going to get rid of the treat?

 

I recently bought one of these red top fly catchers. They also sell a "waspinator" - might be worth a bash! Here's the link :-

 

http://www.redtopflycatcher.co.uk/waspinator.html

 

BTW - is that treat sticky with honey? There's been some chat on the forum recently about exposing imported honey to local bees and the risk of infection etc.

 

With rgds the girls not using their nestbox, have you tried leaving a golf ball or wooden egg in the nest to encourage them?

 

Good luck!

 

Kind rgds, Pat & Steve

[bexbex]

thanks for that I'll have to go and have a look abour with the dog later on the local field for golf balls If they're there she'll find them! hahaha

 

The treat is one of these

http://www.flytesofancy.co.uk/chickenhouses/FSF_Boredom_Buster_Pecking_Ring.html

 

It's been up 2 weeks now and the chickens love a quick peck on it, seems to last forever!

 

Becki

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