cliveb Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hi, My Girlies are suffering with a Slug infestation in thier run, the Slugs are getting in thier food and drowning in the Glug. Does anyone have any chicken friendly ideas for keeping them at bay, or is it just something that I need to live with on the West coast of Scotland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 For the first time today I found a slug beside the nest box - I have had my girls since June 2010...I wonder if it was because of all the rain we have had recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counturchickens Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 You can buy nematodes that you water on to the garden, I assume they are ok for chickens as a classed as an organic control, but I would check. My DH is from Lockerbie, and his sister lives in Lanark so we visit quite a lot so I know the weather, won't the cold slow them down soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I'm in the west so we usually have mild wet winters (also quite windy being coastal)....although the last two have been different! I have been here for 40 years and it is rare to get snow lying. One year I bought sledges in a sale and they sat in the garage for about 8 years as we had no snow. So I do not have much hope of the temperature killing them off Maybe they will drown in the excessive rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alet_chicken Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Don't know whether this will help you but I used to have a slug problem in my feed bin, and a round of copper tape (off Ebay) around the base sorted the problem out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I've had big slugs like you and toss them into a field rarely see them now. My girls don't eat them but reading about the number of parasites that are passed on in slugs I'm quite glad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzboy Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I've had big slugs like you and toss them into a field rarely see them now. My girls don't eat them but reading about the number of parasites that are passed on in slugs I'm quite glad Did not know about the parasites I declare war on slugs from today as I get around 10 or 20 each day to remove from the feed and water where do they all come from could do with some frost to get rid of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 That is excessive. Give them a pot of beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
