Unsecure chicken perches

[TooLilac]

Hi there,

I have a wooden coop, and want to treat it (and a spare one) with creosote as a preventative. However it seems that getting 'proper' creosote is going to be more difficult than I thought. The local agricultural shop won't sell it for domestic use, apparently only to people with a special licence!

Any ideas where I can buy some?

Thanks!

[Olly]

I think it's been banned, so the answer you've been given is probably right - only available to those with a licence.

[Purplemaniacs]

I agree with Olly I think it is banned for the general public.

 

Chrissie

[Redwing]

It is tricky to get hold of and if you manage it then it's usually only available in 25l size drums

 

I have some old tins and I use it sparingly but I have found the good quality substitute stuff to be effective against red mite to some degree too

[Griffin]

I bought a drum of it on Ebay a couple of years ago. I creosote my coops twice a year. I actually look forward to it It's blooming hard work and I stink afterwards for days

[Luvachicken]

I love the smell of creosote, or used to, but it has been banned in this country for a while and I'm sure I read somewhere that selling and using it by the public was banned because of it's cancer causing effects.

[bottledcherryangel]

I thought it had been banned over here because it was found to be carcinogenic.

[The Dogmother]

I thought it had been banned over here because it was found to be carcinogenic.

 

You're right - you need an agricultural license to buy it now.

 

I love the smell too