Thanks for your input. Are you referring to mites? We have treated lice with DE before with luck and as I said I have really knocked them down as I can't find any around vent or anywhere else now. Would lice make them head shake and scratch necks?
Hi, we stumbled upon a new flock that are less than 1 year old for a great deal (red flag). Last time we bought 1 year old chickens for a good deal we brought Northern red fowl mites to the farm and decimated our flock despite great efforts. Since then we let the coop rest for 1 year 8 months...
Hi, we have had chickens off and on for the past 9 years. We have 20 chickens now with 14 Rohde island Reds, 3 Americanas, 2 bantams, and 1 Black austrilops. We have two girls ages 2 and 4 and we love involving them in the chores and handling the birds. Of coarse we eat a lot of eggs. We are on...