(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? No, I've been around chickens for most of my life. I ended up having to re-home my last flock as I was dealing with cancer, but now that I'm healthy enough I got 4 Silkies.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 4...
When I collect eggs they are swarmed with mosquitoes. Are they safe to eat?
I lost a whole flock to fowl pox a couple of years ago (carried by mosquitos).
I've gone out to collect eggs and saw mosquitos swarming on the eggs themselves. Are they still safe to eat? I've read all the posts here and going to try ya'lls ideas on getting rid of the mosquitos. I live in southern Oklahoma and the state birds are bad here. Lost a whole flock to fowl...