I am located in South Carolina. It's actually an open-bottomed Joel Salatin chicken tractor (so no bedding). They do not appear blue when clumped together, though one interesting behavior I have noted is that some have gotten into the water and form little flotillas. Thrips is one possible...
I came out to check on my backyard broilers today and noticed a whole bunch of tiny bugs on the watering bucket. It was quite disturbing, so I carefully inspected several chickens (under the wings, etc.) but they do not appear to be on any of my chickens yet. Any idea what these are? And more...
