I think I might go crazy. Just found a small infestation of these little bugs. I had mites earlier this summer that killed my two best, nicest hens when I was away at work. This bug is much darker and larger. Is this another dang mite?!
No birds of prey or anything. They DO have a 13x13 sunshade sail. I wonder if this is the problem! They see it as a threat?!! That would explain why they only come out when we are In their run. 🤔 I’ll try moving some sort of table etc out there and see if that helps! I wonder how long it will be...
I believe they are 5-6 months old.
I guess I’m just worried something is wrong and I just don’t realize it. My last chickens roamed and played right from the get-go. We’re on 4 weeks of hiding.
Hi there! 4 weeks ago I adopted 3 POL aged birds. One we ended up returning because it had some sort of neurologic issue.
the other two seems healthy. There feathers looks good. No respiratory issues. No mites. No bloody poops.
But the issues is they have been here for 4 weeks and still are...
I actually already contacted them and won’t do any necrotopsies unless evaled first by a vet then transferred from a vet, so I disposed of the bodies already. Thank you though.
Hi! Please help.
I noticed Saturday night both the chickens didnt get in their coop at night which was odd. But I didn’t think much about it and just picked them both up and put them in the coop. The next morning one was dead and the other one was lethargic. After some online advice, All day...