So I spotted my Rhode Island Red with a closed eye. After picking a few black specks around her lid, I noticed these gross little red teeny tiny bugs crawling around her face, eyes, ears. I apply DE once a month, but avoid the face area. What do I do???
I'd go right to the closest tractor supply or poultry supplier and ask them to give you a dewormer for ALL your chicks. I'd then ask them to show you where the diatomaceous earth is (powder form) and I'd take each hen place them in a bucket and while wearing gloves sprinkle the powder under...
Hello - I have a 9 month old chickens and one 1 has not yet layed an egg. She walks funny and usually sits and doesn't forage around like the others. I just thought she was a lazy one or just the black sheep of the family but today when I was feeding her some bread (she likes to eat from my...