Dog got fleas, then passed them to hens (who we had just gotten over a case of mites thanks to Sevin dust). Treated all the animals with Adams one-spot flea treatment and the girls have finally started laying again. Is it safe to eat the eggs?
Not sure if my hen is broody or egg bound. She hasn't laid for two days now, and the last time she laid, she laid an egg with a weird shell - it felt normal, but when I tapped it, it sounded metallic.
She was sitting most of the day in the coop with her tail very high up. When I looked at her...
The strangest thing happened today. Normally, when I tap the shell of my girls' eggs, it sounds, well, like an egg. But today, I tapped the shell of an egg laid today, and it had this very distinctly metallic sound to it. It really sounds like the shell is made of metal - it's so weird!
I...
Okay, I'm pretty sure I have a red mite problem.... and I'm pretty sure it maybe in my own house now. My hens come inside the house to an indoor coop in the evening.
For a few weeks, I have been finding these very, small grey bugs around my house I didn't think much of them - thought maybe...
Hi noob here! I have a run with an all construction-grade sand floor because where I live only has a concrete "yard" and sod just doesn't seem manageable to keep alive. Is it safe for me to scatter/bury scratch or dried mealworms in the sand for them to dig around and find? I'm worried...