Our girls suffered with red mite last year, it was horrible! It took us a while to get rid of it. We realized that the wooden coop was the main source of the infection as the mites were hiding in every nook.
The way we got past this was by turning the old coop (chickenopolis) into a bunny rabbit...
Hi, I'm new to this site but I'm really enjoying reading your posts!
I live in the uk, I've got 3 hens all 18 months old. A Bluebell, a Sussex star and a Goldline, all cross breeds. They were fantastic layers all through last winter without missing a day even in -18 temps! They have very much...