I check the nests throughout the entire time my girls sit to take out unfertilized eggs and they've always come back to them. But I have never dismantled an entire nest... I'll probably have to risk it to make sure I get rid of all of the bugs.
Yeah I'm a little wary about using DE with the...
One of my ducks hatched her eggs yesterday and left 3 eggs behind. So I went to check the eggs out to see if any had pipped or just died and I noticed tiny pink/red bugs crawling on the eggs.
After some looking online, I'm pretty certain that they're Northern Fowl Mites. I've never seen these...
So 4 of my girls have been nesting for about a month. One mom hatched out 7 beautiful babies just yesterday,
I went in to examine her nest (3 eggs unhatched) and when I picked up an egg, I noticed tiny pink/red bugs on it.
After some quick research, I'm fairly certain they are Northern Fowl...