roaches

Okay so I need some advice, we hatched some cross hens and they have fully matured, we have decided to get a cockerel to put with them, we ended up with a Brahma cockerel as we tried a smaller one and they attacked him as he was a lot smaller a younger than them ( they are large birds). The new...

We have a 3 hen/1 rooster flock in our side yard that abuts our home. Since having our chickens (about 2 years), we've noticed a drastic increase in the number of the large (and gross!) American cockroaches/Palmetto bugs and other roach-like insects in and around our home. We've had to go from...

I’m at the tail end of refurbishing an old coop and run. Chicks are officially in the sealed up coop, doubling as a brooder, and run is almost complete. Problem is, tonight there is roaches all over the inside of the coop. Big dark winged ones, small scuttling red ones, and everything in...

Here's a question, I'm asking myself, and you, poultry gurus out there. People with spiders, reptiles, exotic birds, fish,... etc, etc, often feed roaches to their animals. Dubia roaches have extremely good nutritional value. 65.6 (%) moisture 23.4 (%) Protein 7.2 (%) Fat...

Can my chickens eat cockroaches? I caught one last night and im not sure if i should let them eat it.

My chicken run is covered. Excuse me, covered, infested, etc... that's a understatement. At first it was too many flys- got fly traps. My fiancé wants a chemical safe for the chickens to spray on the ground to kill them. I won't allow, being dangerous for chickens. Any recommendations?

I pulled the family travel trailer out way far away from my poultry today. Stuck a bug bomb in there and ran. Thousands of bugs! O m G! Hollywood could make a horror movie from it. It is a nice camper and we take care of it. Haven't used it a 3 years so the insect world had squatters rights. So...