Yes even if I did not have chickens they are a big no no for horses. I have saw a horse who had EPM. Beautiful black Tennessee Walking Horse mare that at 7 years old was unsafe to ride and almost unsafe at that point to even lead. She had to be euthanized before she was 8 1/2. It was tragic really as she was a Jose Jose daughter who is a big name in the walker industry. They were not even able to use her as a broodmare.
How sad! Yes we have those issues here now, I often wonder if that was the cause of Sally’s head pressing and other neurological symptoms when she had to be euthanized back on February when I was out west working.
very dark here in the morning now, they don’t like getting up when it’s still dark, and poor Lulu can’t see in the dark so I have to show her where the hay is outside, 
I cross the continental divide 10+ times a week. My mountain range is bigger.....with such hazards as moose, deer, elk, antelope, bobcat, coyote, wolf, wolverine, frost heaves, black ice, wind, fog, fallen rock, fallen trees, snow...that's just the natural ones. People hazards: cyclists, anyone using the continental divide trail (crosses the road), horse back riders, atvs, idiots choosing to pass on double yellow lines, semi trucks (usually the grocery delivery trucks, anyone avoiding the interstate (usually due to it getting closed for weather). I could take the interstate instead and deal with idiots passing semis and cutting back in front of them with only 6 inches clearance between bumpers (causes accidents, especially in winter). I'll take the back road instead: much less traffic (unless the interstate is closed), lower speeds, better maintained (school bus route), lots of turn outs so I can pull over any time I want/need too, and it's more scenic.
Pretty!7 eggs today, would have had 8, but when I lifted Flopsy up to put in a nest box to ‘encourage’ her to lay her egg there, she plopped it out as I was carrying her, poor girl, I felt very badly for this, I am sure laying eggs is not an easy comfortable thing
Todays haul - Buttercup’s egg sure looks green beside those Azur Blue eggs.
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They do eat a lot of ticks though!
What is EPM?!
They sure do.That’s awesome
I agree it might be that. Maybe when molting it became a spot of interest, and now one or more won’t give it up.
Epic! I love it! Chooks are so hilarious, yesterday I was hauling up brick pavers to repair areas were rats have tunnelled under, along with this I disturbed Pill Beetles which the chooks devoured! 20 seconds and gone! The chooks were surrounding me and every time I hauled up bricks they rushed in and devoured whatever was moving - wish they caught a rat.
