Yeah, you know a bug is bad when the chickens won't even eat them. Those orange ones are the ones we have around here and you are so right. Not only do they bite, they bite DARNED hard.
My project for the afternoon was rigging a light for my standard sized birds in their coop. I went out last night to lock them up and the little idiot dears were standing at the fence watching for me. They didn't want to go into their coop because it was dark in there. When I went into the run, they finally trickled into the coop. Several I had to boost in. Makes me wonder how good their eyesight is at their age. Do chickens loose visual acuity as they age?
I doubt if I can sway my husband into fitting them with little tiny glasses.
My project for the afternoon was rigging a light for my standard sized birds in their coop. I went out last night to lock them up and the little idiot dears were standing at the fence watching for me. They didn't want to go into their coop because it was dark in there. When I went into the run, they finally trickled into the coop. Several I had to boost in. Makes me wonder how good their eyesight is at their age. Do chickens loose visual acuity as they age?

I doubt if I can sway my husband into fitting them with little tiny glasses.