We are very new to chickens and are just reading all we can to learn about these little guys.
I was hoping someone might be able to answer this question for me.
We have just got 4 adult bantams that are in a coop and 3 six week old banatam chicks. I haven't had a chance yet to look at the adults but the chicks have running on their skin, tiny little red bugs. Not completley infested but enough to see while handling them. I have also seen what looks like the same thing scurring around on two feed bags I bought from the store the other day.
The chicks are all healthy and aren't scratching.
Does anyone know what these might be? Do I need to get rid of them or are they not a problem.
Thanks in advance for any advice/answers.
Jenny,
One of Porterfive
I was hoping someone might be able to answer this question for me.
We have just got 4 adult bantams that are in a coop and 3 six week old banatam chicks. I haven't had a chance yet to look at the adults but the chicks have running on their skin, tiny little red bugs. Not completley infested but enough to see while handling them. I have also seen what looks like the same thing scurring around on two feed bags I bought from the store the other day.
The chicks are all healthy and aren't scratching.
Does anyone know what these might be? Do I need to get rid of them or are they not a problem.
Thanks in advance for any advice/answers.
Jenny,
One of Porterfive