Yes, the little black bugs looked like these you have pictured. I also saw tiny brown mites in the same area.
Since posting this thread I have done two permethrin treatments on my entire flock, each one 10 days apart, including cleaning out the coop both times and applying permethrin to the...
We have a 7 year old giant white Cochin rooster named Hank. For about 12 months we have been struggling with him over-grooming and pulling out his feathers. A few of the hens had started pecking on him, especially on his feet and the tops of his wings. We initially thought the damage to the...
Hi community chicken owners. We were given a tiny black chick on December 2nd. It apparently showed up in the back yard of someone who lives in town in an apartment complex. They had no idea where it came from, but couldn’t keep it. So we are now raising a baby chick in the middle of winter. I’m...
Not that we've seen. My son and I are outside with them frequently and I have never seen any signs of distress during or after mating. Its really quite sad that this is happening. Sounds like the only explaination is that he is accidentally crushing them in some way...
Our roo never causes damage to our hens. The two deaths are the cause for concern, but had we not seen it on video, we would have thought they just laid down and died...
Not long, only about 30 seconds. We have a small California White chicken that he mates with often and with no issues. That's why we're perplexed by what's happening...
I have a large flock of 16 hens with one Giant White Cochin rooster. He is easily twice the size of most of our hens, but is never rough or mean to any of them. He is not aggressive and does not tear out their feathers or cause them any damage during mating. But he's killed two of our smaller...