keeping in the check::the chicken have "red mite's"

for a while now elias was telling us about the little "bugs" he finds on his body. so we had to start looking and find out where they come from and what they are and do...
it didn't take long for joel to find out about the "dermanyssus gallinae"


some more research showed that this is very common and especially during the summer month normal with chickens. though we wanted to keep these critters in check and that meant cleaning and treating the chicken coop as well as the chickens with kieselguhr, here some more info in german.... and that's were we got it.


joel was able to order a bag of the "dust" with an applicator, the chicken didn't mind at all. they are used to elias picking them up and holding them.


we love our ladies and want' them to be comfortable and healthy. the cooler weather is approaching quickly and with it the mites will disappear, we hope.