Lice: A Seasonal Lesson
December 9, 2019Winter can mean lice infestations in livestock. Learn what to do if the pesky insects cause issues on your farm.
How to Prevent Parasites in Your Flock
November 21, 2014Is there a certain type of plant that attracts mites/lice. Which plants should I steer away from growing to deter inviting them to the coop? –D&R Poultry Fortunately for us garden-loving chicken keepers, plant parasites and chicken parasites are two completely different beasts. Plants attract the organisms that feed on the plants, while scaly leg […]
Midwinter Bugs
January 3, 2011Our sheep have bugs! A few of the sheep started scrubbing themselves on things three weeks ago. Uzzi and I were worried that we’d get bugs too, so we booted up the computer read up on lice.
