Above: scaly leg mites can be more difficult to spot in feather-legged breeds like Brahmas. Scaly leg mites are parasites that lodge and reproduce underneath the scales on chickens’ legs. This results ...
Even when they're allowed to roam about the farmyard, chickens are still susceptible to infestations of blood-sucking mites. It now turns out that a backpack-like device could let farmers know when ...