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 ...
Poultry farmers are struggling with a new wave of voracious mites that are lowering egg production, causing blood stains in egg yolks that mean eggs cannot be sold, and even killing poultry. But ...