


Insect-Based Chicken Feed Can Benefit Farmers and Environment
A new study on insect-based chicken feed, made from black soldier fly larvae, finds an improved cost-benefit ratio and return on investment compared to soybean- or fish-based chicken feed.

Dust Baths and Longer Beaks Can Make Cage-free Chickens into Mite-free Chickens
How can we keep cage-free chickens also parasite free?

Battling Chicken Mites with Bags of Brimstone
By Meredith Swett Walker The northern fowl mite (Ornithonyssus sylviarum) plagues chickens, causing inflammation, anemia, and basically making them itch like the devil. The mites are the most common ectoparasite […]