But before there were domesticated chickens, humans became acquainted with their wild ancestors: red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) from Southeast Asia, where the birds carved out… Read More »What Did Chickens Eat Before They Were Domesticated?
Chickens are native to the tropical jungles of Southeast Asia, but over the last approximately 8,000 years, chickens have been domesticated and spread around the… Read More »Did Chickens Used To Be Wild?
They might seem an unlikely candidate for malaria prevention, but a new study suggests chickens emit odors that deter mosquitoes from feeding on them –… Read More »How Can Chickens Prevent Malaria?
Although chickens, being the omnivores that they are, will kill and eat mice if they find them, once the chickens are asleep, the mice are… Read More »Do Chickens Eat Mice?
The short answer is yes, chickens do eat ants—along with grasshoppers, caterpillars, spiders, worms and other types of insects—but, unfortunately, they don’t eat enough to… Read More »Will Chickens Eat Ants?
Fleas. Your chickens will happily gobble up fleas they come across (2). Not a lot of meat on a lone flea, but packed together, they… Read More »Will Chickens Eat Fleas?
Chickens will gladly gobble up grasshoppers, hookworms, potato beetles, termites, ticks, slugs, centipedes, spiders and scorpions. They’ll happily devour the larvae of ants, moths and… Read More »What Kind Of Bugs Do Chickens Eat?
Lemongrass contains citronella to keep the mosquitoes and flies away from your laying hens, while cinnamon, peppermint, and wormwood repel other annoying insects. Directions: Sprinkle… Read More »Can I Sprinkle Cinnamon In Chicken Coop?
However, it is unsafe to use essential oils around chickens at all because ingestion can be toxic, if not fatal. Mint planted around or placed… Read More »Will Peppermint Oil Hurt Chickens?
Mosquitoes dislike chickens In their recently published study of the blood feeding behaviour of An. arabiensis, researchers based in Sweden and Ethiopia have demonstrated chickens… Read More »Do Chickens Repel Mosquitoes?