blueandwhite Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Hi - have found 3 earwigs in the seal around the eglu door this morning. (One squashed!) Will they hurt the girls and if so what can I do about them. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppers77 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Mine eat them so no problems really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandwhite Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 Great thanks - guess they look more harmful than they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amys garden Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Poppers77 what a beautiful pictur of you Girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandwhite Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Thanks that's my old garden, it didn't look that nice when I left! Just waiting to have the 4 tonnes of topsoil that's dumped in the middle of this garden to be levelled (the whole garden was covered in crazy paving when I moved in) and then turfed. I'm going to be a bit stricter on the free ranging front then - well I will try to be ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Rhode Island Red Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Earwigs are rumoured to be quite usefull in a hen house, because they eat mite. Unfortunately, hens eat earwigs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandwhite Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 Never saw any in my old house but here they indoors and out. Might let the girls in for a snack but that seems mean on the erawigs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
