Sarasota County Mosquito Management Chick Update!

The baby chickens at Mosquito Management aren't so little anymore! 🐥
The chicks are about six weeks old and are currently going through their second feathering. It will be about three more weeks until they go through their final feathering. 🐔
Learn more about the sentinel chicken program and how Mosquito Management uses chickens to protect Sarasota County at scgov.net/mosquito or call 311. 🦟
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[@Beekindalways-oj2cl]

Very cool. 🙏🏼🇺🇸

[@ron8566]

Cool but I don’t get it. What are the chickens used for? And what do you mean by surveillance? Thank you.