Chickens lay eggs of different colors primarily due to their genetics. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Cracking the mystery on chicken eggs

Keeping cattle healthy during summer (Courtesy photo.)
Chiggers are non-burrowing mites and do not transmit disease. (Shutterstock │ #1079715854 - Jay Ondreicka)

Chigger season tips to beat the itch

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Firefighters battle flames from the reignited Smokehouse Creek fire outside of Miami. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)
Texas 4-H members in Rusk County recently produced quilts to be awarded to three WWII veterans during Military Appreciation Month. (Liz Buckner-Cross/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Hay bales of all kinds and sizes were collected and stacked in four Animal Supply Points operated by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in response to the Smokehouse Creek, Windy Deuce and Grapevine Creek fires. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
The total solar eclipse is expected to last over 4 minutes as it tracks across the Texas sky on April 8. Not only will the sky darken, but many animals will sense changes in temperature and wind speed. (Photo: Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

How do animals react to a solar eclipse?

  • By Ashley Vargo │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service