Re: Panacure

From: Martyn (Bill_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 11/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 08:52:22 -0000

" Jill." <news@REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk> wrote in message
news:4190e22a$0$33595$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Martyn wrote:
>
>> Vet did nothing,
>
> shame
> Its possibly an infection
>
> just gave me the Panacure, didn't have Flubenvet, I
>> asked. Maybe I'll take a sample in. I've given them all the Panacure
>> now, so I'll wait a while and see if she improves.
>
> Understand
>
>>
>> Birds have a 30' x 12' run all day, and another 20' x 40' run
>> whenever we're around. But the first of these is rather muddy. We did
>> have two runner ducks who made it terribly muddy but these have
>> recently been rehomed. But it doesn't drain well at all.
>
> :~(((
> If the pens are in this condition now you are going to have problems
> through
> the winter
> I would strongly suggest you re-organise things so that these two pen
> areas
> are rested from now on
> and the birds put on completely fresh ground
> This means that the vegetation is getting no more damage while its not
> growing - any frost, sun and dry can get to it without restritction to
> kill
> some of the bugs that will have built up. I would say that this will
> probably have to be left free of birds until maybe June to allow the
> grazing
> to really recover.
>
> If you cannot do that then you may want to try something like Oocide
> http://www.antecint.co.uk/main/oocide.htm

Thanks - again.

They're in a good spot at the moment (apart from the mud).
And there's nowhere else in the garden I can put them.

I'll read what you suggested about the oocide stuff; maybe that'll help.
Does anyone know if Ascott sell it, I've bought stuff from them before.

Martyn

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