Re: Lame chicken - advice please ?

Shiver wrote:

>
> It would be very fast, and within a few seconds the chicken would be
> back on the ground and on it's merry way.


WIth SM it is important to get the oil right into every crack and crevice as
the aim is to suffocate the mites beneath the scales. and then to condition
the scales
Sometimes your hands are much the best tools
:~))

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Jill Bowis

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