Re: scaly leg question

"Jill" <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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They can last for a LONG time
Also the wild bird population will have been mingling with the previous
occupations and there is support for the idea that they can be vectors for
mites

we are inundated with wildlife here, & one thing that annoys both the
chickens and me is the parrots breaking in. so, probably. (this is yet
another reason i'm looking forward to the new set up - the old one has trees
within the yard, & the netting over the top therefore must go around the
trees, but there's no way to really seal it off properly. and leaves & twigs
fall over the top, which is a fire hazard should a bushfire come our way.
anyway, enough about that.

oh good. i am cleaning their house as much as i can. gah, it's just
dreadful though. i feel like a slum landlord ;-)

What are you cleaning with ?

the floor is earth, so beyond scrubbing walls etc, dusting chicken ddt
about, & replacing the straw in the house with neurotic frequency (which is
actually fine, as i'm composting the pooey straw for my garden) i'm not sure
there's much else i can do. i've been checking the roosts after dark/in the
morning but not found any mites.

Something like Poultry Shield is a good idea

what is that?

Plucking is a pain -- skin instead, its much easier. (snip)

now there's an idea! the first problem (killing one) isn't going to go away,
but at least there's a quick feather-removal method at my disposal (should
the first problem ever be overcome, that is)!

should we plan for a "chunky" one so the babies will be good-sized? i
must admit, _eating_ a game hen strikes me as barely worth the bother
;-)

Ahh - what sort of Game bird have you got?
I was thinking more along the lines of Indian / Cornish Game - they are
more like walking tables
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Cornish/BRKCornish.html

If you are talking about Modern Game
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Games/Mods/BRKModerns.html
then - yes -- you would expend more calories plucking the thing than
eating it !!!!

they're not modern games, but, i cannot work out what they are. at the
auction when dh was told, he heard either "english" or "indian" but promptly
forgot anyway :-) they don't weigh much & they keep themselves trim, but
have the same shape as the cornish there. otoh, two of my isas are giants
among chickens, & would make any other chook look pretty small in
comparison, so there's that.

Don't be hard on yourself -- you are far from alone in this

thanks jill.
kylie


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