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Category Archives: Poultry Health
Treating Scaly Leg Mite
What is scaly leg? Scaly leg is an infestation of a parasitic mite Cnemidocoptes Mutans. They burrow under the scales of bird’s legs and feet. This causes the scales to raise, creating a thickened, lumpy appearance with white growth. Scaly … Continue reading
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New Housing Coops
We are in the process of upgrading our coops. The coops originally supplied have served their purpose and were largely very sturdy in construction, they did however let some of the worst weather seep through the sterling board and the … Continue reading
Chickens & Rats
Chickens and rats always seem to go together, where there are hens for any length of time rats are sure to be. It’s the prospect of free food that is the magnet. Where you store the feed is important. All … Continue reading
Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud
Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud – If you are old enough to remember Flanders & Swann, you will recognise the title of this blog. For those who don’t know who the hell we are talking about (and for those who do), … Continue reading
Red Mite
Each year, when summer finally arrives, I start to dread hot sunny weather. A bright morning with clear blue skies is usually a signal that our hen coops will require more attention than usual. Each morning I remove all the … Continue reading
Geese Aquarobics
Last December we lost one of our Embden geese ‘Biscuit’ to a tumour. We first noticed a very large lump under her right wing. We got the vet to call and see her, the diagnosis was not good, probably some … Continue reading
Mycoplasma Attack
Towards the end of May it became clear that we had a big problem. Mycoplasma is endemic in about 75% of domestic flocks and usually doesn’t cause any real problem. The severity of this particular strain however was shocking to … Continue reading
Large Fowl Silkies
Last year (2011) we got some Large Fowl Silkie hatching eggs from Cheshire Poultry. They turned out to be great birds, all were large fowl. We have tried the bantams in previous years but found many of them ended up … Continue reading
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Unwell Light Sussex
This morning in one of our main egg layer coops, I found a very unhappy Light Sussex female. She had a mucky bottom which was covered in green poo, not a good sign! I gave her an Appertex tablet just … Continue reading
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