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Title: white on legs
Post by: paulinems on February 19, 2008, 09:35:09

some of the older girls has this white all down bottom of the legs,can anyone tell me what it could be please ,what should i do about it , is it normal.
o and i had a doz eggs yesterday werent they good!
pauline

Title: Re: white on legs
Post by: kt. on February 19, 2008, 21:42:39

The legs usually change colour as they grow. It is probably going to be their adult colour. Over the next couple of weeks all the others should follow suit.

Without a picture that is the best I can offer I'm afraid.

Title: Re: white on legs
Post by: paulinems on February 20, 2008, 09:01:50

thank you i will take pic
pauline

Title: Re: white on legs
Post by: growmore on February 21, 2008, 19:22:17

Do the scales that are white look as though they are lifting a little?

Title: Re: white on legs
Post by: paulinems on February 21, 2008, 20:06:14

yes i think so will have a check tomorrow,will try to remember to take a photo
pauline

Title: Re: white on legs
Post by: growmore on February 22, 2008, 09:38:02

It may be a bit of scaley leg .This is a little mite that gets between the scales, cover legs with vaseline or some other petroleum jelly.this smothers the mite. There is a spray out for it too but usually petroleum jelly will sort them ..
I am presuming they aren't feather legged birds, if they are are you need to dip their legs in surgical spirit making sure they are well soaked ,,Either method done once a week till it clears up .Shouldn't take long ..

Title: Re: white on legs
Post by: paulinems on February 24, 2008, 19:36:40

Thank you Growmore,I have been away for the weekend,i will try it tomorrow,
Pauline :D

Title: Re: white on legs
Post by: paulinems on March 08, 2008, 19:31:47

got the girls at last had grandaughter to help me today and we put the surgical spirit on legs, will have to have her come next week to repeat, they wasnt much pleased at being chased they led us a merry dance think we got them all,even georgy porgy got traped got him in shed and cornered him, he wasnt to pleased
Pauline :D :D

Title: Re: eggs
Post by: lincolnlad on March 08, 2008, 21:00:52

Hi all. We rehomed 20 ex battery hens last august.Sadly mildred died after two glorious weeks with the sun on her back. Then cookie a couple of weeks later.So now we are left with eighteen really happy chickens who loves pears and lettuce ,sweetcorn (they like it better with the green leaves still around the cob). And from the first of january this year until today we have had a total of 744 in these few months. And i was very surprised that they dont go off lay either, some of the eggs we get are like dinosaur eggs and others are normal size but all taste beatiful, we had bacon and egg sandwiches for dinner at the allotment this morning.

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Produce => Kept Animals => Topic started by: paulinems on February 19, 2008, 09:35:09