sorry - probably a boring question, but i'm a newbie <g

one of my chooks (isa brown of indeterminate - to me - age) has (or
had?) scaly leg. it came on suddenly last week, & was looking quite
obviously awful within a day (is this how it normally goes?). i
researched what to do about it & since we had vaseline, but none of
the other possibilities, we used that. she's been treated again once
since (as they all have - don't ask - but my game hens are certainly
very, er, athletic!) & is due to be treated again.

i noticed this afternoon that much of the crusts & sticking-out
scales have come off & exposed new, pink foot. i actually wasn't
expecting this, as all the sites i looked at gave treatment ideas,
but no idea what to expect afterwards.

is the loss of the scales & the nude pink feet a Good Thing, or have
i done something wrong? all around, her legs & feet are looking much
much better, so i'm hoping it's good & not the calm before the storm
g>.

as i am new here,

recently moved to country nsw, australia, & have had the grown-up
lady chickens for about 3 (4?) months now (3 isa browns & 7 -
formerly 8, ask my dog about that - game hens). the game hens were,
in theory, for eating but we are becoming fond (despite their
neurotic personalities) & besides that, they are excellent layers.
they don't _all_ have names yet, though, so we'll see .

my poor hens live in a scabby old henhouse that was here when we
arrived.

a glamorous new set-up which will be movable, easy to clean, & the
answer to any chicken's prayers. as i haven't managed to find the
time yet to even begin building it, no doubt i'll have to look for
more termite damage to force my hand on that.

here long & have a lot of work to do all around, so the ladies can
wait another month or two (they'll have to!).

thanks for any help with the scaly leg question, look forward to
"meeting" everyone.
cheers
kylie

0tterbot wrote:
sorry - probably a boring question, but i'm a newbie <g

one of my chooks (isa brown of indeterminate - to me - age) has (or
had?) scaly leg. it came on suddenly last week, & was looking quite
obviously awful within a day (is this how it normally goes?). i
researched what to do about it & since we had vaseline, but none of
the other possibilities, we used that. she's been treated again once
since (as they all have - don't ask - but my game hens are certainly
very, er, athletic!) & is due to be treated again.

i noticed this afternoon that much of the crusts & sticking-out
scales have come off & exposed new, pink foot. i actually wasn't
expecting this, as all the sites i looked at gave treatment ideas,
but no idea what to expect afterwards.

is the loss of the scales & the nude pink feet a Good Thing, or have
i done something wrong? all around, her legs & feet are looking much
much better, so i'm hoping it's good & not the calm before the storm
g>.

The chances are that its been "brewing" for months but became really obvious
as the scales of the legs lifted.
Once this happens then the result you have seen - scales falling off- can
occur one treatment.
Keep them in very clean house and run and treat all the birds as many more
times as you can over the next few weeks to make sure that ALL the mites and
emerging mites are dealt with.

as i am new here,

Welcome -- crumbs, we are getting some great new Aussies here - can you
please export some of your warm dry up here and we will send you some of our
cold rain !

a bit about me (or rather, my chooks - we've
recently moved to country nsw, australia, & have had the grown-up
lady chickens for about 3 (4?) months now (3 isa browns & 7 -
formerly 8, ask my dog about that - game hens). the game hens were,
in theory, for eating but we are becoming fond (despite their
neurotic personalities) & besides that, they are excellent layers.
they don't _all_ have names yet, though, so we'll see .

Get a chunky cockerel - like Susssex or Plymouth Rock or Australorp - and
then keep the girls you have now and use them to raise your table birds
You want to put birds in the pot before they are 18 weeks old preferably to
get really tender meat
So keeping your game girls is the right thing to do !

my poor hens live in a scabby old henhouse that was here when we
arrived.

Ahhh -- thats probably where the mites have come from !!!
A sacrificial bonfire of it as soon as you can make other arrangements would
be a very good idea or you will get re-infection.

as it's now being eaten by termites, i have grand plans for
a glamorous new set-up which will be movable, easy to clean, & the
answer to any chicken's prayers. as i haven't managed to find the
time yet to even begin building it, no doubt i'll have to look for
more termite damage to force my hand on that. ;-)

see above -- you may have found your impetus!

we've not lived
here long & have a lot of work to do all around, so the ladies can
wait another month or two (they'll have to!).

I know the feeling
There is always more going on to the end of the list of "tuits" than gets
crossed off the top!

thanks for any help with the scaly leg question, look forward to
"meeting" everyone.
cheers
kylie

again welcome -- its a great group and we look forward to more tales of your
chooks

Welcome Kylie.

Hey Jill thanks for sending me some of your one and a half metres of rain

I'd criticise you for being so stingy, just 13 mm, but I realise that you
had to pay a lot of postage to have it shipped all the way from Scotland

Plus at this time of year, we'd consider 13 mm of rain a pretty decent
rainfall event

Even allowing for all the waste, as the initial thunderstorm was so intense
that water all overflowed the gutters etc and I had to drop the main feed
pipe and let the water run out to waste to flush it out........but there was
still plenty and the small rainwater tank was soon full to overflowing
again......then the excess simply bled off slowly, being diverted to several
garden plants

Could you wait a couple of weeks then send us another half an inch of rain
please !

I love fire for sterilizing everything (I think its the pyromaniac
coming out in me <g>). In autumn or winter of course, not now or that
bonfire Jill mentioned would cover half the state in a short time.

Hey Jill thanks for sending me some of your one and a half metres of
rain

I'd criticise you for being so stingy, just 13 mm, but I realise that
you had to pay a lot of postage to have it shipped all the way from
Scotland

Could you wait a couple of weeks then send us another half an inch of
rain please !

Catherine Jemma wrote:
Hey Jill thanks for sending me some of your one and a half metres of
rain

Isn't it wonderful what you can order on the internet! And without
divulging your credit card details to all the poultry group as well!!

A L P

a_l_p wrote:

Catherine Jemma wrote:

Hey Jill thanks for sending me some of your one and a half metres of
rain

Isn't it wonderful what you can order on the internet! And without
divulging your credit card details to all the poultry group as well!!

A L P



"Pluie"Pal ;)


LOL!

Hey Jill thanks for sending me some of your one and a half metres of rain

I'd criticise you for being so stingy, just 13 mm, but I realise that you
had to pay a lot of postage to have it shipped all the way from Scotland

Plus at this time of year, we'd consider 13 mm of rain a pretty decent
rainfall event

Even allowing for all the waste, as the initial thunderstorm was so intense
that water all overflowed the gutters etc and I had to drop the main feed
pipe and let the water run out to waste to flush it out........but there was
still plenty and the small rainwater tank was soon full to overflowing
again......then the excess simply bled off slowly, being diverted to several
garden plants

Could you wait a couple of weeks then send us another half an inch of rain
please !

cheerio
Cate

Catherine Jemma wrote:
Hey Jill thanks for sending me some of your one and a half metres of
rain

I'd criticise you for being so stingy, just 13 mm, but I realise that
you
had to pay a lot of postage to have it shipped all the way from Scotland

13mm!! Lucky devil - we got 6 spots. Now on my third shift of the pump
to the last dam (not quite a km away and nearly 100m down hill so fairly
hard on the pump). But now I have water at the house again. Lost two of
my imported Dorkings on the weekend from the heat. Just too hot @
44°C in the shade on the house verandah and no wind.

Plus at this time of year, we'd consider 13 mm of rain a pretty decent
rainfall event

Even allowing for all the waste, as the initial thunderstorm was so
intense
that water all overflowed the gutters etc and I had to drop the main
feed
pipe and let the water run out to waste to flush it out........but there
was
still plenty and the small rainwater tank was soon full to overflowing
again......then the excess simply bled off slowly, being diverted to
several
garden plants

Could you wait a couple of weeks then send us another half an inch of
rain
please !

cheerio
Cate

--
Ginny - in West Australia

When you see the sun rise, remember,
it's a good day - you're still alive!

Hi Ginny,
Sorry to here of your loss of your Dockings.
It seems to be one of those years doesn't it .. Every hitting at once..
Yours Peggy

Peggy wrote:
Hi Ginny,
Sorry to here of your loss of your Dockings.
It seems to be one of those years doesn't it .. Every hitting at once..
Yours Peggy

Thanks Peggy. I just have the one hen left of the trio now. Happily I
was able to hatch out 10 chicks before the weather warmed up too much
and they are all looking well and the heat doesn't appear to be
bothering them as much. 6 cockerals and 4 pullets as it turned out so at
least some stock from the original trio. Hope to cull the males down to
two when they are full grown but will have to keep most of the hens just
for numbers. Have been unable to get the eggs I wanted from over east
this season so will try again next year.

Ginny - in West Australia

When you see the sun rise, remember,
it's a good day - you're still alive!

Catherine Jemma wrote:
Hey Jill thanks for sending me some of your one and a half metres of
rain I'd criticise you for being so stingy, just 13 mm, but I realise
that you had to pay a lot of postage to have it shipped all the way
from Scotland

13mm!! Lucky devil - we got 6 spots. Now on my third shift of the pump
to the last dam (not quite a km away and nearly 100m down hill so
fairly hard on the pump). But now I have water at the house again.
Lost two of my imported Dorkings on the weekend from the heat.
Just too hot @ 44°C in the shade on the house verandah and no wind.

I will try harder -- I don't want it back and you really sound like you have

Hey Jill thanks for sending me some of your one and a half metres of rain

I'd criticise you for being so stingy, just 13 mm, but I realise that you
had to pay a lot of postage to have it shipped all the way from Scotland

Plus at this time of year, we'd consider 13 mm of rain a pretty decent
rainfall event

Could you wait a couple of weeks then send us another half an inch of rain
please !

Crikey - don't wait! Even though I've got half a tonne of apriocts