Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[tjbeckman]

Opa- Thanks for the advice! Any suggestions on what would work easiest/best for that?

I went out this morning and one of the new ones had died. I guess its for the best, we will see how the others fair, I am taking out cooked oatmeal and rice here shortly

 

[tjbeckman]

Found this article, I would try it if I had a dehydrator, wonder if a oven could work the same?

http://wisconsin.preppersnetwork.com/2011/03/how-to-dehydrate-eggs.html

 

[Farmerboy16]

Happy Birthday tdhenson86! You are only 3 years older than me! Tell me, whats its like to be 27? I have not been there yet, but soon. Anyway, have a great one!

I am making a trip, and will be back with something. Will post pictures!

Something hit Russia? Have not heard anything. Can someone post a link? Never mind. Found some at a weather site. Reading it.

 

[Opa]

Opa- Thanks for the advice! Any suggestions on what would work easiest/best for that?

I went out this morning and one of the new ones had died. I guess its for the best, we will see how the others fair, I am taking out cooked oatmeal and rice here shortly

Probably the least expensive would be mineral oil. A quart bottle from the drug store is just a couple of bucks and it will spray easily and penetrates the scales well. Using an oil as opposed to a salve will allow you to observe the condition of the leg easier. You will be surprised at how quickly the scales will return to a normal position. I would recommend spraying the legs for 3 days. The oil will smother the mites and the scales will lay back down. I would apply once more a week later.

I had two hens whose legs looked horrendous. When I couldn't locate the mineral oil in the medicine cabinet I spied a spray bottle of Avon Skin So Soft. Worked great and my birds never smelled better.

 

[tdhenson86]

Happy Birthday tdhenson86! You are only 3 years older than me! Tell me, whats its like to be 27? I have not been there yet, but soon.

Anyway, have a great one!

I am making a trip, and will be back with something. Will post pictures!

Something hit Russia? Have not heard anything. Can someone post a link? Never mind. Found some at a weather site. Reading it.

Thanks for the birthday wishes! Well, 27 isn't much different than 24.

I honestly don't feel a bit different than I did 7-8 years ago. I still can't figure out how I'm 27, but I feel like I just graduated from my associates degree. Weird.

 

[tjbeckman]

Probably the least expensive would be mineral oil. A quart bottle from the drug store is just a couple of bucks and it will spray easily and penetrates the scales well. Using an oil as opposed to a salve will allow you to observe the condition of the leg easier. You will be surprised at how quickly the scales will return to a normal position. I would recommend spraying the legs for 3 days. The oil will smother the mites and the scales will lay back down. I would apply once more a week later.

I had two hens whose legs looked horrendous. When I couldn't locate the mineral oil in the medicine cabinet I spied a spray bottle of Avon Skin So Soft. Worked great and my birds never smelled better.

Cool, I keep both products on hand, we use the mineral oil for the horses on the rare occasion that we have a colic, the skin so soft works great on the dogs and horses for our homemade fly spray. Do I need to worry about the cold with spraying it on? I am thinking they should be fine right?

 

[ladyrsanti]

Happy Birthday tdhenson86! You are only 3 years older than me! Tell me, whats its like to be 27? I have not been there yet, but soon.

Anyway, have a great one!

I am making a trip, and will be back with something. Will post pictures!

Something hit Russia? Have not heard anything. Can someone post a link? Never mind. Found some at a weather site. Reading it.

Pretty awesome. Nothing like the Tunguska event but better in that it was so well recorded.

 

[Opa]

Quote: Temperature isn't a factor when spraying your birds. However, if the oil won't spray (-22F) you probably shouldn't be outdoors.

 

[tjbeckman]

Temperature isn't a factor when spraying your birds. However, if the oil won't spray (-22F) you probably shouldn't be outdoors.

Haha, yeah at that temp the birds just might be on their own LOL Thanks for sharing all your info with us!!!

 

[tjbeckman]

So I got some pics to share, not the best but you can kinda get the idea: