Don't even get me started. Did you know the U.S. government is buying up hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammo? I think they figure if they can't take away our guns, they'll take away our ammo.Never in my life did I think I would be shooting to kill, but man, those squirrels eating my organic chicken feed made me pretty mad. i told them to get lost several times but they didn't listen! Tried an air gun but it wasn't powerful enough( the CO2 cartrige leaked I think) and the pellet gun had an excellent sight, but was hard to reload in the field.(heavy, one pellet at a time, took WAY to much time) Then my husaband gave me his father's old .22. Perfect!!(think dead squirrels with minimal shots) Tried to get more ammo, but since Newtown, gun shops have been sold out. If I can't get more, you husband is welcome to come target practice here!!
I just read the VetRX label and it treats scaly leg. After what I witnessed a couple weeks ago, I swear by this stuff!I suppose you could treat them with Duramycin or one of the "mycins" and dust them real good with DE. I'd keep an eye on them. If you want to take it a step farther you could vaseline all the legs and feet too.
By all means keep them dry.