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Re: Manure balls on chick feet

From: "Elizabeth Pike" <pike AT always-online.com>
To: "market farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Manure balls on chick feet
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 06:36:14 -0500

I'm very familiar with this Bob! Mine always developed these when I
didn't put them on "chunky" litter soon enough. Straw isn't chunky
enough. Use mulch. It cleans their feet as they scratch around. I
put in the mulch after 12 hours of putting them in the brooder on
newspaper. Waiting any longer than this & cleaning their feet is a
must--as you've seen, not an easy job!! (though my girls were
thrilled with "bathing" the chickies, complete with gentle blow
drying!)

Liz Pike
Morningstar Gardens
Pollocksville NC
ICQ 46954468

Manure balls on chick feet, BBGREGSON, 02/13/2000
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Manure balls on chick feet, Elizabeth Pike, 02/14/2000
- Re: Manure balls on chick feet, Robin Follette, 02/14/2000
- Re: Manure balls on chick feet, Michaele Blakely, 02/14/2000
- Re: Manure balls on chick feet, SCook21809, 02/16/2000