>
> Andy, why would there be such a high rate of problems with skin sores? I
> raised a few chickens in the back yard as a kid and never had that kind of
> trouble. In fact, I don't recall that any of them had sores. Is it diet
> or are there new diseases now? I'm thinking of raising some chickens this
> spring but I sure don't want to raise the quality of bird described below.
> Mike Miller
The diseases that would most likely lead to skin sores have to do with
environmental stress factors such as over-crowding and mismanagement of
bedding. In a backyard system that you envision these problems usually don't
occur. I encourage you to go ahead with a poultry flock of your own this
year. One place to get valuable information is on the pasturepoultry@onelist
news group. You can access it through www.onelist.com. Another useful list
for you is the Market Farming list at market-farming@franklin.oit.unc.edu
regards,
Andy Lee
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