Episode 296 Derbyshire Redcap Chicken / Livestock Conservancy's Jeanette Beringer and Brian Lawson on the new Redcap Conservation Project / Seafood Macaroni Salad / Aprons

Oh, you know what I wanna talk about real quick, is just double-check your chickens' feet for bumblefoot while you're out there, because I'm having some cases right now.

It's, it's a drought year in a lot of the country.

A lot of the world, it's a drought year.

And drought years often lead to micro-abrasions, which lead to bumblefoot.

Yeah, so the girls, like if you notice them even walking a little bit slower-

Mm-hmm

... check those pads, because they're trying to hide it.

So it's a time that you should check everybody's pads.

And I've had one or two with the double bumble, because when they're walking, you know, it's...

So, yeah.

They favor one foot and they put too much stress on the other, and then you end up with both feet.

My gorgeous and gigantic Langshan, Jane Goodall, she's got a nice one on her foot that-

Oh, yeah

... she's been trying to hide, but I got it last night.

Yeah.

It's hard.

It's hard, man.

All the things.

All the things.

I kinda feel like this is the final stretch of the summer, though.

Once we get into August, mid-August, it starts to cool down a little bit, at least at night.

At night.

And that's a big break for the animals, especially the sheep.

Yeah.

Just to be able to cool off at night.