Daydream thread continues.....

lostinrates

Itismehonest wrote: »

That hits the nail on the head :T although I think much of the "kills germs" has more to do with severe weather keeping people closer to home &, therefore, less opportunity for spread of disease.

Beautiful sunshine & blue sky today. We've hardly seen that in the last few summers :rotfl:
Thawing nicely but I don't think there's enough hours left to finish the job before nightfall &, presumably, the return of freezing temperatures.

Well, not sure about that kills 'germs' thing.

Specifically, for example, I think of parasite eggs.......which burst when frozen. (one of the reasons we are taught to worm horses just as first frosts hit). Not a germ no, but I would say comes under what I was thinking about. Snow is also good for thrush in horses feet (which has been terrible in all this wet this year). Obviously cold and dry is better still!

Itismehonest

I was thinking of the old wives' tales about the cold but, yes, freezing does help with certain things ...... although I thought that it needed a more prolonged spell of freezing to make any difference.

lostinrates

Itismehonest wrote: »

I was thinking of the old wives' tales about the cold but, yes, freezing does help with certain things ...... although I thought that it needed a more prolonged spell of freezing to make any difference.

Depends.

I used to do worm egg counts (or take them back for others to do more often) as a favour to subject owners on behavioural studies. I remmebe the night I got back, In the wee small hours, dumped the feacal samples in the lab freezer and left a note for the lab assstant (due in about four hours later). I had to drive all the way back. I often found cool bag samples were lower than the ones from the same place not cool bagged. But I am not in any way shape of form a parasitologist.

Once the thing susceptable, in that case, an egg, freezes it freezes. How sheltered it is, how protected from freezing makes more of a difference I guess than how long......once it's popped it's popped. Rummer culd probably tell us more.


With thrush.....any little helps after such long wetness.

Itismehonest

lostinrates wrote: »

Depends.

I used to do worm egg counts (or take them back for others to do more often) as a favour to subject owners on behavioural studies. I remmebe the night I got back, In the wee small hours, dumped the feacal samples in the lab freezer and left a note for the lab assstant (due in about four hours later). I had to drive all the way back. I often found cool bag samples were lower than the ones from the same place not cool bagged. But I am not in any way shape of form a parasitologist.

Once the thing susceptable, in that case, an egg, freezes it freezes. How sheltered it is, how protected from freezing makes more of a difference I guess than how long......once it's popped it's popped. Rummer culd probably tell us more.


With thrush.....any little helps after such long wetness.

Interesting, thanks.

Wetness. Well, that's a whole different ball game

Mollymoonlight

Its mud rash that's the big issue on our yard rather than thrush. Even the hairiest of hooves have been getting it over the past couple of winters, poor souls. Lots of water and heavy clay soil is a disaster waiting to happen. Ideally we should winter in, but we have no good hard stand for stretching legs.

lostinrates

Mollymoonlight wrote: »

Its mud rash that's the big issue on our yard rather than thrush. Even the hairiest of hooves have been getting it over the past couple of winters, poor souls. Lots of water and heavy clay soil is a disaster waiting to happen. Ideally we should winter in, but we have no good hard stand for stretching legs.

Ahh, we are totally spared, thank goodness. Tbh I have only had to deal with it in my own twice. Once I am convinced had something to do with the place, they all had it and did not elsewhere, one was just run down.

Have you tried all the normal tricks like udder cream or oil over bone dry clean legs?

This is when the acre of concrete helps.....fatties inthe grassy weather, them all when it's .....been like this. Even then...it's not enough without enrichment.

Mollymoonlight

I'm probably the luckiest this year (or unluckiest depending how you look at it), because Lolly was quarantined from June to October, she's been spared the worst of it. The rest weren't allowed on the yard though in case they got infected so spent the wettest summer on record knew deep in mud. To be fair, there were days when I wondered who was worse off! I've used udder cream in the past, but we used wool fat last year as a barrier and I have to say that was excellent!

Rummer

Our yard used to be plagued by mud rash, it is a horrid thing.

rhiwfield

CTC, how's the Exeter Rave?

Postie delivered letters today, first time since last Thurs, no parcels which is a bit of a bu**er as DW has a significant birthday and pressies all in the depot.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Hi All:j:j:j

what a day...... started quiet, but then it went manic... didn't stop.... The crafting ladies, once they realised the concept of buying the fabric in the way we were selling it, they realised they were getting a total bargin...:D:D:D

the problem we have now, is that they said it was quiet today, compared to other years:eek::eek::eek:, and alot of people who had pre-booked tickets for today, have transfered them for tomorrow or saturday:eek::eek::eek:... the best of ( and a load of) of fabric was sold today, soooooo we only have dregs to sell...

we have c@cked up really.... we should cover the pitch, BUT will not have enough stock to make a profit..( or will only make a small one)

BUT on saying that.. we now know that the crafters love our stuff, and we just got to make sure we bring the big van, and just fill it to the rafters with stuff to top up...

Rhiwie.. I didn't understand a word of those old proverbs, so could you translate them into modern terms please:D


Alfie... you found me:rotfl::rotfl: but I have another account i use more;) so will try and find you from that one....

Right off to finishh my bottle of bud!