Dandelion Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 During the last two Avian Influenza outbreaks I kept my birds inside, so I didn't use a disinfectant footbath. This time things area bit different as I now have an eglu and a Go Up, and far more hens than I had before. I have started to keep ex-commercial hens - the vet said "Buy more than you need as they probably won't all survive, but they have. So they are still free-ranging and I have followed all the other rules (vermin control, covering the runs, keeping food away from wild birds, netting over my pond). But footbaths are proving to be a problem. I just keep the hens in my back garden which is grassed. So if I use Jeyes fluid (which was all that the supplier had, as he had sold all the Virkon) I will be walking on the grass, which the hens eat, having dipped my clogs in a noxious substance. What are others doing? I would be really glad for some suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 You can buy Virkon online from Flytes So Fancy amongst other suppliers. Also I have a pair of old boots that I only wear in the back garden and nowhere else which should help. I really wouldn’t use Jeyes fluid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Thank you mullethunter - I too only wear the same footwear in the garden so I'm not spreading anything from elsewhere. Jeyes fluid returned to the shop, Virkon picked up from a poultry place in the next county, now I'm ready to rumble!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
