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Our new chooks have been entertaining us with their quirks. They obsessively peck at spots and words on containers to the point of removing 'paint' or coloured plastic off containers, so we have had to remove all bags they can get at.

Their latest quirk is synchronised fly catching. No I'm not kidding and yes they do catch things.

A shorter version

Long version (91 seconds). It takes a while for the enthusiasm to show in the longer version.
 
Over the New Year my wife looked after two baby cats for 3 days for a neighbour whilst they were visiting family. She has since developed a skin rash, circular about the size of an old halfpenny. She went to a skin specialist today who picked it up immediately; "Do you have cats?" she asked.

It's referred to as Microsporum canis, a fungus that lives on the skin of animals. without causing disease but can affect people through direct contact without the need for wounds. Behaviors that lead to infection are holding, hugging, sleeping in the same bed, etc. Apparently, it's easily cured but could take three weeks.

We believe that the black one is the culprit!

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Yorky said:
Over the New Year my wife looked after two baby cats for 3 days for a neighbour whilst they were visiting family. She has since developed a skin rash, circular about the size of an old halfpenny. She went to a skin specialist today who picked it up immediately; "Do you have cats?" she asked.

It's referred to as Microsporum canis, a fungus that lives on the skin of animals. without causing disease but can affect people through direct contact without the need for wounds. Behaviors that lead to infection are holding, hugging, sleeping in the same bed, etc. Apparently, it's easily cured but could take three weeks.

We believe that the black one is the culprit!

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Both our cats are currently being showered although they never came into contact with the "visitors".

And they don't like it!
 
Yorky said:
Over the New Year my wife looked after two baby cats for 3 days for a neighbour whilst they were visiting family. She has since developed a skin rash, circular about the size of an old halfpenny. She went to a skin specialist today who picked it up immediately; "Do you have cats?" she asked.

It's referred to as Microsporum canis, a fungus that lives on the skin of animals. without causing disease but can affect people through direct contact without the need for wounds. Behaviors that lead to infection are holding, hugging, sleeping in the same bed, etc. Apparently, it's easily cured but could take three weeks.

We believe that the black one is the culprit!

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That sounds like what is commonly called ringworm, which I don't think is actually a worm, but that's what it is called. The description is the same.

CD
 
caseydog said:
That sounds like what is commonly called ringworm, which I don't think is actually a worm, but that's what it is called. The description is the same.

CD
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EDIT: I did a search, and it looks like I was right. It happens every once and awhile.

CD
 
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