Looking forward getting out tomorrow morning after having covid for last week. Yay.
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Looking forward getting out tomorrow morning after having covid for last week. Yay.
Have you lads come across lice on the ducks feathers when plucking them.
Had the horrible discovery of one in my hair after plucking and breasting 12 ducks on sunday.
happens quite regularly rotten little fuckers, you'll be pleased to know a hot soapy shower is enough to get rid of them. They are quiet common on game birds. It's uncanny how quickly they can find there way to your head from your hands too.....I'm bloody itchy just thinking about it
Live are very host specific. Fortunately, bird lice don't do too well on humans and are merely am annoying and somewhat disconcerting byproduct of hunting. Bird mites can bite and leave itchy marks on humans, but can't complete their life cycle on humans.
Blow torch is good for getting rid of small, downy feathers and I bet it would work wonders on lice too. Reminds me of the time, I shot a couple of turkeys "out of season". Ignorance on my part. When it came to plucking, I was gagging from the smell plus they were covered in lice. Guts smelt even worse. My culinary aspirations went from a whole roasted bird to harvesting breasts and legs to just skin off breasts and even they smelt awful. In the end, even the cat wouldn't eat the breasts!
Managed a pair this morning in waikato swamp.. Little around but sunny as. Beats getting wet.