we have a barn that is not gonna be used and its in great shape its about 17' by 9' and its 22' tall would it be good to put a mew in the barn its built on cement and there bolt locks on the door. and it could help to stop dogs, coyotes and other animals. so you guys can throw in your 2 cents
Post by Master Yarak on Jul 25, 2004 6:58:12 GMT -5
Spores and fungus from the hay stored there is very dangerous. Asper lives there. Prevention, prevention, prevention. Yarak
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If its built on cement sounds great as long as you sweep up any previous hay or things that may create moldy surfaces. Just like Yarak said you dont want to develop any Asperligiosis ( if thats how you spell it ). Make sure you can clean it easily.
Are you wanting to use the whole barn as a mew or section off a small area to use? The whole barn can create problems with getting the bird to you unless it voluntarily does so.
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines "Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day; give him a religion................ and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish."
im only using a sort-of small section of the barn and plus i found out my moms using that forsomthing to do with her horses. plus a guy is coming out to look at some plans ;D (if you have any pm me) so the barn will not be used!
As long as it is safely done I don't see why not. Just be sure that no hay ends up or has been stored in the barn. The mold spores can survive for quite awhile after any decomposing matter has been removed. Cheers
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines "Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day; give him a religion................ and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish."
Basicly, any decaying plant material will cause asper. It's in the air we breath all the time. You just don't want to create a large number of it . It will take over the lungs of a raptor very quickly. By the time you notice that the bird has it, it is normally too late.
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines "Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day; give him a religion................ and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish."
You are going to partition part of the barn off for use as a chamber, right? What will you do for ventilation? Do you have the option of facing your chamber to the south? Can you install barred windows or replace the windows already there with bars? Just a few more considerations. Sounds like asper has been covered.
Well, You can't asper proof anything . It's always in the air. The birds immune system is strong enough to fend off the normal amount present as are we as humans. Look at the environment in which you keep your birds and look for places where mold would have an opportunity to grow. Mold needs dampness, warmth, and food. If these are present then the spore count will be able to overcome the defense of the birds immune system. I read on a few sites to use bleach. I don't know what mixture as they didn't say.
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines "Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day; give him a religion................ and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish."
It takes less than a cup of bleach to 3 gals of water to make a sanitizing spray. I take my bird out of the mews for a few hours to let the fumes calm down. Actually, you can use it full strength if you want to, but you'll need to move every living creature within 100 yards of the building out of the way first. I'm going to do that next week in preparation for the 60 ounce hawk that i will most assuredly trap within the first week of trapping season... which is only twenty-eight days away ;D