tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542238920164967579.post6857841078847175344..comments2022-06-20T09:51:43.452-05:00Comments on The Fairy Mom's Journal: My Husband's a Chicken Catcher (or Getting To Know Our Food )fairymom aka Victorymama aka Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18243552999061251597noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542238920164967579.post-9013252345039578242017-12-14T05:37:22.274-06:002017-12-14T05:37:22.274-06:00I have beeb catching chcikens for about 2 years no...I have beeb catching chcikens for about 2 years now and were i work at the best thing we have found to help prevent rash is womens panty hose. Wear the under your regular work clothes. But thw catch is take 1 pair and cut the crotch out so you can wear it like a long sleeve shirt. Womens trouser socks also work good for putting over your arms once you cut out finger holes to protect from scratches. We work 6 days a week every week. The monet is good woth benefits<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07309356517575062419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542238920164967579.post-83388930075572932492016-07-26T12:02:00.260-05:002016-07-26T12:02:00.260-05:00I have spent over a year catching chickens in BC C...I have spent over a year catching chickens in BC Canada and I mean it's pretty much the same from what I can tell world wide. You have a job to do and it sucks but someone has to do it. My best advice is cotton gloves that you constantly switch every couple of hours. Some people use socks to prevent the scratches but they don't bug me so much now that I have spent so long catching. I am prone to working up a sweat in the barns and I am also one of the few that will work in little more then my gloves my boots and a pair of shorts and I find that I have very few problems from things like cuts. Clean any infections out when you get home and as you get ready use baby powder to keep your skin dry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906873985294742523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542238920164967579.post-54641964683530173112013-03-01T19:03:15.364-06:002013-03-01T19:03:15.364-06:00Hey i am a british chicken catcher. Its not the be...Hey i am a british chicken catcher. Its not the best job but here the money is good. I have been catching for 2 n half years.. All we where is reflective work trousers t-shirt n jumper sll with teflective strips. We wear thin cloth n rubber gloves. But when we are in the cgicken sheds we take our jumpers off because it is to hot to weara one. I have been catching all that time n i am fit n healthy. Iv neve fell ill or caught any infections or fallwn ill from catching.i catch 5 days a qeek unles i do over time.the inly problem i had was my arms, leg n back muscles ached for months and my hands were sore/red raw for couple of month till my skin hardened up n got used to it but after my body got used to it 5 days a week every week im fit as a fidle and bo problems with me.. Also the money is good.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898979705809008079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542238920164967579.post-1856286277615441512012-10-12T02:08:46.326-05:002012-10-12T02:08:46.326-05:00I catch chickens for a living, have done for about...I catch chickens for a living, have done for about a year now and i have to agree the marks are what we call ammonia burn. My best advice may initially seem counter intuitive but bear with me. Clothing absorbs the ammonia chemicals from the poop and holds it against the skin where it causes a chemical burn. Baby powder does work but the best advice is to wear a singlet and no gloves. This is because the wet mess hits the skin, then dries out doing no more damage, first two weeks the burns will continue but lessenned, then the skin will harden and you will never get this reaction again. Trust me i endured months of agony from long shirts and gloves before ditching it all for joggers and a vest, no burns since. Four months and counting. Tell him to try it once.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705439238124929877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542238920164967579.post-29374718378542544122012-07-15T21:54:36.704-05:002012-07-15T21:54:36.704-05:00the rash is from the ammonia a tip for the scratec...the rash is from the ammonia a tip for the scrateches on the arms take an old pair of socks an cut a hole for his fingers an thumb also baby powder on the body before he goes to work is awesome at helpin with the rash even if ur hubby is no lnger doin this maybe this will help omeone else my husband was a chicken catcher for yrs in pa its nasty dirty work i been to the barns an helped his hands are permenatly dsfiguredAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542238920164967579.post-7480816414563723862012-01-28T12:49:50.467-06:002012-01-28T12:49:50.467-06:00My grandma was a chicken grower for many years. Sh...My grandma was a chicken grower for many years. She had one chicken house ans barely made a profit after feed, electricity, and water, so we had to help catch the chickens so she wouldn't have to pay anybody. It is nasty work. Thick Leather gloves and old army jackets help protect from scratches. A respirator helps a little. My grandma's house was shut down fifteen years ago when she couldn't afford to make necessary improvements and I haven't eaten chicken since way before then. I sincerely hope opportunities arise for your husband and son.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com