Posts by wdc1952

To me, it looks like you have a partridge cochin cockeral. The wattles are already starting to show.But only time will yield additional aid in identifying the sex especially with feathering.Didnt ask, but is this chick a large fowl or...

I believe that you have a single comb cockeral. A true to breed silkie will have a walnut comb and not a single, and it appears by your pic that there is a wavy comb showing itself.

I have likewise tried to no avail to contact him through email with no results. His web page is down, but the bidbird auction site is still running.Very interested in trying to secure some chicks from his stock of LF wyandottes.Hope all...

Pullet

I have use woolite to wash my birds  for over 10 years. It doesnt produce a lot of suds and still gets the birds clean. I do not use fabric softener in the rinse water for my smooth feathered birds, only for the silkies. But I have...

Yes, you have 4 BLRW cockerals and the last pic looks to be a Blue Wyandotte cockeral.

I have wash my Silkies in a 5 gallon bucket with luke warm water with a capful of woolite. I rinse the bird in a 5 gal bucket of lukewarm water with a capful of fabric softener. I then wrap each bird in a towel for 5-15  minutes as...

After washing and rinsing and then wrapping each bird in a towel, I will place each one into a single cage with lots of clean pine shavings. I leave the towel wrapped around the bird for maybe 5-10 minutes. As far as the smooth feathered...

I periodically give my large fowl and bantams pieces of bread for a change of piece. They sure gobble it up.

I am 26 miles North of KC just West of I-35 and it sure is hot again this pm.Howdy!!!!