Posts by franklinstreetwest

The wing angle looks a lot like Belgian D'Uccle, but the semi-roundy body without beard or earmuffs is a lot like a Cochin. 

I have one black silkie roo for sale. He's a good guy, nice with the ladies and not aggressive with people. He was hatched last summer from eggs I got online here. He's a good lookin boy who needs some ladies of his...

It sounds a lot like wry neck to me too. With care, they can recover at times. From what I learned there are two things that are primary causes. Injury to the head, and vitamin deficiency. There are vitamins for parrots called Ornabac...

I am hoping that there will be some folks that have encountered this....   My flock suddenly started drinking twice the amount of water that they normally do. It is not hot where we live, quite the opposite actually. So far...

My last four have earned their names. Though it took a while to settle on them. They needed to "fit". So, there are three hatchling silkies, and one adopted male showgirl. They are:   1] Rose - buff silkie hen with a...

How long has it been from the time the chick pipped to your friend being concerned for its life?If it's really dried into it's membrane, but it actually pipped it's own breathing hole through, you can help it out. Just go very slow and...

It's a real crap shoot for me so far... there really are a lot of variables to take into consideration! What if a rooster doesn't perform the same with his flock? What if a hen is having some dietary issue that leaves the eggs weaker,...

Before work I did my routine 'bator check. Tentative due date being tomorrow. But we had a few hiccups along the way... there wasn't a peep, pip, peck, scratch, rock or rumble coming from the three eggs I have. When I got home tonight...

Completely off topic, but I saw your name and was wondering if you pronounce it Karon?

WOW, I just skimmed/read this thread, read your original post...My mom (62) had a Kirby salesman cold-call her door last summer. It was a twenty something young guy that was dropped off by his "woman driver"... this was in...