Posts by texasmomma

Is the top one a basque? Might be a roo.

I had a swedish flower hen with curled toes. I used tape to fix them and he seemed find until he hit puberty. They curled again. :( He never could roost properly after that.

I have a couple of basque hens that are very small for their age. Or, they seem to be. My swedish flower hen seems small for her age compared to the hatchery australorps, barred rocks and wyandotte that we also have. The basques are...

There is a family I Aubrey, TX that has the basques. I got mine from them.

Just quickly checking in here. I haven't been able to read or post for a while since my two eldest dd's are competing in speech and debate this year. We have been attending tournaments. We just came back from one last week and we have...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dahlisgrams  I wonder if the curled toes are genetic with him? Especially if they are returning after being straightened. Hmmm...   That is my guess. We will have to see...

I have two SFH. One is a rooster. He had curled toes when he was born and I put a bandaid on them to straighten them. They were fine until a couple of weeks ago and they started to curl. :( He has the split wing. He is beautiful,...

Just an update on the chick with the bum leg. We left town and my dh decided not to cull. It is getting along ok. It looks like it might be one of the more white basques. It's hatch mate has a little bit of black on it's head. I...

Well, regardless of the origin of this problem, will have to cull this chick. I just hate to do it. I am going to double check my temp to see what my incubator is running. I think it is right on, but maybe not. I don't want to be the...

Best way to cull a chick?   We are new at this, and I really don't want to do it, but it looks like our little chick isn't going to get any better. Once I find a friend for the one I have left, or find a home for it, we will...