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I know. It counterintuitive. But I do know that there is an implant that a vet can put into a bird to help reduce or stop laying entirely. I know it might be hard to fathom of why somebody would want to do some thing like this but my favorite little Serama hen, Pippa, is a tiny little thing...

Hi! I'm Noelle Reagan. I own and operate Native Colors Exotics in Big Bend, Wisconsin (Waukesha county). We are the proud headquarters of The Serama Club of Wisconsin , and I am the state rep for the Serama Council of North America. We have a very active group of people that regularly get...

Hi. I have three diamond doves. While I am a parrot and poultry breeder, I know very little about doves. I adore the little things and they seem to return the sentiment. They are 2019 hatches for the white ones and the gray/blue one I am unsure of his age but I was wondering what other people...

My six and a half year old eclectus are a quarter of a chocolate chip cookie when someone else was holding him. He is 400 grams. otherwise healthy. it was a chips ahoy chocolate chip cookie with semisweet chocolate chips. my knee jerk reactionwas to give him his favorite foods. To get...

Up for sale, two serama cockerels, one who was honored with BV at a 2019 show! Both are proven males who produce beautiful offspring. Both imprinted and easy to handle. Good tabletop or APA show prospects. I am selling only because I have way to many boys! I WOULD LIKE TO TRY AND SELL FOR LOCAL...

So last fall, I take my sweet silkied serama Pullet (plus 21 others) to a show over 7 hours away. Amidst some stuff competition, my sweet chewy (shirt for Chewbacca), the afore mentioned, wins best of breed. To my shock actually. I had a few in mid that I thought would be good candidates for...

So last year, I got an envelope from cackle hatchery that had a hand-written address- so clearly not a bulk mailing. Since I never have ordered anything from them, curiously, I opened it right away. Inside was a $100 check for a photo contest I won with my three pet BB bronze toms. Pretty cool...

We had a lame Cemani rooster. First limping, then flat out, could only flop around in a circle on the ground. My mind immediately went to mereks. Two trips to the university hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, xrays, bloodwork and the CT (I think this is the CT scan anyway- he had quite a few...

Here’s the story - (and I’m not sure if I’m spelling the breed name correctly)... I got a rare breed egg assortment for my birthday last December and on January 29, 2019 out hatches the most darling salmon favorelle. Since I don’t know the breed at all and don’t have any - I placed her with...

hello, After a successful hatch of rare breeds over winter- and hours and hours of imprinting/ handling time- I have some started show quality stock for sale in SE WI. Hatched 2/19/19 “Will” very flashy SWEDISH FLOWER cockerel (pictured) Hatched 2/13/19 “JOss” (means solid) show quality...

So I have this grow out room that serves also as my poultry office. In this room, there is two cemani rooster that run loose all the time durning the night or on Rainy days. They are 100% roosters- crowing, Spurs, squabbling, tidbitting for the ladies adjacent in the outdoor runs, etc. they are...

Hello, Anyone who has interacted with me on here knows that my heart has always been with turkeys. And while it still is, over the winter I took on a good sized exotic chicken hatching project. A successful one too. Of them, (Ayam Cemani, serama, ginger spangled shamo, silkie, blue isbar, to...

My first hatch/ fav chick, who hatched January 28 of this year is putting her head between her legs and doing what looks like itching but I am afraid it’s not. I fear mereks. I don’t know much about mereks but I do believe it’s Neurological- correct? SHe’s eating fine. SHe’s pooping fine. Once...

I have a tiny serama at 4 days old that - since hatch- has done this constant loud chirp. Water and food ideal. Temp at 95. Can get away from heat too. Has a friend. I’m perplexed. I do notice that when I hold it - it stops and lays down in my hand and goes to sleep. Could it be craving human...

The sweet little black chick shown in the photo was born on.... get this... feb 11th!!! This photo was taken last night. (2/27/19). He’s Ayam Cemani. Behind him is a blue isbar that was hatched on 2/19. So nearly ten day younger and the isbar is bigger than the Cemani. I’ve actually got silkies...

This thread was inspired by/ the brilliant idea of @memphis - so thanks for the great idea! I’m very excited for spring 2019. Why? Because I begin a journey as a breeder of two exotic varieties of turkeys that have been brought back to the population by Kevin Porter from porters rare turkeys...

Wrong end. Didn’t see a beak at all. But didn’t see an internal pip either. I have three other wild ones hatched today in the bator raising hell. I read not to worry about that sort of thing on the hatch assist article but now that they’re dry should I remove the three? And could they have done...

Another urgent question. Does this seem to be a malpositioned chick? From what I’ve read, they should pip at the fat end of the egg where the air cell is. Or is this what’s known as (un)zipping? Clearly, I’m new to hatching. I’m a worried mom here. Any guidance is so appreciated- as always...

Here’s the photo. @casportpony

These eggs were incubated a bit low. I have a still air and they were at about 100.5 for the first 12 days. I have since kicked it up a degree. The first one pictured below is a chicken egg. A Cemani. I was worried about the dark spot because it looks a bit rotten to me. Although it doesn’t...