Cochin Thread!!! - Page 917

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Originally Posted by tiki244 

Hi,

 

I havent been on here much lately because I am in a big remodelling project at home and it is crunch time. But I wanted to say hi to everyone.

 

 Angel is a very pretty color lil crow.  I wish you well with your back surgery.   

 

 

mjgigax the mottleds look wonderful too.  I am having problems getting all the pictures up of the rest of them and so so want to see that Buff Roo!!!!! 

 

 

 

~Kris~

 

 

 

 

I pick him up tonight. I'll get some pics soon.

a quick note for those having picture problems...  once you get the pictures loaded into the editor, you can click and drag them where they're supposed to be. make sure you put them on their own line, or they do mess up the text formatting too. (quick hint...  type out everything first, put the cursor on the line you want it to go on, and add it. but don't move the mouse or cursor until th pic is loaded or it'll jump to where the mouse/cursor is.)

and to make this pertinent to the thread, i picked up a NICE pair today. white roo with a white frizzled hen (bantams).  i like the roo way more than the hen, but we'll see how she feathers out when she's done moulting (she's covered in pin feathers).

they need some serious help tho, he's got a 'turdball' under his vent about the size of an egg (scissors will help that) and she's got gunk crusted over several toes. hoping she doesn't lose the toenails. i've had that happen with other birds i've gotten before. 

how do you bathe these guys?  i'm thinking her feet are going to have to soak to get the stuff off easily, but want to know what to do to get it done properly. i'd rather get them bathed tonight, so if anyone has a suggestion you can PM me, or post here if it would benefit anyone else that might not know? 

here's a pic of the 2. not in their permanent home yet, it's not done. i wasn't planning on bringing home more birds, and the pen i'm building was going to be for my black/self blue's... so these 2 will be in the brooder (no heat) for a few days, but at least it's bigger than the travel cage.  went to a swap, and sold 3 ee chicks (roos) turned around and handed the $ to the person parked next to me for the pair. (i'd call that a fair trade. )

then i get to start building MORE breeding pens. LOL

don't really want the frizzle, but out of the pair i'll get some non-frizzled chicks to keep. 

Just some random pictures for you to enjoy...........

They didnt apreciate the camera flash,opps!

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Originally Posted by Featherland26 

Just some random pictures for you to enjoy...........

 

They didnt apreciate the camera flash,opps!

 

 

 

Thank you for sharing!

I fill up the kitchen sinks with warm water, put some Dawn dishwashing liquid in one, vinegar in the other. Plop the bird in, make sure they can feel the bottom, and work on the topside while the feet are soaking. Might not be a bad idea to wash them with flea and tick shampoo. I use an old toothbrush or soft nail brush on their feet, but the poo softens up quickly. Rinse with sink  sprayer, finish up in vinegar water. Wrap the bird in an old towel. I hold them on my lap in the towel and use the blow dryer on them while we both watch TV. They LOVE the blow dryer, just keep it low so it doesn't burn.

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Originally Posted by MrsChickendad 

 

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how do you bathe these guys?  i'm thinking her feet are going to have to soak to get the stuff off easily, but want to know what to do to get it done properly. i'd rather get them bathed tonight, so if anyone has a suggestion you can PM me, or post here if it would benefit anyone else that might not know? 

 

I fill up the kitchen sinks with warm water, put some Dawn dishwashing liquid in one, vinegar in the other. Plop the bird in, make sure they can feel the bottom, and work on the topside while the feet are soaking. Might not be a bad idea to wash them with flea and tick shampoo. I use an old toothbrush or soft nail brush on their feet, but the poo softens up quickly. Rinse with sink  sprayer, finish up in vinegar water. Wrap the bird in an old towel. I hold them on my lap in the towel and use the blow dryer on them while we both watch TV. They LOVE the blow dryer, just keep it low so it doesn't burn.

Very easy to follow bathing instructions anyone can use!  Any particular TV programs? . . . I'm thinking maybe Animal Planet?

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Originally Posted by Coopa Cabana 

Very easy to follow bathing instructions anyone can use!  Any particular TV programs? . . . I'm thinking maybe Animal Planet?

 

 

How about "My Cat from Hell"? It might make the chickens feel superior . . . 

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Originally Posted by MrsChickendad 

I fill up the kitchen sinks with warm water, put some Dawn dishwashing liquid in one, vinegar in the other. Plop the bird in, make sure they can feel the bottom, and work on the topside while the feet are soaking. Might not be a bad idea to wash them with flea and tick shampoo. I use an old toothbrush or soft nail brush on their feet, but the poo softens up quickly. Rinse with sink  sprayer, finish up in vinegar water. Wrap the bird in an old towel. I hold them on my lap in the towel and use the blow dryer on them while we both watch TV. They LOVE the blow dryer, just keep it low so it doesn't burn.

ok thanks. while bathing the roo i noticed lice or mites... not sure which, but skinny longish (like 1-2mm) bugs in the feathers. 8/  i think the hen may have MORE of a problem with that, as her comb and facial skin are real pale... 

considering their condition i'm not horribly surprised. i'm wondering if i could use the ivermectin injectable as a spot on?  i have injectable as i use it orally for the dogs and horses' worming routines, mixed with a hummingbird nectar concentrate to make it sweeter (it's normally very bitter).  i've used it on my other chickens for worms, double diluted (.5 ml solution to 5 ml nectar and 5 ml water, dose bantam cochin about .2 ml  works out to about the equivalent of 1m/100 pounds of body weight (same as for cattle, but easier to measure per pound of chicken)

oh and why the vinegar and how much? i didn't catch that part before... so if he's nearly dry should i go back and bath again?  i also don't have a hair dryer, but i wrapped him in a towel for a while now he's in one of the brooders (until i'm done with the breeding pen) and having a blast with the clean shavings... 

qualify this as TMI if you want, but I also think he's got worms, he's got REAL wet poops (projectile) and quite loud (chicken farts?). 

but i think he enjoyed his bath. i put him in the sink, and he didnt say a word until i accidentally pulled a feather near his vent. (it had a clod)  rinsed him super well, turned him over and re-soaped and washed his feet and vent again and rinsed under the running faucet again. LOL i think he enjoyed the pampering.
 

Hey all  

I have a question for some of the gurus  I am thinking about getting some eggs with one of the parents being smooth and the other a frizzle How many generations will it take to get the frizzle out to where it dont show up anymore ? Or will it still show up from time to time even when bred back to nothing but smooths I am hoping to get an answer I can live with cause I dont want the frizzles and these are the only eggs of this variety that I have found Please somebody help me

Mike 

Sounds like lice, but they could have both. They are VERY bad this year. Mild winter and dampness. I use dog/cat flea shampoo for that. Yes you can use the Ivermectin as a spot on. A drop on the back of the neck, a drop under each wing and a drop near the vent. Maybe a few days later powder them w/poultry lice dust. Dust their pen too.

BTW, that Roo looks very nice (quality). :)