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    The Wyandotte Thread

    I had the same thing happen this past weekend at a show.The judge put a BLR as BB & I corrected it before it was a permanent placing
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    The Wyandotte Thread

    This color " pattern is one I have really wanted to try and work on here. Very beautiful
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    The Wyandotte Thread

    Wyandottetx is correct. if you have the appropriate size cage or pens you will not have the problem with feather breakage. nobody would dispute that free ranging (assuming that you have adequate protection from all manner predators) is the ideal way to raise egg & table birds. we are talking...
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    The Wyandotte Thread

    I have personally never tried fermenting my feed......okay that's a lie I tried once with the game bird feed that I was trying to sprout because my bantams couldn't handle the large size of the seeds & grains. it was awful so I never continue the practice, but I can see where that would work...
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    The Wyandotte Thread

    Okay one of the problems I see is you don't have enough fat in their diet. Your protein levels are lower due to using both corn & scratch(which has a lot of corn). adding vegetables is a nice thing, the greener the better. Calf Manna is a superior product but some birds won't eat it. try adding...
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    The Wyandotte Thread

    about the breeders you mentioned I only know of Foley and Paul. that being said I've heard enough about the Paul Birds to steer clear. most of the best birds came from a well-known deceased breeder named David Lefeber.Foley sourced from him & others. That being said NPIP has absolutely nothing...
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    The Wyandotte Thread

    my first question would be where are you sourcing the birds that you have opted to show? Are they from exhibition Birds, or hatchery stock? Hatchery birds are going to be about half the size of exhibition stock. exhibition birds are very large and it had good care & show type conditioning their...
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    The Wyandotte Thread

    ideally you want to allow a few days between the day you show them and bath. Most people try to do it a week ahead of time but I've done as close as three days however when I'm that close i use a blow dryer. just allowing them to air dry requires a few days of preening to get feathers back into...
  9. sixpugs

    The Wyandotte Thread

    I really like your silver pencilled birds. How long have you been working on them? Where did you get your breeding stock? We also have SP but only in bantam at this time. Did I read correctly that you also have bantams?
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    The Wyandotte Thread

    There are some sites and some good articles out there. It is actually better to locate a breeder that will take you under their "wing" if you will and give you some helpful hints. Showing chickens is extremely rewarding but it is also filled with alot of old school exhibitors who try and keep...
  11. sixpugs

    The Wyandotte Thread

    I'm sorry BantyChickenLuv, I had something come up and haven't been back to reply. Your pictures are almost impossible to judge this bird or your pullets. They need to be in a well lit area, profile shots and alone in the cage at bird level. Place the bird in the cage on a table. Get down to...
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    The Wyandotte Thread

    Go to my profile & while I need to update pics, there is a pic of 3 pullets. The middle black one next to the silver laced has a bunny tail & was sold as a pet.
  13. sixpugs

    The Wyandotte Thread

    This looks like either his tail is growing out &/or narrow. He looks young to me as well. Just hard for me to say with these pics.
  14. sixpugs

    The Wyandotte Thread

    These pictures do not give a fair representation of the bird. If possible a standing side view is best. He appears to have nice yellow legs and a decent head. May I ask where you got him?
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    The Wyandotte Thread

    If you are breeding bantams, you remove any and all bunny tailed birds from your breeders. The true breeder motto is: "You will continue to get that which you tolerate." Too many decent birds in the world to try & spend generations to fix a serious flaw. If your male is bunny-tailed, he is 1/2...
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