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  1. savannahchickmom

    Winter help for bald frizzle hen

    I wound up buying a tiny frizzle hen who I thought was in desperate need of TLC. As it turns out, "Pretty Girl" is probably the product of frizzlexfrizzle breeding. She is almost completely bald on her back, and her stomach & legs are spotty. I am afraid she will get frostbite this winter...
  2. savannahchickmom

    Help with new Gosling please

    2 Sebbie/Buff Saddleback cross eggs - 1 just hatched & 1 is working on it. The one that hatched has a crossed beak, and its eyes don't look right. It has NO coordination - keeps throwing its head back and falling flat on his back. I am REALLY hoping that as it dries, and gains a bit of...
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    Sebastopal sexing - please help

    I have had "Rexy" for about a year. Got him as a gander, and got him a goose partner recently. Rexy is a grey & Sophie is white. One of them has started laying. I broke open the first one I found, and though it was pattially frozen, it appeared fertile. Rexy is the only one I ever see...
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    Looking for Sebbie girl for my lonely gander, Rexy...

    Rexy had attached himself to a tiny call duck, who was recently killed. Rexy is terribly lost without his little girl. I want to get him another friend, preferably of his own breed. He is an awesome bird, who doesn't realize he is a bird. I am hoping to find one fairly close, so I can pick...
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    Adopted 2 Easter present ducks & need some advice please...

    We put a chicken coop by our pond, and have them locked in. Plan to start letting them out during the day, after they have figured out this is now home. When I get new chickens, I keep them penned for awhile to let them get used to the coop they will be locked up in overnight. Do ducks "catch...
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    Creativity needed!!! Designing tractor for longtails

    :) I have looked at every plan I can get my hands on. Just cannot find "the one." My yokohamas are tiny, but I want to build a tractor they can use when they need The extra tail room too. The problem I keep having is - if it is tall enough to Allow for the tails, it is HEAVY or else it is so...
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    Need coop advice for Longtails - want to do it right the first time!!

    We have had "normal" chickens for quite awhile, but we are getting into Yokohamas now, too. I want to keep them separate of course, and I believe they would benefit from different accomodations than my Wellies, EE's etc. due to their long tails. I don't want to start all over again next year...
  8. savannahchickmom

    My two "peeping" peacocks

    Icee & Bleu (Feb 2012) Didn't realize peacocks would be so interested in us. Their favorite place to be is perched outside any window they can watch us through. The deck door is an absolute favorite. They sit there & beg until we toss them out a treat. In the bottom picture, Bleu is watching...
  9. savannahchickmom

    Looking for wry-neck sling/support ideas

    I read somewhere on here that one of you hadmade a sling or support for your chick with wry-neck. I have a 7 day old with wry-neck. The only time she seems comfortable is curled up in my hand with her neck supported. I am walking around carrying this tiny baby wrapped in an old washcloth. I...
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    Leaning toward purchase of hovabator genesis - question

    I have an LG (ugh). Will the turner from my LG fit in the hovabator? It has been a debate between the genesis & a brinsea Octo 20. Any input? Thank you as always!!!
  11. savannahchickmom

    Yokohamas - eggs, chicks, info ...

    We are starting a breeding program, and we are looking for good, healthy "starter" chicks. Yokohamas are truly rare & hard to find, as is information on them. Any input from experienced breeders would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you in advance! Jennifer, Emily & Abby
  12. savannahchickmom

    APA Standard of Perfection

    We are starting a breeding program for endangered breeds, and I am looking for one of these, or at least an excerpt initially on Yokohamas & Buckeyes. Thank you!
  13. savannahchickmom

    Importing eggs

    This may not be the appropriate place for this question... I was wondering if I read the USPS website correctly. Has anyone on BYC done this? Are the fees truly several hundred dollars, or did I misinterpret that? I realize that there is probably a mountain of paperwork, which doesn't...
  14. savannahchickmom

    Day old with Leg problem - advice please!

    We have one that hatched last night. He has one leg that he cannot seem to bend. The knee doesn't seem to work, but bends easily & apparently painlessly when I bend it for him. He pulls himself along with the good leg & this one drags along behind. Any advice is greatly appreciated! He...
  15. savannahchickmom

    New Peacock integration question

    We have a female blackshoulder, Icy. She is about 9 months old. Her mate was killed 2 months ago. On Friday evening, we picked up a beautiful 9 month old boy, "Bleu," to keep Icy company. He was "freerange" where he lived before, as are my birds. We put him in a run for a few days to...
  16. savannahchickmom

    1st incubation attempt - set 12/29/11

    My daughter got a Little Giant for Christmas, and a few friends and our hens provided eggs. My daughters and I set them last night. Now to see if anything happens:) Don't know who is more excited - the girls or me!
  17. savannahchickmom

    Tips on getting involved raising endangered breeds - please advise

    My family is discussing getting involved. We LOVE our chickens, and my daughters are facinated with why breeds/species become extinct. Therefore, as a family project, we are looking at breeding endangered chickens. Need some input from those of you who already do this. We have plenty of room...
  18. savannahchickmom

    Wing brands-How to safely remove them?

    We bought 2 peachicks this weekend - an India blue male and a black shoulder female. Just discovered they have wing brand ID numbers clipped into both wings. I cannot stand things like that - they look uncomfortable and painful and I want to remove them. I do not want to injure the birds in...
  19. savannahchickmom

    Rescue eggs are hatching!!! Evil momma & no incubator even :-)

    I posted a few days ago - my GJ was sitting on eggs, and 3 had hatched. She was killing them as they hatched. As I discovered this, she abandoned her nest. There were over 20 eggs in the nest. I asked for advice & my family pitched in. We did not have an incubator, so we improvised. Egg...
  20. savannahchickmom

    HELP!! Broody is leaving eggs & killing babies

    Okay - have 3 Jersey Giants that all decided to go broody, as did 2 silkies & 1 banty cochin. One of the Giants, J.J., has been SO faithful & content. Discovered 21 eggs under her. But, now that 3 have hatched, they have all died. I was afraid it was too hot for them, but I found her pecking...
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