Thank you, ChickKat. I wasn't sure I was conveying well and you understood what sort of answers I was looking for. You know, it is so easy to judge a bird you have no connection to. It can be simple, cut and dry. But when you own it, you have all these things cluttering up your thoughts. Yes...
This may not be the appropriate place to display these pictures as this is a project bird. But I was interested how closely his conformation is to the Legbar. The second picture is extremely flattering to him. From the front, he usually stands so that his legs look like they came out of the came...
You are absolutely right. Shipped eggs that don't hatch don't necessarily mean infertility. But reading about it here and having no idea there were any issues (with the breed) gave me food for thought in that direction. I hatch lots of shipped eggs every year, so well versed in low hatches and...
I ordered some Legbar eggs for hatching this past summer. Got a zero hatch under a hen. I was wondering why it was so bad, but reading a few pages back, it seems infertility is part of the issue with some breeders. As many imports GF has made, I'm rather surprised.
A couple of drops of Tylan 50 in the eye for 3 days should show improvement. You could also give Tylan 50 shots for 3 days. I wouldn't do it at the same time. If warranted, a follow up of antibiotics in the water.