Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[Texasmja]

Walt, how did the show go? Any pictures?

Question for the group: What would you recommend to use for washing SLW?

Thanks, Melissa

 

[Zanna]

There was a discussion about show boxes a month ago on this thread. Walt and the dragonlady had tips about it. Sadly I did not save that information to my Chicken notes. Google does a much better job of searching BYC than BYC's search engine so start there.

Best!

Dragonlady gave some measurements for prep/show cages but I do not remember anything about travel boxes. Maybe that was addressed as well but I do not remember. NYREDS recommended buying show cages specifically built for the purpose from keipper cooping. I do not think these would be appropriate for transportation.

 

[Pathfinders]

OK, so, what is the "washing/scrubbing" action. Does one soak? Rub? Shake? Plunge? What exactly does one do. I've never really had to wash anything besides feet before.

I'm definitely picking up the Downy after work tomorrow.

Having washed my share of birds for shows, I wrote an article about it on our website: http://pathfindersfarm.com/Washing.html

Always rub in the direction the feathers go. Soak white birds as needed, and using Tide Vivid White + Bright laundry detergent will give your white birds a definite glow.

And oh, wear clothes you're not afraid to get wet in!

 

[thedragonlady]

Evening all

Who out here has experience with "split tails". Before the rain got here today, I was overlooking the 4 Ks I held back and my #1 choice has suddenly got me worried. He's 10 months old, seems to be lacking his main sickle feathers still, but his tail suddenly looks "parted"

Will this change as those mail sickles come in? I HOPE!!??

Would really be a bummer at this point, BUT, don'r want to introduce a problem either

Thanks

I'll try to get pix tomorrow after the rain from this tropical storm lets up

My Orp boys molt out sickles at about that age. Think about it...the sickles are the last adult feathers to come in. If he has been in molt at all I wouldn't worry.

 

[thedragonlady]

DRAGONLADY (I feel like a yelling Kermit the frog) Does my memory serve we well in that you had a trick for putting a little conditioning into a bird after washing them?

I'm going to wash Dorkings for the first time tomorrow. I'm going to go the Tide with bleach alternative route, but I thought I remembered you discussing something to do post-wasg that return oils or what not. Am I right there?

I use bluing, and a touch of Downey fabric softener poured over, and then rinsed. Do NOT use Downey on hard feathered birds though!

 

[thedragonlady]

Walt, how did the show go? Any pictures?

Question for the group: What would you recommend to use for washing SLW?

Thanks, Melissa

Use Tide Bright and Vivid White. I always wash under running water, not in tubs. The SLWs always got a small bit of Downey poured over them before the last rinsing. Those feet and legs are soaked first, and then scales cleaned, just before the last rinse.Good ,clean yellow legs and feet really set off a SLW.

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

My Orp boys molt out sickles at about that age. Think about it...the sickles are the last adult feathers to come in. If he has been in molt at all I wouldn't worry.

Thanks.....I grabbed a few quick pix the morning, cropped them, but they are a tad blurring from the editting

Here is a shot of the K I'm concerned about from his "rear"



Same bird, from the side a bit





I'll try to get better ones tonight

 

[thedragonlady]

Thanks.....I grabbed a few quick pix the morning, cropped them, but they are a tad blurring from the editting

Here is a shot of the K I'm concerned about from his "rear"



Same bird, from the side a bit





I'll try to get better ones tonight

It looks like his tail is not all in yet. Have you looked down in those tail feathers ?

 

[Texasmja]

Use Tide Bright and Vivid White. I always wash under running water, not in tubs. The SLWs always got a small bit of Downey poured over them before the last rinsing. Those feet and legs are soaked first, and then scales cleaned, just before the last rinse.Good ,clean yellow legs and feet really set off a SLW.

Thank you, I am going to practice on some others I have first.

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

It looks like his tail is not all in yet. Have you looked down in those tail feathers ?

I would if I could catch the sorry rascal!