I have to talk POLISH!

[Vcomb]

sorry about that lol, just my dyslexia kicking in i know it is the other way round just was typing two fast i guess. Ok, thanks for the info.

no prob

 

[flower]

BantyChickenLuv Flo is pretty and does look like a flower, maybe a peony.

miohippus Ms Bluie is looking good. How about pictures of all of them since it is fun to watch them grow.

 

[Meredith MMH]

HiI hatched 2 white crested cuckoo cockerels but only want to keep one to show and breed with my wc black hens,


Does anyone know which of the cockerels would be best for the job?


#1 cockerel, lighter then the other, Breeding with wc blacks so meybe it would be better with a light cockerel?


#2 cockerel, darker and with a tail that points almost straight up...



#1, Close up of face..




#2, close up...



Thanks, Meredith

 

[miohippus]

ok flower i will try but some of them don't like to be caught, i have been trying to take a photo of them every wed on their birthday so i can watch them grow lol.

 

[ChicksNherps]

is it normal for a cockerel's crest to have a "bald spot" on the back of his head? The feathers all fall away from one spot on the back of his head and it leaves a patch of baldness. will this grow out? he is 6 months old, he did have head lice when I got him and I had to scrub his crest. If I put it up in a tie will it "train" the feathers to fill in the gap?

 

[winniem13]

I would watch that someone is pecking his feathers out. I have 1 that was picked on in that one spot--his name honestly as a chick was Baldie because he stood up in the incubator and shaved his head on the fan, seriously........ They did it worse when they were closer together, so try giving yours more space they they are not bored and pick feathers. If they have plenty of space, consider adding more protein to their diet. Or it could be a dominant male showing his dominance. Either way, Nustock is an ointment that is supposed to do wonders with feather growth. There may be some "bad tasting" ointments, too, but I don't know what they are called.

 

[PrairieChickens]

is it normal for a cockerel's crest to have a "bald spot" on the back of his head? The feathers all fall away from one spot on the back of his head and it leaves a patch of baldness. will this grow out? he is 6 months old, he did have head lice when I got him and I had to scrub his crest. If I put it up in a tie will it "train" the feathers to fill in the gap?

After having lice and a scrubbing, I can imagine he does have a bald spot. It will grow back in eventually, but I don't know if you will be able to train the feathers to hide it--you'd have to get input from someone more experienced than I on the subject.

 

[miohippus]

my three buff laced chicks



my three silver laced



my three gold laced chicks



blues



red

LOL the red's didn't cooperate as well as the others They are all 5 weeks old today

 

[winniem13]

Anyone going to the cape fear APA show in Smithfield NC on Friday (12/8)? I'll have 4 of our best bantams. Can't wait to see what the judges think. Hope I have some competition!

 

[elsfieldchickens]