Nankin Bantams

[MROO]

Oh - and I forgot to add the important part. We think we figured out what happened, yesterday. Miss Piggy, the top hen, was the gang leader. This morning, we found her "gone broody" on a single egg. Apparently, the exploring babies ventured too close to her chosen nest site ... and paid dearly for it.
I'll try to get a good picture of Piggy's stink-eye. And we thought Pepper had a potent one ...

 

[artsyrobin]

ok i'd get vetrycin or neosporin on those- the other concern would be flystrike, just a concern for sure- poor babies!

 

[artsyrobin]

by using the vetrycin and follow with neosporin you won't have a risk of flies, but, you may need to pull them from the flock while they heal, or watch for pecking

 

[artsyrobin]

update on the babies, 2 weeks wednesday, have noticed 2 with no tails yet, are those my roos? Meanwhile they are swamping mama, i am an artist so they live in the studio in a dog pen, looked over and saw this lol

 

[artsyrobin]

I found this list of breeders, but I would have to import them into my country...which I have never done before
https://www.poultryshowcentral.com/Nankin_Bantams.html

i know in talking to people with silkies, importing into Canada is nearly impossible, even going into the states and driving across with eggs is hard to do.

 

[BlackHackle]

i know in talking to people with silkies, importing into Canada is nearly impossible, even going into the states and driving across with eggs is hard to do.

No wonder why people in Canada charge so much for their American imports

 

[artsyrobin]

No wonder why people in Canada charge so much for their American imports

Yea have a friend that ordered from a breeder in Florida, got to the border, no go, she went and picked them up in the states, couldn't bring them in even with vet certifications etc. Finally we found someone in the states to take them and hatch them, she never could get them in-

 

[BlackHackle]

Yea have a friend that ordered from a breeder in Florida, got to the border, no go, she went and picked them up in the states, couldn't bring them in even with vet certifications etc. Finally we found someone in the states to take them and hatch them, she never could get them in-

I wonder how some Canadians do it

 

[artsyrobin]

i don't know, but border check, thats what we call it here, was not gentle with those eggs at all- maybe check with local chicken groups and see what they do to get them in?

 

[artsyrobin]

Old thread but maybe they know? https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/shipping-eggs-into-canada.413357/