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[Kramer Farms]

It's early.

Typically most things show up and are not consigned ahead of time.

For the March sale we usually average 100-150 sheep and goats, 50 + head of different cattle, llamas, alpacas, mini horses, and mini donkeys. 100-200 lots of warm room animals. 400-500 lots of poultry.

What are you interested in seeing? I can let you know if I hear of someone bring it.

I need to sort through what I'm going to take, but planning on some grey call ducks, Spaulding peafowl, trio of WCB polish, naked necks, and various fancy pigeons.

I may take some mandarins, more call ducks, Egyptian geese, laying hens, some old English, bantam Cochins, and maybe some modern game bantams. I just need to look at what all I have left and will be breeding from this year.

 

[jaudon77]

It's early.

Typically most things show up and are not consigned ahead of time.

For the March sale we usually average 100-150 sheep and goats, 50 + head of different cattle, llamas, alpacas, mini horses, and mini donkeys. 100-200 lots of warm room animals. 400-500 lots of poultry.

What are you interested in seeing? I can let you know if I hear of someone bring it.

I need to sort through what I'm going to take, but planning on some grey call ducks, Spaulding peafowl, trio of WCB polish, naked necks, and various fancy pigeons.

I may take some mandarins, more call ducks, Egyptian geese, laying hens, some old English, bantam Cochins, and maybe some modern game bantams. I just need to look at what all I have left and will be breeding from this year.

Sounds awesome. May have to load up and go. Peafowl is my thing. I actually have a few that might need to go to the sale. I will keep checking your website but if you hear of anyone bringing peafowl let me know for sure.

 

[Kramer Farms]

Can do Jaudon77.

Anyone curious about anything message me or something and I'll let you know as well.

 

[Jeansrie]

Question for all you people who raise furry legged chickens... I'm having a terrible time with these Brahma bantam hatchlings. I'm going to boost the vitamins on the breeding pair, because the chicks aren't thriving, and they're all being born with spraddleleg. The poor babies spend almost all their time on their backs.

I've been trying the bandaid brace trick, but because of the fuzziness of the legs, the bandaids aren't sticking. And when they do stick, they stick to the feathers. Is there a better way of handling this?

Although it might not matter, if they don't survive. Poor little babies.

Rinda, what was it you treated your birds with when their babies didn't thrive? I'm considering treating this as a bacterial infection, just in case.

I used this on some silkie chicks with spraddle leg - it's 2 pieces of pipe cleaner with stretchy string (like for making bracelets) in between. It worked fantastic, the string allows a little give so they can learn to use their legs while having the support.

 

[miohippus]

The chicken chick has some info on that in her blog and her chick had feathered legs. http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/search?q=spraddle+leg

 

[Poco Pollo]

Question for all you people who raise furry legged chickens... I'm having a terrible time with these Brahma bantam hatchlings. I'm going to boost the vitamins on the breeding pair, because the chicks aren't thriving, and they're all being born with spraddleleg. The poor babies spend almost all their time on their backs.

I've been trying the bandaid brace trick, but because of the fuzziness of the legs, the bandaids aren't sticking. And when they do stick, they stick to the feathers. Is there a better way of handling this?

Although it might not matter, if they don't survive. Poor little babies.

Rinda, what was it you treated your birds with when their babies didn't thrive? I'm considering treating this as a bacterial infection, just in case.

Try putting a bit of paper towel into a drinking cup, and then put the chick into the cup. The cup holds the chick upright, and because the chick wants out, it exercises its legs under itself. I've seen chicks in paper dixi cups with food and water next to the cups at the height the chicks can reach. It may take a day or longer before the legs work properly under the chick. It's worth trying.

 

[Kyzmette]

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Ooooh, I'll try that!

 

[TRUE5]

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26 days. I was going to throw the egg out but candled and realized the chick was still alive. The poor baby didn't make it. Longest I've had them go and survive is 25 days.

Thank you. I feel like I can exhale now! Two have piped now. I just can't help but think of that little Silkie I just had that died and didn't go farther than a pip. I guess that made me paranoid. Thank you!

 

[artsyrobin]

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i think all birds during nesting times do some shady things- i am totally facinated by all birds- even the predator birds - heard of a hawk species that will hunt in packs-

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sparrows are baiscally finches- so you care for them the same way- dave found her wrapped in the fence, hanging, he unwrapped her leg, and called me to say he had da new rescue for me- this was before chickens, she is going on 7, it tooks months of care to rehab her, not sure what was the cause, but at the time we were seeing birdsat the feeders that were losing coordination- some pulled out of it some didn't- she is my studio mascot, and loves the silkies i have in there, they hold little conversations. I love those crows, they are hawk deterents

Quote: here is a pic i saw online for walking challenged chicks

 

[Kyzmette]

i have heard of using pipe cleaners, soft and fuzzy and pony tail ties

Yes, Kyz, I am a softy...

And I'm glad you are. In my humble opinion this world would be a far better place if more people could open their hearts to the least of God's creatures.