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[sjarvis00]

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Fayetville Ar. this weekend
Pryor Ok. Nov 12 I think, All game
there was talk of one in Durant Dec. 3-5 All Game
then Shawnee dec 10

hope that helps.. What are you showing?
deadline for Shawnee Entries is Nov 18 do you need a catalog and entry form?

 

[Greybear23]

Hello everyone, hope all is well, Wayne I have a couple extra Icelandic roos!!!! Want one??? Call me on my cell! Have a blessed day all! Lynn

 

[Allbreeds]

Thank you. Glad to have finally arrived

 

[Sooner]

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Fayetville Ar. this weekend
Pryor Ok. Nov 12 I think, All game
there was talk of one in Durant Dec. 3-5 All Game
then Shawnee dec 10

hope that helps.. What are you showing?
deadline for Shawnee Entries is Nov 18 do you need a catalog and entry form?

Fayetteville is Nov 5th
Creek nation is this weekend for 4H kids


I got a mailer for another one but it is at home & I'm not sure if it is open or 4H

 

[Allbreeds]

Awesome. Thank you. I don't show I just want to insure that inbreed the correct quality of chickens

 

[Allbreeds]

Allbreeds
Today 3:13 pm
Awesome. Thank you. I don't show I just want to insure that inbreed the correct quality of chickens


That I breed. Not inbreed! Sorry. Fat fingers

 

[sjarvis00]

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hey we all do that... Far too often. if you are wanting to insure you abreeding to the standard you should purchase a copy the APA standard covers all the APA recogonized breeds and varieties. The ABA recogonizes more varieties of accepted breeds than the APA but is only Bantam. you would be better off purchasing a copy of teh standard than just looking at the birds that are presented.
many birds being shown and winning do not meet the standard in more ways than one. This also allows you to have reference year round and not breed to the short term fads in the show coop. Just my 2 cents.

 

[bird/wire]

All right Ya'll, I need to ask some advice.

Long time reader, ( I have read OKIES in teh BYC threads 1 and 2 and have read about 1200 of the pages in 3) and I am a first time poster.

I was doing fine resisting ordering birds online and just looking at the pretty pictures then Atwoods started in with the fall banties and now here I am. 21 total. I'll run 'em down sig-style for you: 1 Black sex-link hen*, non-laying. 1 red-star hen*, known as BIG RED thinks she is a rooster also non-laying, 1 white EE pullet (I'll say EE as I read that debate thread ;-) ) (she is white and rumpless), 1 RIR pullet, 17 banties...3 of them are frizzles and all of them are so freaking adorable I can't stand it.

enough about me on to the reason for my post:


Seeing as how I have "tender-hearted" tattooed on my forehead I was gifted with a "special needs" banty. She/he is referred to as Shecky and Shecky has a non-aligning beak. No pincer actions in the beak at all, just scooping/licking and poking. Seems to be growing fine, drinks and eats and poos all good, starting to really feather-up.

crossing my fingers this picture shows up:

Where I am wondering is on the preening/grooming. Being tender-hearted, I know I am going to have to take special care of Shecky anyone got any advice ? Shecky is also gifted with giant feathered feet and I know I will be washing those, but is there a way to help a bird preen?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Kelly


*I think they are...but I have no real idea.

 

[Allbreeds]

Yep, got the 2010 SOP from the APA. Great reference tool. On some of it I just like looking at the birds.
I breed mostly Cochins. But also love my Orps.

 

[sjarvis00]

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Ah, Ok.. So you have a copy of the current standard. that is good. for Big cochins you will almost have to wait for Shawnee to see a large collection of real good ones. Most of teh smaller shows are really full of bantams and have fewer LF.