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[CCourson05]

My white crested black roo. Does he look good? I'm trying to decide if he is a good lineage...

 

[sweeterdeeter42]

My Polish pullet. She is very thin and never moved when I first got her. She would just sit in the same spot for hours and sometimes she would wander, but not very often. Finally, I brought her in the house because it was obvious that she was not thriving and she developed a URI, and I noticed that her beard and her crest fell together over her eyes and she couldn't see through them! So she couldn't see where the food was and she couldn't see where she was going. I trimmed her beard and her crest and after a couple days of antibiotics for her URI I put her back out with the others and she is running around eating and drinking. Poor thing.

 

[Illia]

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Honestly? In terms of SOP? I think he's the skinniest I've ever seen.

I mean, no offense meant to you and I'm not saying he's underfed, he's just. . . Really thin, both in body and in bone. He's cute though!


Here's a few new photos of my laced girls. They're all hatchery stock, and definite proof that hatcheries can offer good and bad. I was really, really lucky with the "good" part though.


This is "Oscura." This is where I struck it rich. She's a little over 2 years old now, so she's got a lot of white in the crest, but otherwise - She's amazing! I'll be keeping a lot of offspring from her this year. Her crest is clipped, yet still shows how full-sized it is, she's got a very full beard/muffs, she's got a nicely angled tail, good body, and best of all - Phenomenal lacing for a hatchery Polish!

And, here's the complete opposite. This is "Spangles," an extremely underweight, small crested, small bearded, leggy, squirrel-tailed, and practically spangle patterned girl. She's about a year old. Still do like her though.

And onto the golden side of things. . . Here's two new arrivals, "Turtle" and "Pecan."

One has more black, one has less black. One has a nice tail, one has a tail too high in angle. One is currently laying, the other is holding onto it for a little bit longer.


And, a couple White Crested Blacks (and a gorgeous buff ameraucana) The hen on the right is the sweetest hen one could ever find. Her favorite thing to do is perch on my shoulder and watch what I'm doing. If she can't get up on my shoulder or my lap, she'll find something to get up on. And if not that, she just wants to be around me.

As I'm sure you may have noticed, all of my hens have clipped crests. This is Washington. . . It gets VERY wet and mucky here.

 

[CCourson05]

Not SQ! lol. Lord no! Just as in a pretty bird you would buy offspring/eggs from. The female is rather skinny too... Anyway to fix that, or is it genes?

They are fed well with 22% laying feed and corn when they decide they will eat it. Picky smots.

 

[Illia]

Pretty sure it is genes.


Personally I wouldn't, but I'm a picky person, so don't listen to my tastes.

I think he's just fine, go ahead and use him.

 

[CCourson05]

Okay, I'll probably use him for now, but what am I looking for in chicks/chickens that is breeding quality. Not SQ though...

 

[BBK]

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woohoo....

melinda

 

[Bird Collector]

Well Wilma is sporting her scrunchie very well and seems to be less skidish running around the yard. I only put it on her when she is out in the yard and it comes off when she comes back in the house for the night. It does not seem to bother her at all.

 

[Hegatha]

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What a great idea lol

 

[Hegatha]

My yougins. WCBP, WCBP, SLP, GLP. The one in pic two has a calic in her crest or sumthing not sure why is looks like that lol.

Whats up with the crest?