Show off your Peas!

[frenchblackcopper]

Thangs not worth the shipping or box fee.

 

[Mmmatt13]

Hahaha oh Wild Thang. Give him a slice of bread for me!

 

[casportpony]

Thangs not worth the shipping or box fee.

Ouch!

 

[casportpony]

Here is one of my yearlings that I took home from the feed store last year. He hatched with both splay leg and curly toe that I *tried* to fix, hence the name, CT, which stands for "Crooked Toe". I need to improve my foot fixing skills for sure...

 

[new 2 pfowl]

CT's a pretty boy!

Can we see more of him?
Does he get around ok on his crooked toe?

 

[new 2 pfowl]

Thangs not worth the shipping or box fee.

"Thangs not worth the shipping or box fee."

"Thang is priceless to me - I could never part with him."

 

[frenchblackcopper]

Casportpony,,crooked toe needs to be addressed the first day they are hatched.I had a Midnight B/S that had severe crookedness in all toes on both feet.I waited for 3 days then started my patent-pending shipping tape remedy but every few hours I noticed the tape was off probably from other peas picking at it,ect. Finally on about day 4 I got some 100mph duck tape and used but I never could get his outside toes to lay straight and flat as I folded over the other half of the duck tape on top of his feet.Seemed like the first joint of those toes was already "off alignment" but I thought if I got them close they would stay straight.Normally only 1 day is needed with the entire foot taped with shipping tape but I left the duck tape on for 4 days and when I took it off his toes was just as crooked as wehn I started.He looks terrible now,almost to the point I've considered putting him down because I don't think he'll be able to get around when he's older good enough to consider breeding with.Crooked toes needs to be addressed when the peachick is dried off completely and 2 days later--fixed!!
New2,,it's still early but next spring I don't really see a use for Thang here,,unless he developes into a show stopper with a train that is unmatched in beauty against the other 8 adult male peas here.He has a very long,steep hill to climb because my charcoal pied w/e male,(Kingsford)and my BSSP male(Roadtrip) already are growing new trains with easily noticable white eyes in them.,not to mention my Purple B/S Silver pied male will be 3 next year as well to compete against.Thang needs to kick some butt with tail growing beauty over the next 5 months,,or he may wind up at Mt Hope.

 

[Mmmatt13]

Oh sad Randy. I hope he doesn't go to Mt. Hope. Unless I'm there to pick him up. Maybe he'll find a way to change your mind.

 

[casportpony]

CT's a pretty boy!

Can we see more of him?
Does he get around ok on his crooked toe?

Thanks! He gets around just fine... He runs and jumps all over the property vehicles and house and he loves to chase after the hawks, falcons and vultures. Here he is checking out one of the ponies that we brought out today. If you look real hard I think you can see his crooked toe on his left foot.

 

[zazouse]

Hey can you tell me how many eye feathers i have?


One ,two, three, four...

Turn to the left please...

I count five so far. not bad for a 1 year old, i only have 1 eye feather.