Silkie thread!

[Cynthia12]

Need to know what happened when the rooster got up to the cat!? 14 lbs. you say?

 

[ChicksNherps]

Need to know what happened when the rooster got up to the cat!? 14 lbs. you say?

Actually he jumped from that spot across the end table and onto the recliner

I think he's snoring right now, he's in quarantine while I check him over for illness and bugs. He started crowing around 7:30 and my friend was hysterically laughing because I was just saying how quiet he was

I put a sheet over the cage and he stopped though, but if you make a loud noise or talk loud near him it scares him and he lets out a loud squawk. I will have to see how he is with my dog tomorrow, I just hope he doesn't try to attack her! He was very inquisitive when she had her nose under the door sniffing loudly.

I am so used to 1-2 pound little silkies and this monster is a bit intimidating! HAHA He must be at least 14 lbs if not larger, he is SO heavy!

 

[1chicken fan]

Is he a Jersey? I only have jerseys and silkies and two bantam old english game hens. I love them all, all really nice gentle chickens.

 

[werepoodle]

Thank you for the help, I wasn't sure about the colors. As far as getting 2 roos not sure about that. 1 roo rule is because of the past problem with fighting cocks in our part of the country and I don't want anyone to think they have the right to come in and check out my coop. I was thinking about keeping the roo in at night, so there wouldn't be any complants from neighbors.

 

[appps]

Gave our penny her first haircut last night. She was starting to run funny because I think she was stopping and turning her head to see where she was going then doing another little dash.

Wasn't nearly as traumatic as I thought but one side was defiantly easier than the other.

Which brings me to something I discovered at a poultry show today. I'd never realised that the roosters big walnut combs obscured their forward vision. All the big combs and eye covered by feathers girls stood their flicking their heads the whole time. I assume trying to clear their vision as the others didn't do it. I was surprised to be honest. I'd always thought at least you could trim or tie back feathers. But combs they are stuck with.

Is there a loss of points for animals where it obscures their vision and so affects quality of life?

 

[ChicksNherps]

Gave our penny her first haircut last night. She was starting to run funny because I think she was stopping and turning her head to see where she was going then doing another little dash.
Wasn't nearly as traumatic as I thought but one side was defiantly easier than the other.
Which brings me to something I discovered at a poultry show today. I'd never realised that the roosters big walnut combs obscured their forward vision. All the big combs and eye covered by feathers girls stood their flicking their heads the whole time. I assume trying to clear their vision as the others didn't do it. I was surprised to be honest. I'd always thought at least you could trim or tie back feathers. But combs they are stuck with.
Is there a loss of points for animals where it obscures their vision and so affects quality of life?

not that i've seen. You actually aren't supposed to trim or pluck before a show, I think they can disqualify you.

 

[BuckNBark Farm]

Gave our penny her first haircut last night. She was starting to run funny because I think she was stopping and turning her head to see where she was going then doing another little dash.
Wasn't nearly as traumatic as I thought but one side was defiantly easier than the other.
Which brings me to something I discovered at a poultry show today. I'd never realised that the roosters big walnut combs obscured their forward vision. All the big combs and eye covered by feathers girls stood their flicking their heads the whole time. I assume trying to clear their vision as the others didn't do it. I was surprised to be honest. I'd always thought at least you could trim or tie back feathers. But combs they are stuck with.
Is there a loss of points for animals where it obscures their vision and so affects quality of life?

I don't like those big combs. From the pics that I've seen, it looks like the black ones have it most. Looks like a brain on their face.

Pam

 

[chickendales]

Gave our penny her first haircut last night. She was starting to run funny because I think she was stopping and turning her head to see where she was going then doing another little dash.
Wasn't nearly as traumatic as I thought but one side was defiantly easier than the other.
Which brings me to something I discovered at a poultry show today. I'd never realised that the roosters big walnut combs obscured their forward vision. All the big combs and eye covered by feathers girls stood their flicking their heads the whole time. I assume trying to clear their vision as the others didn't do it. I was surprised to be honest. I'd always thought at least you could trim or tie back feathers. But combs they are stuck with.
Is there a loss of points for animals where it obscures their vision and so affects quality of life?

i look throw your pic there no bird on there that ever need there crest trimmed american birds have 5 time the crest and beard and the do just fine looking throw it

 

[BuckNBark Farm]

I don't like those big combs. From the pics that I've seen, it looks like the black ones have it most. Looks like a brain on their face.

Pam

But then, sometimes with mine, I think a brain anywhere would be good!

Pam

 

[appps]

i look throw your pic there no bird on there that ever need there crest trimmed american birds have 5 time the crest and beard and the do just fine looking throw it

Well she went from running in a straight line when chasing the others back to their house to run a bit stop turn head, run a bit stop turn head, run a bit etc so she was doing about four course corrections in the length of the pen. Looked rather confused lol. If I held her head straight I could no longer see her eyes from the front due to a small tuft of feathers between her eye and beak. I trimmed back that little tuft and can now see her eyes and she is running in a straight line again.

She was defiantly not blinded by them and probably never would be but it still had to be annoying to have to turn your head everytime you wanted to see in front of you. It would definatly annoy the crap out of me if I had to do it to see straight, especially as easily fixed by one minute with a pair of scissors. But I guess each to his own on what constitutes the need to trim. She will never be a show bird due to an amputated toe if nothing else so she may as well be able to see in a straight line.

It was more the big , as someone said brain, stopping foreward vision I wondered if was the norm or if the two real big ones I saw where not actually within the standard.