Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[ChristineR]

Hello, I have been raising my pride n joy BlockHeadRed Golden Retrievers ~ will post pics of my 3 new babies !

My pooches are family but I am also a Reputable Breeder. So I look for the best of the best ~ and do not settle for anything but. So I have these 3 girls which are STUNNING!! So currently I have 3 retired pooches, 2 girls, and now my 3 pups.
UTAH ~ as long as you have the love, companionship 4 is definately not excessive ~ but then you are talking to me with 8 pooches!

I love my doggies. I'm down to 2 after losing both my boys to cancer this year. My house feels EMPTY with just my Golden in it (my mixed breed that was dumped 7 years ago is not house trained, so he's strictly an outdoor dog).

What kind of health checks do you do before breeding (OFA, CERF, etc)? My next 2 dogs will be a Pointer and a Lab, but I will probably get another Golden some day. My hubby likes the reddish gold color like yours and our Lilly. I like to keep a list of possible breeders for future reference.

Have you looked at the AKC-Canine Health Information Center (CHIC) database? It's very cool (I think). I was going to submit my Pointer's DNA a couple weeks ago, but I lost him the day I printed the paperwork. I love it because it makes it easy to really check out a litter's family health history. Also, you can search by breeder and see if all the dogs they're breeding are healthy.

Something else I recently found, which you may already know about, is a letter to give to your vet from the Golden Retriever Club of America. It's asking the vet to submit samples from GR's with cancer, to help with cancer studies. http://www.grca.org/health/index.html

Lilly is loving being queen of the house. She's always been at the very bottom of the totem pole. Oliver never let her get on "his" couch. OK. I'll stop with the doggie-talk on the duck thread.

 

[ChristineR]

That was a great idea to use that reed fencing. I may have to build one of these. How are you keeping those two in the background out of your ponds!?! They look pretty interested!

 

[Iain Utah]

Nice! And what a good and talented hubby!

When it rains, it pours.

Awesome, Utah! Be there in a few days! lol
The vet wrap will hinder air flow....are you taking it off at night to let it have air? You have a pic of her foot wrapped? It sounds like the right shoe will help her be a happy and productive goose. Can't wait to see what he designs for her. Has he done other birds, other than the penguin?
Haven't heard from Carole...emailing her in a couple of minutes.
I think the geese are establishing the pecking order for next spring. Teenagers!

Let me know what happens with Carole. Not cool she did not email you yet, since they were supposed to be shipped out yesterday.

The other way around, actually. 2 days ago, I put it on at night when her legs had gotten tired and when she tries to rise from laying position winds up splayed out. After I put it on, she was able to struggle to standing position on her own. Yesterday I put it on mid-afternoon, right before outside turnout. Last night, we had no splayed legs for the first time in the 6 nights since we started turnout program. I did remove it this morning, but plan to rewrap before her afternoon turnout again today. The penguin is his only avian experience, but he is the best in the biz for innovative shoe materials used in water sports and he did spend months with the penguin vet going through designs for that bird. I bet he can design a great shoe for her. Here is a pic with the wrap:

 

[Miss Lydia]

Boy I sure hope someone is on right now because this person needs some advise.. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/677035/pekin-ducks-hatching-now-is-this-one-stuck#post_9144404

 

[Marty1876]

Wow, where did everyone who used to post here go, anyway?

 

[DutchChic]

Let me know what happens with Carole. Not cool she did not email you yet, since they were supposed to be shipped out yesterday.

The other way around, actually. 2 days ago, I put it on at night when her legs had gotten tired and when she tries to rise from laying position winds up splayed out. After I put it on, she was able to struggle to standing position on her own. Yesterday I put it on mid-afternoon, right before outside turnout. Last night, we had no splayed legs for the first time in the 6 nights since we started turnout program. I did remove it this morning, but plan to rewrap before her afternoon turnout again today. The penguin is his only avian experience, but he is the best in the biz for innovative shoe materials used in water sports and he did spend months with the penguin vet going through designs for that bird. I bet he can design a great shoe for her. Here is a pic with the wrap:

Ok...I see...not wrapping the whole foot. That shouldn't pose an issue with airflow, then. So basically, you are giving her traction, and a little support. It looks like her other foot isn't flat like it should be? Compensating for the bad one? I just can't believe she is doing so well, with such a deformity. I'm glad she was hatched to you, because most people would have put her down. You are an awesome critter mommy!

My special girl, Maddie, has learned to work around her bill deformity and can graze on her own now. She eats feed sideways, though. And is mentally slow, and often times, off on her own. She doesn't pay attention to the rest of the gang real well. It's almost like she has Down's Syndrome....happy in her own little world.

 

[DutchChic]

Wow, where did everyone who used to post here go, anyway?

It's been very quiet and slow on here lately

 

[Marty1876]

Yep.

SM isn't on much, Quacker jack and Duck Girl stopped coming, Julie isn't around much, Celtic DH is ill, but I think mostly folks come on when their bators are full. I'm still hatching things, but I guess most everyone else (with a few exceptions) is done for now.

 

[Iain Utah]

Marty, I was wondering the same thing! I see chicken crazy, DG, Quacker Jack and country girl's names online but they don't come to this thread anymore. Julie's been around, but not much. SM is not online at all that I know of.

Dutch, I think she still needs it off at least part of the day to continue to build callous as well as allow for growth, but yep it is loosely wrapped and should have good airflow. The other foot is also deformed and her toes curl inward. It is amazing how she has made it through the first 30 days of life. And thanks for the compliment!! I choose to have pets for kids instead of kids and my dewlaps are my pets. So, I will do for them what needs to be done, just like I do for my horses, dogs and cats. Can't say I'd run a duck off to a vet for help, though.

 

[Iain Utah]

Marty, what do you have hatching?

Speaking of hatching, HEY JAZ!!!! How are your fancy eggs and your own cayuga stock eggs doing??