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[TurtlePowerTrav]

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Wry tail is where the tail does not sit properly, in hens this can cause a laying issue. His spine is curved like scoliosis and his hips are a little out of alignment, but it does not affect his ability to get around. Both of these issues are DQ's in show birds and should not be bred as well. Therefore 2 options remain, pet or cull.

 

[T Hi]

Hayyyylooooo!

Ok so sorry for the scare on Tuesday. I had put CL on the list of folks to call when I got out of surgery. Just forgot to tell her. I underwent a pretty extensive hip surgery on Tuesday. The actual surgery itself lasted almost 4 hours. I am now on bed rest for 2 weeks & then I can not bare any weight on my right leg for another 6 weeks. The surgery itself went well and now it's just the ugly painful side of recovery.

I'm not sure of all the new folks that I met at Monroe. But HI!!!!

If you saw Her Royal Highneyness Daffy at Monroe then you saw me!

 

[bikerchicky]

Wry tail is where the tail does not sit properly, in hens this can cause a laying issue. His spine is curved like scoliosis and his hips are a little out of alignment, but it does not affect his ability to get around. Both of these issues are DQ's in show birds and should not be bred as well. Therefore 2 options remain, pet or cull.

AAAHHHH. Thanks so much for the information. I am just starting out, and had only considered laying hens. I'm starting to think that if any look true to breed I will let my DSD (14) show it at our local fair in August. I had been to many state fairs in Monroe, but never, never, never considered showing a bird, much less that there are criteria they must meet to be shown.

The show in the 16th was the first time I'd been to a show that was birds only. I still have no clue about the showing aspect of this. Where can I find the rules/standards for showing a hen?

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

Hayyyylooooo!

Ok so sorry for the scare on Tuesday. I had put CL on the list of folks to call when I got out of surgery. Just forgot to tell her.

I underwent a pretty extensive hip surgery on Tuesday. The actual surgery itself lasted almost 4 hours. I am now on bed rest for 2 weeks & then I can not bare any weight on my right leg for another 6 weeks. The surgery itself went well and now it's just the ugly painful side of recovery.

I'm not sure of all the new folks that I met at Monroe. But HI!!!!

If you saw Her Royal Highneyness Daffy at Monroe then you saw me!

We didn't get to meet, I had to skedaddle early to get to my son's B-day party. I hope you recover quickly and with as little pain as possible.

 

[RustyHen]

As promised

Black

Blue

Splash(pigment hole on left second toe)

Silkies and the "meat group". The Silkies are a week older than the meaties and half the size.

Buckbeak(Buck), Porcelain "Special needs" cockerel from Catdance(6mo)

Marsala, Porcelain pullet from MB(4.5mo)

General Tso, Blue cockerel from MB(5mo)

Beautiful chicks and birds TPT , I have forgotten, how old are these chicks?

 

[Slinglings]

First year dying our own eggs, it was much more fun than usual for me



This is my favorite:



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[Slinglings]

People here have talked about taking honeysuckle cuttings and how to root them, etc. I now know an easy way: Prune a honeysuckle bush in the fall and dump the cuttings in a compost heap. In the spring you will have lots of rooted honeysuckle cuttings I dug up a bunch of them and put them in pots, in a few weeks I'll have lots to share if anyone wants any.

 

[KMoran]

First year dying our own eggs, it was much more fun than usual for me



This is my favorite:



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Wow very pretty. Did you use a dye kit?

 

[bikerchicky]

First year dying our own eggs, it was much more fun than usual for me



This is my favorite:



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That's amazing how you got those colors. What did you use to color them? Did you add glitter? LOVE THEM!!!!

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

Quote: If I am not mistaken, you can use any bird for showmanship(I could be wrong), some hatchery birds can be close enough to SOP to show but will likely not place. I know with 4H there are a lot that show hatchery birds. I have not shown any birds and have only had chickens since last May. I am hoping to show General Tso at the WFF winter brisk in Chehalis in Oct.

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Beautiful chicks and birds TPT , I have forgotten, how old are these chicks?

These 3 were hatched around Mar 14th.