libby earhart

no, im talking a choker or halter, for showing a goat.

So my Boer doe Halloween doesn't like to stand still. She will walk but won't let me put her into a 'stance'. January my 4 month old doe doesn't mind. BUt won't walk. Halloween also likes to jump leading to her getting stuck on her halter or lead rope. The jumping is a problem since who wants a 200 pound doe jumping on them. Her behavior is changing as I work with her but she hates standing still.

our chicken coop is barren and muddy due to their being over 18+ chickens in their. they do free range most of the day.... but what plants are really tasty to them? a plant that is easy to grow and comes back? we have 2 polish, 3 bantys, 10 Welsh and 10 buff, 2 mixed, 2 unknown breeds, and a Rhode island red rooster.

L Amborn wrote:

libby earhart wrote:during winter, there crest gets muddy and waterlogged.

Every polish I know is an idiot. Something about their malformed head combined with being blinded by their crests probably.

People I know who don't show usually trim their crests so they can see and they don't get as messed up. Show chickens you can use small hairties to tie them up. If they don't fall down like bangs while they are pecking they should stay more dry.

My polish has actually learned to tilt her head to one side to see so I haven't had to do either of these things, but I also am not having your issue with her crest getting muddy. She is going to be shown, so I would probably tie it up vs cut if it came down to it.

the hair tie is such a smart idea I might have to try it! it got better since we have started free ranging them 12am to 4-5pm. Wendy is going to be shown but nugget will not due to previous injuries. Wendy sole purpose is to produce babies with nugget and be shown while nugget is supposed to guard the 19+ ladies(with the help of a flighty banty cockerel and a 3+ year old red island Rhode rooster).

does anyone have polish chickens? I have 2, a rooster named nugget and a hen named Wendy. they are buff laced and nugget is skittish around me while Wendy, loves to be around me and held. during winter, there crest gets muddy and waterlogged. is there a way to prevent this? do any of you have polish chickens? if so, what's your opinion?

we had 2 hens attack our rooster and duck.the duck remained permanently injured with a messed up leg and wing. the rooster we let him heal and go back in. he was attacked a 2 time. we took him out for 4 months, put him back and he was fine. He is still with our 18 hens. the rooster was a sweet little guy and he is only a year.