Indian Fantails

Dovescot and I saw an advertisement in the paper about Indian Fantails, so we decided to go and have a look at them, the guy at the farm said his father had to give up the hobby due to illness,he was one of the top indian fantail show fanciers in scotland.His family were too busy dealing with the horses to look after the birds.
We arrived at the farm and was shown into the shed he called a loft, only to be disgusted at what we saw, these poor birds were covered in their own excrement, their nails had huge balls of dried in poo so they found it difficult to walk. :o I couldn't help feeling sorry for these birds so I asked Dovescot to pay the man money for them just to take them off his hands, we have spent all day today cleaning their feet and bathing them to help them feel nice again, we will be treating them also, they are up in the hut recouperating after their bathing ritual today, so we'll give them peace tomorrow to let them settle a bit then on wednesday we will bathe them again, they are georgous birds, (or will be).
Dovescot will post photos as soon as possible.

so now we have the danclan indean breeding stud cos loads will buy um i should think well done both

maid08 wrote:so now we have the danclan indean breeding stud cos loads will buy um i should think well done both

I would rather have paid to put them out of their misery than left them there and Carol agreed, the guy was one of the top showmen at one time, he had about 12 lofts and aviaries, 20 coups and runs, 20 hutches and runs on the farm, to see such a thing just go waste
He used to have every type of fancy pigeon, he also showed rabbits and poultry and now there is nothing but horses on the farm :(
I went because the son said there were four white indian fantail hens, which turned out to be Gardain Fantails, he wanted a £20 each so I just bought the lot and brought them down the road, thay are in isolation cages till we treat them all and then see what happens

well good on you mate hope they turn out fine for you

maid08 wrote:well good on you mate hope they turn out fine for you

I may just auction them off for charity or help out a new start, they are cracking quality and colours of birds, once they are treated and groomed by Carol I will post the before and after pics :D

DOVEScot wrote:

maid08 wrote:well good on you mate hope they turn out fine for you

I may just auction them off for charity or help out a new start, they are cracking quality and colours of birds, once they are treated and groomed by Carol I will post the before and after pics :D

Duncan and Carol, what a terrific act. Nothing but praise for you both. I had a similar situation 3 years ago, will tell you the story at a later date. I will willingly take them off you to put in my aviary of fancies, and make a donation to what ever charity you choose

lenwadebob wrote:

DOVEScot wrote:

maid08 wrote:well good on you mate hope they turn out fine for you

I may just auction them off for charity or help out a new start, they are cracking quality and colours of birds, once they are treated and groomed by Carol I will post the before and after pics :D

Duncan and Carol, what a terrific act. Nothing but praise for you both. I had a similar situation 3 years ago, will tell you the story at a later date. I will willingly take them off you to put in my aviary of fancies, and make a donation to what ever charity you choose

Thanks Bob and you are welcome to have first chance on them once we see how they turn out, they look really healthy, well fed and nice birds but we will treat them and get some droppings tested before we make any decision, worst case scenario is they will have to be culled if they have any nasties that can't be treated, best case scenario is they are from the best of stock and will be potential show stock and be a great start to a new show fancier, other than that they make great pets, feeders and droppers
Bearing in mind there are 17 of them but as I say you will get first chance of them once we know more

DOVEScot wrote:

lenwadebob wrote:

DOVEScot wrote:

maid08 wrote:well good on you mate hope they turn out fine for you

I may just auction them off for charity or help out a new start, they are cracking quality and colours of birds, once they are treated and groomed by Carol I will post the before and after pics :D

Duncan and Carol, what a terrific act. Nothing but praise for you both. I had a similar situation 3 years ago, will tell you the story at a later date. I will willingly take them off you to put in my aviary of fancies, and make a donation to what ever charity you choose

Thanks Bob and you are welcome to have first chance on them once we see how they turn out, they look really healthy, well fed and nice birds but we will treat them and get some droppings tested before we make any decision, worst case scenario is they will have to be culled if they have any nasties that can't be treated, best case scenario is they are from the best of stock and will be potential show stock and be a great start to a new show fancier, other than that they make great pets, feeders and droppers
Bearing in mind there are 17 of them but as I say you will get first chance of them once we know more

Thanks mate, I would like a few pairs for the wife.

Well done you two. Those poor birds develop better care than they were getting. Well done again.

lenwadebob wrote:

Thanks mate, I would like a few pairs for the wife.

That's a fair swap, what is she like at cooking and cleaning, a pic would be nice as well :!: :!: :!:

DOVEScot wrote:

lenwadebob wrote:

Thanks mate, I would like a few pairs for the wife.

That's a fair swap, what is she like at cooking and cleaning, a pic would be nice as well :!: :!: :!:

What do you think I am like, I'm a fair bloke, and I wouldn't rob you :!: :!: :!:

hi carol I know your very very busy
with all the looking after the
birds LOFT and that
Duncan fellow sure all he does
is sit on his a**e all day at the computer
WE ALL KNOW THAT
NO NEED FOR YOU TO HAVE TO CONFIRM THAT
carol did you do this
carol did you do that
BUT
I cant wait to see the photos of the Indians you SAVED

We are going to wait untill the weather gets a bitty better eg not so windy or rainy and give them another real good bath again and let them dry as some of them still look a bit on the grubby side (although I have to say not half as bad as they were) then we'll take the photos, at the moment we are letting them settle to me going in to feed them, then the next bath they get they won't be too alarmed as they'll be more used to me, have been feeding them seed with a little oil through it to help get oils back into them to, and giving them cider vinegar in their water etc. hopefully in the next couple of days we'll be able to post pics.

This is the condition some of them were is when we arrived at the farm



We have now cleaned them and they are a lot better







We will soon have them looking like this Thumbs up

I finished the temporary hut for them untill someone wants them, they have been wormed etc and looking a lot better, some work needed done on the feather quality but as you can see a lot better

Anyone interested in them let me or Chickadiesel know, first come first served and I can bring them to Blackpool if needed





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Could I have 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 17 please DOVEScot

lenwadebob wrote:Could I have 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 17 please DOVEScot

No problem I will remove their pics Thumbs up

DOVEScot wrote:

lenwadebob wrote:Could I have 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 17 please DOVEScot

No problem I will remove their pics Thumbs up

Thanks mate Thumbs up

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if stll available i will take lots 4 8 14 15 and if pos give them to dad at blackpool
dad is lenwadebob

gooner wrote:if stll available i will take lots 4 8 14 15 and if pos give them to dad at blackpool
dad is lenwadebob

No problem Thumbs up

gooner wrote:if stll available i will take lots 4 8 14 15 and if pos give them to dad at blackpool
dad is lenwadebob

What's your crack, Good ol' Dad. You can't pair them to your race birds you know, you will need a good tail wind for them to win :Not a chance: :Very Funny: :Very Funny:

only ones left, good for droppers Thumbs up
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well done nice looking birds Thumbs up

How did your wife like the indian fantails you got bob? Hope they give her hours of endless pleasure, can just picture her out watching them.

chickadiesel wrote:How did your wife like the indian fantails you got bob? Hope they give her hours of endless pleasure, can just picture her out watching them.

She is over the moon with them, and I would publicly like to thank both you and Duncan for the birds. It was a pleasure to meet you both and I have to say a real genuine couple Thumbs up

lenwadebob wrote:

chickadiesel wrote:How did your wife like the indian fantails you got bob? Hope they give her hours of endless pleasure, can just picture her out watching them.

She is over the moon with them, and I would publicly like to thank both you and Duncan for the birds. It was a pleasure to meet you both and I have to say a real genuine couple Thumbs up

Aw shucks, :: It was a real pleasure meeting you too bob, just wish we could've had more time and we could've met your wife also. Thumbs up

well done, you 2, just what the world needs, people who help others. nice looking birds mates, as you know i got the 2 white ones from you for the purpose of trapping. what ones are best for trapping? in your opinion.

catelae lofts wrote:well done, you 2, just what the world needs, people who help others. nice looking birds mates, as you know i got the 2 white ones from you for the purpose of trapping. what ones are best for trapping? in your opinion.

The Indians don't fly nearly as good as the normal fantails but I know a lot of fanciers that got both Indian and Exhibition Fantails off me in the past for trappers and sitter/feeders

I,ll see how it goes this year, hopefully i wont need to entice them in, i,ll let you know how i get on. They should be rearing 2 of my racers come tuesday/wednesday. Thats me got 4 yb soon to be 10, so all is going well at the moment.

All birds are now gone plus another three I got from another fancier and in a lot better condition than when we got them Thumbs up

Nice story and happy ending :it's all good: May seem a silly question but are they called Indian fantails after the country or because their fan resembles an American Indian chief?

hi no its not a stupid question, its after their country

chickadiesel wrote:hi no its not a stupid question, its after their country

Have you tried a wee bit curry powder on thier corn :Very Funny:
That makes sense as they do resemble the Mookee ( body shape and crest, not tail ) which I believe is another Indian breed is it not?
Your white one looks a quality bird, have you shown him?

DOVEScot wrote:All birds are now gone plus another three I got from another fancier and in a lot better condition than when we got them Thumbs up

all the birds are settling nicely and for the last 2 days have been walking around my garden closely followed by my son and daughter and both of them are quiet for once so i owe duncan and carol a ::

peter.j wrote:

DOVEScot wrote:All birds are now gone plus another three I got from another fancier and in a lot better condition than when we got them Thumbs up

all the birds are settling nicely and for the last 2 days have been walking around my garden closely followed by my son and daughter and both of them are quiet for once so i owe duncan and carol a ::

Your welcome Peter, they are from top quality stock and just need some TLC which I am sure thy get plenty of Thumbs up

peter.j wrote:

DOVEScot wrote:All birds are now gone plus another three I got from another fancier and in a lot better condition than when we got them Thumbs up

all the birds are settling nicely and for the last 2 days have been walking around my garden closely followed by my son and daughter and both of them are quiet for once so i owe duncan and carol a ::

Just glad they have gone to a good home, sounds like they are enjoying themselves allready, we wish you all best of luck with them.

Freebird wrote:

chickadiesel wrote:hi no its not a stupid question, its after their country

Have you tried a wee bit curry powder on thier corn :Very Funny:
That makes sense as they do resemble the Mookee ( body shape and crest, not tail ) which I believe is another Indian breed is it not?
Your white one looks a quality bird, have you shown him?

No we have not shown any of our birds so far but, when we get the time,I would really like to give it a go.