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Thank you Wyorp, I actually brought him into the vet. I have high hopes for showing him and didn't want it to be contagious or anything. Turns out its nothing, his brother probably kicked him or something. They gave me some eye drops and eye cream and sent us on our way. The swelling is slowly...

I have a 4.5month old shamo stag. Yesterdayou noticed his right eye swelling. He is acting normal, the swelling appears to be the eye itself and not around it. The third eyelid is working fine, stool looks normal, no labored breathing or anything to speak of. Here are some pics, first is of...

I have a troubling case as well. I have a 5 month old shamo stag with a swelling eye. Not around it so much but the actual eye or cornea. None of the other birds showing any signs. And this bird is eating and acting totally fine. Droppings look normal. Third eyelid is working fine as well. The...

They look to be a mix. Maybe a little asil mixed in with ???? Anything is possible really if he had them all loose

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Wanted to share some shamo stags and hens. One group 6 months, others 3.5 [/IMG][/IMG]

Me as well....very curious

I broke my rooster by handling him everyday, sometimes twice a day for about 2 weeks. When handled I would work with him, position him on a stand, then carry.him around and talk with the neighbors. Each time I did it was for at least 10-15 minutes. The longer the better (to a certain degree)...

I agree....the orientals are on the more intelligent side of things, I have a large shamo rooster that will sit in my lap, let me pet him whatever but when someone he doesn't recognize shows up he is on guard....they recognize people and pets. It's just a matter of conditioning them.

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Great looking birds!!

Thank you for the kind words. I do think structure wise he is pretty good, but he has a much more stout beak, wrong wing carriage, and way too heavy...almost 13lbs.and 33" tall when in "lookout" position. The breeder identified him as Turkish shamo, which really is not a thing, all shamo are...