No question is dumb.
Tanana Valley State Fair in Fairbanks, starts the first weekend in August
Alaska State Fair in Palmer, not sure of the dates, but later in August
Other than that, don't know.
I will tell you, I observed a judge handling a chicken he was judging, and showing off for the...
I check in every once in a while. Seeing the picture of my coop last summer makes me wistful. It's been white out there for some time now. I'm starting to look forward to seeing green.
This time of year? I can't imagine!
Or are you looking towards spring? Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain on the Kenai peninsula might be able to help you, she used to have a hatchery business, https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/sterling-meadows-hatchery
There's also a farm in Palmer, I don't know...
You might be better organized than me, and have a higher stress tolerance, so this plan is definitely the best course for you, but it wasn't the best course for me. My chicks are 7 weeks old now, and quite happy, well protected, and having fun, and I am content and ulcer free.
But thank God...
Not everyone..... I keep a pretty restricted facebook presence.
But spring is sproinging here, the snow is melting, and the dogs can smell things again. I have a run to build and planting boxes to build and the computer calls me less.
It's easier to camp by my keyboard when the outside is...
Hello from Fairbanks. I appreciate the thread. Starting my chicks next spring so I'm putting finishing touches on the coop before it snows so it will be ready.