Colorado ChickenFest 2013

Saturday, May 18, 2013, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

NOTE: Windy Ridge Dominiques reserves the right to turn away any poultry that is sick or sick looking. We do not want to run the risk of spreading any disease.


Rules pertaining to chickens being displayed or sold:

1. All poultry brought onto Windy Ridge Dominiques must be caged or in crates at all times
2. Hands must be washed or sanitized between handling birds from different flocks
3. No sick or injured birds will be accepted
4. Please display on the cage the breed, gender, age, breeder/owner, and price as applicable. Breed info is a good idea as well.
5. Please provide water and feed containers for your chickens in their cages or crates.
6. No poultry other than Windy Ridge Dominiques poultry will be left on the site when ChickenFest 2013 is done.
7. It would be a good idea to bring boxes or crates that can go home with potential chicken buyers. Be sure boxes or crates have adequate bedding and ventilation as necessary.
8. All sales, applicable taxes, or other fees/permits are the responsibility of the sellers and/or buyers, not Windy Ridge Dominiques.
9. Any eggs for human consumption must be refrigerated in accordance to CDA guidelines. Bring your own coolers with ice if this applies to you. The only exception is for fertile hatching eggs.

Advise for potential chicken buyers at ChickenFest 2013:

1. If you are coming to potentially buy chickens, make sure you are prepared to take them home that day, or make arrangements with the seller.
2. Bring your own box or crate if you can.
3. Have food, water, and a coop or brooder (young chicks) ready for when you take them home.
4. There will be several experienced chicken keepers and chicken breeders at ChickenFest 2013. If you have a question, ask. There are many different opinions and methods regarding chicken keeping, so listen and then decide which one will work best for you and your flock

Guidelines for exhibitors and sellers:

1. Do not mislead potential customers. Be honest and truthful
2. Identify your items if you can with labels.
3. Attach price tags as applicable
4. Provide yourself a table or bench, etc on which to display your items
5. Bring a chair to sit on. We have some, but probably not enough.
6. Provide informational literature about your chickens or products if you can. This will help potential customers.
7. Clean up after yourselves.
8. Do not get into arguments or disagreements. Keep this fun.

Games and activities rules/guidelines

1. HAVE FUN
2. Windy Ridge Dominiques will provide chicks as prizes for game participation. If you do not want a chick, or cannot accept one, you will be recognized as the winner of the particular contest, and your chick given to the next highest score if they can accept it, and so on. We just don’t have a budget for prizes.
3. Food judging will be informal. This is meant to be a fun event, so don’t get overly competitive. It’s for fun.
4. Rules for each game/activity will be posted near the game location, or read to the contestants when the game begins.

second post!!!!

Perfect! If I can help with anything let me know WS.

Directions:

From Old Pueblo Road:

Cross the freeway and then follow the directions below

From I-25 north or south

Take Exit 122. turn West towards PPIR, then immediately go south on the frontage road, (midway ranch road). Turn onto Boca Raton Heights (paved) and go to the top of the hill. At the first house, turn right onto Donner pass, and then left onto High Plains. Form here on the road is dirt, and a "little bumpy in spots". (LOL). Go about .9 miles and turn right onto Vigilante View. Go about .3 miles. The road will turn to the left, and become Ocatillo View. (no street sign). Follow Vigilante View almost to the top of the hill, about 1 mile. Windy Ridge Dominiques is on the left (south) side of the road. Parking will be on the East side of the house and wood fence.

We plan to have a few signs along the way, but you never know if they will blow away..........

Fun.
What is a chicken egg color contest?

maggiemo said:

Fun.
What is a chicken egg color contest?

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LOL. Haven't gotten that contest together yet. Want to come up with rules?

Marking this thread.

Sorry didn't see this post till now. Already posted that I will be coming to chicken fest and if my husband isn't working he will want to come as well. Thank you for the invite!

I'd be interested in coming. My friend presented me with 5 pullets from a feed store 3 weeks ago, so I'm just starting to learn... and starting to worry that at least one of my pullets isn't a pullet (I'm about 5 minutes from downtown Colorado Springs). I'd love to learn more and see what breeds are available in the Springs area.

Wonder what breeds will be there...hopefully I can win a game.. chicks are irresistible..we went to the feed store to get a new lamp and bedding..came out with that plus a baby chick..sigh..chickens are addicting..