4-H-er thread!

[I Love Layers]

A recent picture of BF-1, not sure how old she is. I need to call Rick and ask

 

[LilJoe]

I'm getting so excited! I got two eggs from today and yesterday!!

 

[PouleNoire]

Hello everyone! Pretty sure I already introduced myself but it's been a while! Anyway, you can call me feather, this is going to be my first year showing as a senior so SUPER excited! I will be showing poultry (of course!); chickens and ducks, horses, and probably entering some stuff in static exhibits! I also do archery. Glad to be here!

 

[PouleNoire]

Did anyone get any chicks this year to show pullets? We weren't planning on it but we saw the new Sapphire Gem breed at Shipton's Big R and couldn't resist! So here are my pullets this year!
Jewel - Sapphire Gem
Oreo - Dominique
Riya - Sapphire Gem
Opal - California White

 

[MagpieDucks]

Not this year.

I have 25 duck eggs in the incubator though. It's day 16!

 

[PouleNoire]

Oooh exciting!! Hopefully the hatch goes smooth and you end up with cute little ducklings! What breed are they?

 

[MagpieDucks]

Oooh exciting!! Hopefully the hatch goes smooth and you end up with cute little ducklings! What breed are they?

Yes, I'm hoping for at least 20. I had a little bit of a temp spike in the past 24 hrs up to 102° but hopefully they're fine. I'm hoping it was just due to the embryos creating their own body heat and not some other reason....

They're Black and White Magpies along with a few Blue and Whites.

 

[PouleNoire]

Yes, Hopefully the spike is nothing to worry about! Pretty breeds! Good luck and hope you have a good hatch!

 

[LilJoe]

Did anyone get any chicks this year to show pullets? We weren't planning on it but we saw the new Sapphire Gem breed at Shipton's Big R and couldn't resist! So here are my pullets this year!
View attachment 1293612 Jewel - Sapphire Gem
View attachment 1293613 Oreo - Dominique
View attachment 1293614 Riya - Sapphire Gem
View attachment 1293616 Opal - California White

Sapphires are accepted?

 

[PouleNoire]

If they turn out to be easy to handle, any breed mixed or pure can be shown for showmanship (at my county fair) and sometimes it's easier for the younger kids to show pullets because they are smaller. We have a lot of younger kids this year and some of the older kids will let them show their smaller birds for showmanship. Also because of the size of our county fair, they will let you show "breeds" that aren't accepted in the APA, as long as you show them in the correct class which they would be in.