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Our testing clinic doubled in size from last year.. we had 8 groups instead of 4... I know it doesn't sound like much. Last year I thought.. oh no.. but, I guess most folks do these sort of things are already certified.
We saw golden pheasants and ringnecks (they're certified with DNR) We saw columbian wyandotte bantams, GLW LF, BLRW LF, OEGB, bantam cornish that were NICE!! We saw guineas of varying colors and ages, two folks had silkies, swedish ducks, ancona.. and various odds and ends.
check out the facebook for more stuff I have heard that is coming. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maryland-Poultry-Swap-Farmers-Market/131707836905457 I am sorry if anyone is majorly PO'd that there is no list this time. I hear of things while I am out feeding on the phone with my boys trying to kill something or each other and I don't write it down.. or I get an email and I am out the door. When it was Chickenstock and we had 10-15 vendors, it wasn't too bad though still kept me updating a lot.. but, now it's just gotten to be a bit too much and I am more on the go now so, .. ya know. I can promise that we really will have a great swap. I know most of the folks that came last year are coming again and we'll have a few more. We also have a few more show breeders though we'll miss April packing heat with her mega silkies.
The word is spreading like wild fire. I am getting lots of hits on the site.. seems like 174 is the magic number.. I have gotten that one several days. BUT, we're getting googled 10 or so times a day which I think is neat. That means there is no ad that they can just click on.. they hear about it and google it and find us. And, those folks are serious about coming. I had nearly 10,000 hits on the website last spring and only 10% of those people came so.. the hits tell me a lot. I am happy a few of you have some stuff leftover from Chickenstock to sell because we'll need all the ammo we can get
We saw golden pheasants and ringnecks (they're certified with DNR) We saw columbian wyandotte bantams, GLW LF, BLRW LF, OEGB, bantam cornish that were NICE!! We saw guineas of varying colors and ages, two folks had silkies, swedish ducks, ancona.. and various odds and ends.
check out the facebook for more stuff I have heard that is coming. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maryland-Poultry-Swap-Farmers-Market/131707836905457 I am sorry if anyone is majorly PO'd that there is no list this time. I hear of things while I am out feeding on the phone with my boys trying to kill something or each other and I don't write it down.. or I get an email and I am out the door. When it was Chickenstock and we had 10-15 vendors, it wasn't too bad though still kept me updating a lot.. but, now it's just gotten to be a bit too much and I am more on the go now so, .. ya know. I can promise that we really will have a great swap. I know most of the folks that came last year are coming again and we'll have a few more. We also have a few more show breeders though we'll miss April packing heat with her mega silkies.
The word is spreading like wild fire. I am getting lots of hits on the site.. seems like 174 is the magic number.. I have gotten that one several days. BUT, we're getting googled 10 or so times a day which I think is neat. That means there is no ad that they can just click on.. they hear about it and google it and find us. And, those folks are serious about coming. I had nearly 10,000 hits on the website last spring and only 10% of those people came so.. the hits tell me a lot. I am happy a few of you have some stuff leftover from Chickenstock to sell because we'll need all the ammo we can get
anyway, I'll put some of those down, make it nice.. we'll have the cookies and waters and place the name tags out so folks can just stop in and grab them. I think it'll be great AND many folks who have never heard of BYC we'll be asking questions and joining on Monday, Oct. 3rd 
