Right now I have a bunch of silkie eggs in my incubator and have 2 that are about 6 weeks old. I am thinking about getting into showing them for next year. I have lots of questions so if you wouldn't mind answering them I'd greatly appreciate it. Here goes.
1.At what age can you start showing pullets and cockerels?
2.What are the accepted colors you are able to show?
3. Do you have to be a member of the APA, ABA and the Silkie Organization too? I'm sure there are benefits to being members.
4. I am not NPIP certified. Do birds have to be tested or can they be tested before entering a show? I was told by the silkie breeders I bought eggs from that they can do the test right there, is this true?
5. Do birds have to be vaccinated in order to enter shows? If so what? I am really against vaccinating and have never vaccinated my chicks in the past and don't plan on starting. If they do need to be vaccinated would rather go the holistic route of using nosodes instead.
6. How do you transport your bird(s) to shows? Do you have a specific poultry cage or can you do you use a cat/dog carrier?
Any other info you care to share w/ me that I might have missed would be greatly appreciated. I am located in the Bay Area of Ca. so if anyone knows of any local shows in my area if you could point me in that direction of finding out what time of year they are that would be great.
Thanks
1.At what age can you start showing pullets and cockerels?
2.What are the accepted colors you are able to show?
3. Do you have to be a member of the APA, ABA and the Silkie Organization too? I'm sure there are benefits to being members.
4. I am not NPIP certified. Do birds have to be tested or can they be tested before entering a show? I was told by the silkie breeders I bought eggs from that they can do the test right there, is this true?
5. Do birds have to be vaccinated in order to enter shows? If so what? I am really against vaccinating and have never vaccinated my chicks in the past and don't plan on starting. If they do need to be vaccinated would rather go the holistic route of using nosodes instead.
6. How do you transport your bird(s) to shows? Do you have a specific poultry cage or can you do you use a cat/dog carrier?
Any other info you care to share w/ me that I might have missed would be greatly appreciated. I am located in the Bay Area of Ca. so if anyone knows of any local shows in my area if you could point me in that direction of finding out what time of year they are that would be great.
Thanks