well.. this is probably what you DON"T want to hear, and we have only the Cocke Cty fair under our belts (which we got 1st & 2nd place) but I wish I had known:
1.My chickens would not be provided a roost, nor a cage big enough to spread their wings in
2.That they would be kept on CEDAR bedding and a very small amount of it at that.
3.Food would NOT be available very often, maybe once or twice a day in a very small amounts
4.That it would cost the regular entrance fee to stop by and see my birds
added: 5. That by the end of the week they would look sad & depressed, nervous with dander & it would take them a couple of days to adjust to being home again and roosting.
When we went to visit them, they practically tried to KILL themselves to get out of the cage to us... 2nd place was sticking his neck SO far through the bars, just to try & cuddle. These are friendly birds normally but NOT that friendly.
So... hey whos going? I'm going to stop by and see what's there...
I'll post here which date I'm going.... or maybe we could coordinate a meeting... say ... at the Pink chicken! LOL.. no.. just kidding.. I don't know if the pink showgirl will be there..
