Blueface… Being the sites resident Buckeye guru I have a question for you. There have been times when your birds have competed against other Buckeyes (most notably at a show in Georgia and Tennessee) and yours did not win. Here’s the question… did the best bird win or was some other factor at play??
Turkaustralorp... "cathead biscuits", a term I haven't heard since I left
Tennessee. Ordered biscuits and gravey a while back (north of the Mason/Dixon) and asked the waitress if
the biscuits were "cathead biscuit". She kinda looked at me like I had two or three
heads. Only in the south... I...
Green grass??? been so long since I've seen it, 'bout ready to spray paint these snow drifts green. Ah well, won't be long now and we'll be complaining about the heat.
Lovely weather we are having. Yesterday we had a record low for the high temp of day for the month of March since they've been keeping records since the late 1800s... the high, 5 above. From there it was all down hill. This morning it was -8 and out of the latest storm to pass through we ended...
FYI... Bob Gilbert was judging a show in Atlanta where he was struck by a car. The limited information I have is that while walking across the street he was struck by a car. Both legs were broken.
<<~~ Just because a bird makes "Best of Breed" at a show doesn't mean that it can be considered a "Champion" unless it tops the class.>>
If it is BOB... isn't it the best in "That Class" and if it is the best In "that" class.... isn't it the "champion" of "that class" ?
When they hatch we toe punch. As they get a little older we use color coded zip ties that reflects parentage. It is necessary to replace ties as chick grows but we have never had one come off... yet. The choice of color, which leg, etc, give you almost an endless choice of possibilities for...