Recent content by oberhasli01

Quote: I'll do my usual preface that I don't know squat about chickens but am a licensed goat judge and I see the same thing in goats. It's VERY hard to properly evaluate an animal by photo alone. A good photo can make a mediocre animal look good and a bad photo can make the national...

Quote: If you're cleaning pens, feel free to head this way! My drive is 300' of solid ice. (North Central Ohio.) On the good news, though, I went out to take care of the chickens this morning (2 LF Gold-Lace Cochin pullets, 1 LF Blue Cochin pullet, 1 LF Gold-Lace Wyandotte pullet and a LF...

Quote: Something is worth what someone else is willing to pay!

I "green" when it comes to chickens so while you may be able to exhibit non-accepted varieties at sanctioned shows, at least in goats, 4-H shows often do not follow the same rules. In other words, since the show is sanctioned by any governing body, they can do whatever they want so if your...

Is there something that I can use to easily identify LF Cochins? I'm interested in something that is visible enough that I can tell which is which by just looking in the pen and not having to handle the birds and preferably something I don't have to keep changing out. Right now, I have a...

I think the important thing is to be respectful of everyone's choice. My breed of dairy goats was often ridiculed when I got them 20 years ago as they were frail and not competitive. (They've come a long way through the dedication of breeders and now are nearly as competitive as the other...

Quote: Nothing wrong with a color-coordinated farm! For nearly 20 years, I've bred Oberhasli dairy goats with are a deep red bay with back trim. For awhile I had Cinnamon rabbits which are, red with black trim. And I now have Gold-Lace Cochins which are, drum-roll please, red bay with black...

Quote: I'm not PLANNING on showing. If I don't have anything else planned, I may hit a few shows to observe but no definite plans at this time. Don't have any pictures as of yet. They're a "work in progress" and won't be sitting on champions row anytime soon. I like challenges. My breed of...

Quote: Thanks, Tom. Guess I would think that would be information that the organizations would want easily accessible. If you can't find out what "good" ones are to be, how do breed for "good"? I've been spoiled by dairy goats where not only is each breeds' standard readily available, we...

Quote: As a "newbie" to chickens, I appreciate the consistency. I will say that finding information on standards and color expectations is frustrating, at best. I don't anticipate getting into showing chickens nor do I desire to have a bunch of different breeds or varieties. Coming from a...

I am a newbie to the Cochin world so while not adding a second variety, I did get a trio of LF gold lace from Tom Roebuck when he came to Columbus for the Ohio National and will be working with those. I've had some "farm store" chickens in the past (mostly silver lace Wyandotte and buff...

Quote: By law, it is posted at each entrance with a toll-free number to call should you see violators. It is also posted throughout the Voinovich Center. And while shavings aren't nearly as flamable as the hay and straw that would be used for other livestock events, common sense, which isn't...

Quote: I wasn't there on Saturday so can't speak to whether anyone was smoking then, but I'm very sensitive to cigarette smoke and I assure you there were lit cigarettes inside the building on Friday afternoon. I saw a few with unlit cigars as well but there were at least 2-3 different...

Quote: How are the straps held into the PVC cap?

Quote: I noticed walking through on Friday afternoon, a few people smoking. Ohio has strict laws against smoking inside public buildings or within so many feet of an entrance, and wa surprised that it was being done so blatantly. While new to chickens, I'm a licensed dairy goat judge and our...