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There is a bird show in Dickson County in the Spring.
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There will not be a spring show this year, but we hope to hold one in the fall. Our club membership has declined (Volunteer State Poultry Club), and we really need more dedicated, active members to be able to put on a...
Call the State Veterinarian's Office at 615-837-5120. The cost for certification and testing is $40 annually. A department representative will need to test your flock on an annual basis for Pullorum and every 180 days for Avian Influenza.
The reason I'm asking is, I'd like to have some if they're smooth feathered. I already have Showgirls, so I don't need more of them. Are you going back there?
All eggs have the white spot, called the germinal disc. It just takes a bit of practice to tell the fertile from the infertile. Basically, in an infertile egg, the germinal disc is a solid white spot, and not uniformly round. When an egg is fertile, the germinal disc is faint rather than solid...
A couple years ago I decided to follow the advice of Charles Henry Hubbard, who wrote a book called "Hubbard's Poultry Secrets", published in 1915. He believed, "If you want to be successful you must study nature and follow along natural lines." In observing a mother hen with her newly hatched...
This is a reminder that entries for the Dickson show have to be emailed in by tomorrow midnight. This is an All Breed Double Show - Large Fowl, Bantam and Waterfowl. There will also be a Serama Tabletop Show. Details, directions, etc. can be found on the Volunteer State Poultry Club Facebook...
Volunteer State Poultry Club is headquartered in Dickson! We meet monthly to talk chickens and plan shows. Our next meeting is tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. at the Fairgrounds in Dickson, in the Poultry Barn. You're invited to come join us! Our next show is April 26, also at the Fairgrounds. You can...