They aren't judged on aggression, they are only judged on how close they come to meeting their standards as written in the SOP. Something of great importance with Japs is that they carry a fatal gene which is responsible for their short legs. So, 25% of the chicks will die in the shell, 25%...
We are in Ohio and sell many birds during the fall show season. Well that is not going to happen this year. We already listed many of our birds for sale at stupid low prices just to get rid of them. I wont make much if any money but I also wont be paying for 4 to 6 months of feed plus all the...
Keeping the colors "pure" in no way indicates that the birds are of exhibition quality. Your birds may only be "pet" quality now. There is no shame in that since the vast majority of birds are just that. There are few birds (and people) that will ever win a beauty contest.
The greatest...
The bantam Wyandotte would be "Rose Comb Clean Leg" or RCCL
The large Cochin would be in the Asiatic class
The Spitz isn't a recognized breed. You can still pay the entry fee to exhibit him but there isn't anything to win.
I didn't see anything about naked neck Silkies (showgirls) on APA site...
Mereks disease is everywhere. You either vaccinate for it as a day old chicks or breed for resistance but nothing is 100% effective. If your other chickens weren't vaccinated then they may get it but there is no way to know. This is not reflective of how well you take care of your birds...
The best combination depends on the results you want to have. Color gentetics works the same for silkies as other chickens. For example black, blue, and splash can all be in the same pen and you will get more of the same since blue and splash are just diluted black. Black over partridge will...
This is only an issue for exhibition poultry. You need to contact the APA again because it is their rules/procedures that must be followed. Without getting into details, it takes several other breeders that are paid members of the APA to exhibit them for years and then a formal application...
The turkey crowing was a joke. But seriously, a dozen roosters crowing at 5 or 6 in the morning is very loud and turkeys don't do that. Roosters crow throughout the day too. We breed and raise both and the neighbors never mention the sound from the turkeys. Even if you find their noise level...