Hi Maddie,
You have my show entry and I am sure the weather is going to be wonderful for the show.
Did I enter anything in the egg show? If not I think I will. : ) Let me know.
Ann Charles
Hi All,
There is still some old information floating around on the location of the Magnolia Classic Poultry Show so here's an update:
The Magnolia Classic Poultry Show
March 23rd, 2013
Vernon Parish Fairgrounds
Leesville, Louisiana
Entries close: March 15, 2013
Judge: Pat Malone...
Araucana
APA: BB Red (ewh) Black, White, GDW, SDW ABA: BB Red (e+), Black, White, Silver, Blue, Buff Created by SkyBlueEgg
Breed Information, Comments, and Experience with breed:
The Araucana chicken can trace it's descent from two rare South American types of chicken - the Collonca, and the...
Cathy,
I hatched a LOT of Bantam wheaten Araucana chicks last year out of a cross between mine and Mike Gilbert's lines and they were consistently colored like the chicks below. I could not tell the difference between them and my white chicks until they began to grow their first feathers. I...
Lanae,
Please remember that when I say Wheaten I am primarily preferring to the genetics of ewh which is the base we need for APA Black Breasted Red. All kinds of genes can effect the depth of color making it either darker or lighter. If you look in your current standard at some of the color...
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Lanae has been emailing me about the BB Red/ Wheaten subject and she has asked me for a picture of some of my Wheaten (ewh) Araucana pullets so I thought I would post it here. The three pictured below will be breeders, hopefully, within the next 2-3 months. This is the correct color...
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And I agree with Jen on the "threat" of all these bugs - it is greatly overstated - but then I don't have a four month-old baby, so maybe someone who has young ones can chime in on that also.
Also, those "totes" with the handles that snap up on the sides are great and a big plus for...
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Unless you have absolutely NO Rat Snake possibilities, do not use chicken wire for this - use 1/4 inch hardware cloth. Those rats snakes can get into an amazingly small hole and make quick snacks of your baby chicks or ducks.
Ann
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Jim,
Thanks for posting that. If anyone has a last minute entry for the Big Bird Classic, (or El Dorado, or the Fair Show) that would cover them for testing requirements until 6/15.
Ann