That is the navel. Looks normal. They chick still has a large abdomen from absorbing the yolk. That will go down. The navel with finish healing and the scab fall off. If you are worried about the navel you can apply a dab of antibiotic ointment, but probably not needed.
The NC Spring show season has arrived. Cape fear is tomorrow. Salisbury is March 2nd, Morganton is March 16th, and Winston-Salem is March 23rd.
Info can be found at https://www.poultryshowcentral.com/
except the winston-S show the info on there is wrong.
Fall NC Poultry Shows:
Oct 27 -- Morganton - All breed
Nov 3 -- Salisbury - Old English only
Nov 24 -- Winston-Salem - All breed
Dec 8 -- Smithfield - All breed
Site with a good calendar for most of the shows in the country is:
-- https://www.poultryshowcentral.com
Specifically NC:
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At any show the only ones that should remove a bird or even touch a bird is the owner or judge. Birds stay in the coop for the show, except for judging. Then it is ONLY the judge that takes the bird out and looks it over. If a bird is a class champion and if the show has a champion row, the...
Poultry shows in the south are going to be mostly bantams. Some shows have stopped taking Large Entries because of the lack of Large Fowl in the south. Just not a lot of LF breeders around this area. The LF numbers have gone up at shows the last few years, but still not a lot...
Show season has started.
Our local show will be in Morganton, NC on March 17 at the Burke County Fairgrounds. Hosted by the Friendship Poultry Club.
The FPC Website: https://fpcshow.weebly.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FriendshipPoultryClub
Show season is coming up fast. The first Poultry show of the fall season is in Morganton on Oct 28th. For more information visit our website: https://fpcshow.weebly.com/
or our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FriendshipPoultryClub/
To know if your birds are show quality, you need to the research. This involves either purchasing or getting ahold of the Standard Of Perfection at least for your breed of bird. Familiarize yourself with what makes a SQ bird. There are very few show breeders left on BYC. Most have left for...
From day 17or so to hatch time the chick has to turn over. Chicks develop facing the small end and turn to the large end of the egg and air cell to hatch. If you hear peeping then it has pipped the air cell. Just give it time. The struggling is needed to build leg strength. Nothing good...
The layers' house is concrete. All other houses are up on legs with plywood floors. All floors are painted with Stormcoat. Quite a bit thicker then paint and so far has not pealed in any of the coops. I use shavings for their litter and clean out with needed.