Any poultry judges out there? feather clipping around vent question

Good question, I hope there is a knowlegeable reply!

 

I am not a judge but I do show. You can not clip feathers for any reason. I am pretty sure it is a disqualification.
Pulling feathers is also a no-no. It could be argued that you are hiding a defect or a disqualification.

Bob

 

I am not a judge, but I do know that the more feathering a bird has the better. I have seen judges that cannot decide between two birds, they start looking for missing feathers to help them decide a winner. If it were up to me, I wouldn't clip any feathers until you can find an actual judge to give you a definite answer.

 

I am a judge & that would disqualify the bird.

 

It's a disqualification

 

Definite DQ.

 

Quote:You'll probably have to do artificial insemination, which most people do with their cochins anyway. I'm sure someone will have the link to the good article about how to do it. Pretty easy.