Anyone else enter their chickens in the Alaska state fair?

[akpeeps]

I entered 4 Silkies last week. My Splash roo got a first place.

I entered another Splash roo and my two blue hens as a production pen and got second place, which was better than I expected since both the girls molted about 5-6 weeks ago. They were still a little sparse in the bussle but not bad after a bath and fluffing.

Makes me wonder what they would have done if they were fully feathered out.
I can't complain. This is the second year I've entered and the second year I got ribbons on all my entries.

 

[Wolfwoman]

I didn't enter as I'm new to chickens, but I did GO to specifically SEE the poultry exhibits and I found them VERY sparse. I was rather disappointed. I didn't see any Silkies. Actually, I don't think I saw any splash chickens either. Was I too early or too late? The pens were MAYBE 1/3 full.

 

[akpeeps]

You may have been early if you went the first week. They split the entries...standard/large breeds are in the first week and bantams are in the second week. They were entered last Tuesday through yestereday.
I didn't have any ready for the first week this year. I have a nice 10ish week old Blue Orpington cockeral that will be entered next year and hopefully I'll have something hatching out of the batch of eggs I have in the bator now.
I noticed the lack of entries this year. Last year they barely had enough pens to go around.

 

[Wolfwoman]

We went on the 31st this year, apparently the middle of the changeover. Figures.

Next year I'll remember that and go early. Of course if I have my Orloffs I'll be entering them!

 

[HaikuHeritageFarm]

I'm definitely planning on entering next year as well. There wasn't a single Delaware in either the first or second entry!