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[zooweemama]

Wow I'm impressed Ron, a Daily Digest! Pretty cool. Is anyone going to the Stockton show? I saw it advertised in Backyard Poultry magazine.

I am. Dragging my family with me.

 

[zooweemama]

The power is back on at my house!

Off to get them all back where they belong at 12.

Yay!!! It never used to stress me out until I had livestock. LOL

 

[zooweemama]

Daily Digest for 12/5/2012


Stats: #5 most active thread
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We have more the 10,000 posts on this thread!
We Started the day off with pictures From Amy Beth(Zooweemama). We spent some time critiquing Gary her Marans Rooster.

Chiquita knows quite a bit about the breed and was asked to show us some pictures.

We started the push for 10,000 posts!

The Marans Discussion then led into weight and worming. Options are to worm as often as every 6 weeks or to have a float test on the manure. A Vet or Lab(UCD) can float test, but with a microscope it could be done at home. It could be educational too. Foamy poo is an indication of worms.

broodyhenmommy joined us! and is looking to rehome a BA. I hope she is successful!

Happy chooks posted pictures of her beautiful Welsummer rooster! and Chiquita posted pictures of her Marans! It was a very nice morning with all of that eye candy! There were even pictures of Turkeys!

News from Chiquita: She has been breeding chickens for 11 months, Hens are bare of color(Copper on French Black Copper Marans) and the Universe wants her to have Marans. Iggy and the Show Girls(yes, chickens not a band) need work but are at least auto sexing. Silkies are good. Pork is what's for Dinner this week with Pazole and Roast that takes a long time to prepare! Capayvalleychick was trying to remember which Marans breeder Chiquita was at the Heirloom Expo last Fall. Chiquita was the loud blond with the Asian guy that went out for food(I did not make this up!). We learned a bit about Turkeys too! They watch TV!

In the same post we also got an update on Tilapia! Crazy Fish Guy(is he the Roadie for the Show Girl Band?) explained that there is a fairly complex ban on some of them but not on others. I ruined dinner again by posting about Tilapia eating chicken poo.

Chiquita posted her Pazole recipe. I am going to cook some soon!

Feathersprings got her silkies today! One pullet is injured so we are all hoping for her to recover!

We learned a bunch about shipping hatching eggs today. Check post 10012! Cooper12 is having project eggs hatched by Deb. Deb has a Granite counter top similar to Debs. Oh could you tell by the post number that we topped 10,000 posts?

Some in Oregon are using pellets from pellet stoves in their coops and runs.

The Stockton show is coming up. Families are going if they want to or not! I am sure Walt will be stocked! If you have that may chickens in one place and they all started to fly at the same time, could they lift the roof off of the building?

We ended the evening with egg discussions: Flash makes eggs look lighter in pictures, 11 months for the first egg!, 31 weeks and no Empedessora eggs and eggs on all of the counters....I even dreamed of eggs...oh that wasn't a dream, I was awakened by a chirping chick that hatched form an egg at 2:30 in the morning How rude!

Wow what a busy day we had!

haha Today's digest is awesome!

 

[zooweemama]

How does one enter a show? I think I would have fun showing Black Betty. What do you think? Do I have to do some sort of testing? I would put her in a small dog kennel right? Curious how all that works. I would put her under the Orp category right? It would be SO fun to see if she places at all. I don't know. Just toying with the idea since I am going to be there anyway. LOL





And bought a Golden Feather membership too.

Loving this gorgeous weatherrrrr!

 

[ronott1]

How does one enter a show? I think I would have fun showing Black Betty. What do you think? Do I have to do some sort of testing? I would put her in a small dog kennel right? Curious how all that works. I would put her under the Orp category right? It would be SO fun to see if she places at all. I don't know. Just toying with the idea since I am going to be there anyway. LOL

Yes! Figure out how to enter her. Enter Gary too!

There is going to be a show at the Red Bluff Fairgrounds.

 

[debs_flock]

How does one enter a show? I think I would have fun showing Black Betty. What do you think? Do I have to do some sort of testing? I would put her in a small dog kennel right? Curious how all that works. I would put her under the Orp category right? It would be SO fun to see if she places at all. I don't know. Just toying with the idea since I am going to be there anyway. LOL

There are several people on here that could help you with how to show (myself included). But just to make sure you're aware, birds coop in on Friday night or maybe VERY early Saturday morning. They aren't released until Sunday at 10am. If you don't want to make multiple trips, you can arrange for someone else to pick up your bird.

Anyway, here's their website and a link to the show catalog.

https://sites.google.com/site/pacificpoultrybreedersassn/home

ETA - not all shows are multiple days, just the big ones. The show that will be up by you would be a one day event.

Deb

 

[liz9910]

Showing chickens sounds like fun! I only have one that isn't hatchery stock however.

 

[zooweemama]

Yes! Figure out how to enter her. Enter Gary too!

There is going to be a show at the Red Bluff Fairgrounds.

There are several people on here that could help you with how to show (myself included). But just to make sure you're aware, birds coop in on Friday night or maybe VERY early Saturday morning. They aren't released until Sunday at 10am. If you don't want to make multiple trips, you can arrange for someone else to pick up your bird.

Anyway, here's their website and a link to the show catalog.

https://sites.google.com/site/pacificpoultrybreedersassn/home

ETA - not all shows are multiple days, just the big ones. The show that will be up by you would be a one day event.

Deb

Hmmm Maybe I should wait for the RB one. THAT I could handle. I can't be away from my home for more than a day and making the trip several times right now would be too much. Especially while I get my feet wet. I have a feeling I am going to like showing off my birds even if I don't win haha!

 

[zooweemama]

Showing chickens sounds like fun! I only have one that isn't hatchery stock however.

Stick around...we can remedy that hehe. We are excellent enablers!

 

[zooweemama]

Hmmm Maybe I should wait for the RB one. THAT I could handle. I can't be away from my home for more than a day and making the trip several times right now would be too much. Especially while I get my feet wet. I have a feeling I am going to like showing off my birds even if I don't win haha!

But I still want to attend. I think that would still be good experience for me overall. Plus I have to get me some Mille Fleur Leghorn eggs.