Can I show her? ~picture~

[dmccann]

Beautiful,i do not know nothing about showing ,but she sure is pretty!

 

[aoxa]

This is my girl from BQ. Not saying she is SQ at all, but she has more of the traits you would want for show.

She is still young (mine is). Her legs are yellower than in the pictures. Something my camera did.

Here she is when I got her at around 8 weeks old. She was pathetic. They can really come around in a short period of time!

Got her Sept 24th. These pictures above the last one were taken yesterday.

ETA: Yours looks better than hatchery quality though, so that's a bonus! Usually you will see more black in HQ stock.

 

[thebanthams]

why not? show her off be proud of your pretty bird !!!

 

[willowbranchfarm]

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How so? I'm not saying your not rite I would just like to know?

She's long & flat in the back, tail set is wrong, lacks the roundness a Wyandotte should have, head is very narrow [almost crow headed].
Here's a link to the Wyandotte Standard. Use it to evaluate your bird.

http://www.wyandottebreedersofamerica.net/wyandottestandard.htm

Ok thanks so much.

 

[littlecreekfarm]

She has too much mossiness in her feathers and doesn't have good wyandotte type.
But don't show to win....show to have fun. and showing chickens is a lot of work but fun'


p.s Rebecca- our county doesnt have an animal show

 

[willowbranchfarm]

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Oh sorry I meant the state fair. I dont know though If I will show her but we'll see. Yeah I'm not showing to win but I want to have fun and If I win great.

 

[Chris09]

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Most county fair shows (1) don't have much competition (2) don't have licensed poultry judges. With that being said a bird like the OP's would not place very high if at all at our county fair because there is very good competition there [close to 400 birds and 90% of them are bred to the breeds standard], we do use licensed poultry judges and we do show by the SOP.

Chris

 

[wood&feathers]

I would encourage you to try her at a county fair. Her lacing is lovely, even though her type is lacking. At our fair often conditioning counts for more than type.I have seen people bring birds that might have been well bred, but I would be EMBARRASSED to admit were mine - ragged broken feathers from overcrowding, filthy, horribly cared for beaks and feet... Your girl looks like she is at least happy and healthy, and if you have kids and entered her at our fair she would bring home some ribbons. Especially if the kids know something about Wyandottes and how to take care of biddies and adult chickens.

 

[wood&feathers]

As mentioned above, it depends on where you are. However I would bet that in most places a well conditioned bird with a knowledgeable youth handler will do well. You might consider joining 4H and learning poultry showmanship. For a taste of what this involves look for "4h poultry showmanship" on YouTube

 

[PoultryPedia]

Her lacing is very pretty & eyecatching. She looks very well cared for, which counts a lot for a show (& her!).
Her build is some non-Standard, but I think she'd still do suitably well at many county fairs. They are very fun to take part in & plus gratifying to see visitors admire & comment on your birds.

Visitors often enjoy some of the lower-placed chickens more than the "winners".