Chicken Exihibitions

[BantamLover55]

SOP Australorp description:

Disqualification: White in feathers
Weight: Cock: 8 1/2 lbs., hen: 6 1/2 lbs.
Comb, face, wattles and earlobes: Bright red, Single comb
Face: Smooth
Eyes: Large, prominent, dark brown
Head: Medium sized, broad
Neck: Rather long, neatly curved, feathers abundant
Back: Moderately long, broad
Tail: Moderately large, well-spread
Wings: Medium in size, well folded, carried without drooping
Breast: Full, well rounded,
Legs and toes: Legs set well apart, medium length toes, moderately long shanks, black legs, pinkish white on bottom of feet.

 

[FreeRangeSpirit]

Also, what do egg and meat farmers look for when selecting breeding stock?

 

[BantamLover55]

Speckled Sussex SOP description:

Disqualifications: Yellow skin, shanks, or feet
Weights: Cock, 9 lbs., hen, 7 lbs.
Comb, face, wattles and ear lobes: Bright red, Single comb medium in size
Beak: Stout, rather short, horn colored
Eyes: Reddish bay
Face: smooth, skin soft in texture
Head: moderately large, broad
Neck: Medium in length, feathers abundant
Back: Long, flat, broad
Tail: Medium length, well-spread
Wings: Rather long (male), medium in length (female), well folded, carried closely to body without drooping
Breast: Broad, deep, rounding nicely into body
Body: Long, broad, deep
Legs and toes: Legs set well apart, straight when viewed from front, pinkish white
Plumage: Mahogany bay, each feather tipped with white a narrow black bar dividing the white (The plumage description is much more complex, this is just the basic body color)

I hope this helps, and good luck showing!

 

[BantamLover55]

Also, what do egg and meat farmers look for when selecting breeding stock?

For eggs, you want a combination of large eggs and frequent laying. For meat, you want a combination of quick growth and the most meat produced.

 

[FreeRangeSpirit]

Yes that helped so much. Thank you!

 

[BantamLover55]

You are very welcome!