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well when do you start?? in the spring?? and do you have to take notes???
You can start whenever you want, however, you want to keep in mind when shows in your area happen. For instance, around here we have two shows in Sept. and one in October, so I wanted my birds to be old enough to show by then. Sometimes there are Spring shows as well, so chicks from the Fall would be old enough to show in those. If you get chicks now and have to wait until next Fall to show them, they may go into molt and not be in show condition.
I'm not sure what kind of notes you mean, but keeping records is always helpful. Your 4-H club leader may be able to get you a poultry project book to keep notes in.