Critique of my Bok Boks

[Stormhorse23]

no, i do not.

 

[Wildsky]

I would just go for it - I know NOTHING about showing birds, but it sounds like it would be kinda FUN!

 

[Kanchii]

Your barred rock's barring isn't very good. Her tail and wings look fine to me, but her barring is a really big thing for barred rocks. There's alot of different sizes in her barring, and no obvious level full stripes.
She's cute though! If you're just showing at fairs, I'd go ahead and enter her because it's a great place to learn and have fun, even if you don't have perfect birds! Silkieluvr and I entered our random assortment of birds at the local fair and ended up winning 3 best in divisions and many 1st places and we didn't know anything about how they should look like. So go for it! Have fun!

 

[Flyman39]

I don't know about the standards for these breeds but I know healthy chickens when I see them. These are very well taken care of. Very beautiful birds!!

 

[Stormhorse23]

ok. does anyone have a photo of a show quality barred rock so I can see what they are supposed to look like. i looked for some but a lot were skinny looking and ugly.

 

[greyfields]

Yeah, the barred rock is "cuckoo" not "barred".

http://members.tripod.com/~clubhomepages/BarredRockBH.JPG

 

[speckledhen]

Storm, did you get my PMs? I do agree, she's an average pretty hatchery-type BR girl. Nothing wrong with that, unless your aim is to show.

 

[Stormhorse23]

yes I did speckley! thanks by the way. i dont plan on showing my rock.

 

[speckledhen]

Storm, here are a couple of pics of BR bantams I took at a show; see the crispness of the barring? Just for your comparison to your girl.

 

[Stormhorse23]

guess she wasnt as pretty as i thought?

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