Monday was the TN Valley Fair show and I had a great time! The birds did well, but the competition that entered didn't show up
3 different people entered d'Uccles, brought their other birds but not the d'Uccles. I was disappointed. I would rather have some competition!!!
There were mille fleur booted bantams there, but a couple of the birds had beards. I think the owner had a d'Uccle sneak into their pen at some point. It's the first time I've seen a booted bantam at the fair though!
I talked to an old-timer who's buddy had raised d'Uccles long ago. He had really nice things to say about my favorite mf cockeral and my lavender cockeral.
Next show is Crossroads in IN. I have enough millies to put on a display, but was advised to enter them as singles or trios. Sounds like displays weren't very well-managed in the past. I think I will drag Tennessee out of retirement and make him go. Since there will be a club meeting during the show, there should be a LOT of d'Uccle long-time breeders there. I want some input.
My broodies are still hatching little ones and kicking them out of the nest so that they can keep being bators. Yesterday a teeny tiny yellow chick had 'treed' 4 millie pullets on the water jug. It wanted a mama and they wanted it to go away. I sure wish I'd had a camera! It was hysterical!!
I took the newbie and put her in the brooder, then pulled 3 siblings from under mama. She'll have about 4 more this afternoon. Some of these are experimental babes, from the touch-of-blue boy over black hens. The others are millies, so Tennessee is obviously doing his duties on the hens, who are just coming out of molt. Yay!
There were mille fleur booted bantams there, but a couple of the birds had beards. I think the owner had a d'Uccle sneak into their pen at some point. It's the first time I've seen a booted bantam at the fair though!
I talked to an old-timer who's buddy had raised d'Uccles long ago. He had really nice things to say about my favorite mf cockeral and my lavender cockeral.
Next show is Crossroads in IN. I have enough millies to put on a display, but was advised to enter them as singles or trios. Sounds like displays weren't very well-managed in the past. I think I will drag Tennessee out of retirement and make him go. Since there will be a club meeting during the show, there should be a LOT of d'Uccle long-time breeders there. I want some input.
My broodies are still hatching little ones and kicking them out of the nest so that they can keep being bators. Yesterday a teeny tiny yellow chick had 'treed' 4 millie pullets on the water jug. It wanted a mama and they wanted it to go away. I sure wish I'd had a camera! It was hysterical!!
I took the newbie and put her in the brooder, then pulled 3 siblings from under mama. She'll have about 4 more this afternoon. Some of these are experimental babes, from the touch-of-blue boy over black hens. The others are millies, so Tennessee is obviously doing his duties on the hens, who are just coming out of molt. Yay!
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