East TN: Cocke County Poultry Show May 7, 2011

[ajducky]

Hi y'all! What time does the show start tomorrow? I'd like to get there early so I can buy chicks & or chickens.

 

[Matt A NC]

The building is supposed to open at 6:30am, but sellers that are not showing should start setting up by 7am. Those that are exhibiting will be busy till 8:30 or 9(when judging starts) and then they will slowly move out to setup what they have to sell. If I was looking for good deals I would try to get there by 7:30-8 and hang around talking to folks.

Matt

 

[bairo]

Quote:
LOL...yep I am only bringing 500 cash, one check and only one credit card....I am not chicken crazy and im sticking to that story no matter what..LOL
Seriously....My fiance cant make it so I am bringing my 11 yo step daughter. we will be there by 0800 probably

 

[ajducky]

Ok, Thanks! I'm looking forward to seeing all of the different breeds & hopefully coming home with a variety of new chickens.

 

[NellaBean]

I'm bringing a Mottled Cochin rooster to show.

And 12 birds to sell.

1 Jersey Giant/Cochin rooster
1 Jersey Giant/Cochin pullet (either POL or just started)

2 black CochinX POL pullets
1 blue CochinX POL pullet
1 splash CochinX POL pullet
1 wheaten CochinX POL pullet
1 OE/Ameraucana POL pullet

3 Speckled Sussex cockerels
1 WILD colored Bantam Cochin Rooster

 

[bairo]

It was great to meet everyone today at the show. Hope everyone made it home ok. I did not buy a single chicken

as I did not mean nellabean until after all her good ones were gone. Megan got a beautiful baby silkie though from "wegotchickens" and then was given another one by someone after the judging when she expressed interest in showing in the junior division. Here we go I guess....all I ever wanted was eggs

I'm going to have to cull a 4 month old Gold laced Wyan because she has an infected place on her bottom and needs to be separated to keep red coat on her so she can heal. So if anyone wants her in the next couple days let me know.

I'll be looking for a couple more Sussix hens also if anyone has any and will be heading my way or is up towards J.C.

 

[NellaBean]

I had a great time today. If anyone needs a POL/Laying Cochin mix, I have 4 girls left. 2 black, 1 blue, 1 splash. They are all beautiful. 1 black pullet even laid an egg for us at the show today. The blue and splash hens are very beautiful. They were hatched out late November or early December, depending on which girl it is.

I also have 3 speckled sussex young cockerels for giveaway. They will go to my rooster eater lady in about a month if nobody needs one between now and then.

 

[bairo]

Quote:
Nellabean....Email me for your location please, I forgot

[email protected]

 

[Matt A NC]

Here are most of the pics I took inside the barn: Album

Some pics are bad , but some are decent. Considering the space they were in, that is the best I could do.

Matt

 

[NellaBean]

Did you happen to get any pix of the mottled cochins? i completely forgot to take a pic of my boy in there. Whoops!