Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

[hillfloweranch]

officially entered Alex into the Open Poultry Show and Laying Hen Egg Contest at the AV Fair!!! for the Blue Andalusians: 1 Cock, 2 Hens & 2 pullets; and I entered the beautiful newly acquired Rhode Island Reds I purchased from Larry Morris Nachtmann, into the egg laying contest and Cock and Hen classes. Hoping to learn at the show what to do, how to best raise show birds and just have some fun! Look forward to it!! Though about entering the Salmon Favorelles, Bantam Cochins and Cream Legbars but for our first time keepin it simple. fingers crossed!!

 

[ozexpat]

officially entered Alex into the Open Poultry Show and Laying Hen Egg Contest at the AV Fair!!! for the Blue Andalusians: 1 Cock, 2 Hens & 2 pullets; and I entered the beautiful newly acquired Rhode Island Reds I purchased from Larry Morris Nachtmann, into the egg laying contest and Cock and Hen classes. Hoping to learn at the show what to do, how to best raise show birds and just have some fun! Look forward to it!! Though about entering the Salmon Favorelles, Bantam Cochins and Cream Legbars but for our first time keepin it simple. fingers crossed!!

That sounds like fun times.

Time for chicken baths and blow dryers

 

[hillfloweranch]

That sounds like fun times.

Time for chicken baths and blow dryers

I don't know how to do that ....yet

I just learned the proper way to hold the dearned things!
ah well...we shall persevere...in honor and fashion of the great and wonderful Oz!

heheeeee...props ...always gotta throw out some props!! Because similar to your egg project...we shall have the
Great Poultry Show project...first timers flubs, bloopers and who knows what else! Maybe I should start a thread....hmmmm

 

[ozexpat]

Maybe I should start a thread....hmmmm

you really should!!

 

[Sweetpea3829]

Wait...people wash and blow dry their chickens? And there's a certain way to hold them (aside from, *tightly* with the wings pressed to the body)????

I have a lot to learn, apparently.

I was thinking about signing my kiddos up for 4H...lol

 

[hillfloweranch]

Wait...people wash and blow dry their chickens?  And there's a certain way to hold them (aside from, *tightly* with the wings pressed to the body)????

I have a lot to learn, apparently.

I was thinking about signing my kiddos up for 4H...lol

You should!! And you hold them with their heads in the crook of your arm and their butts away from you

 

[NikonD2xer]

Wait...people wash and blow dry their chickens? And there's a certain way to hold them (aside from, *tightly* with the wings pressed to the body)????

I have a lot to learn, apparently.

I was thinking about signing my kiddos up for 4H...lol

You can check out youtube. I know i saw a couple of videos of I think 4-H er's showing how to handle chicken and how to bath them.

 

[Sweetpea3829]

So, our neighbors already think we're pretty crazy because not only do we have our dogs in the house, but our chicks are in the house, too...lol.

If they catch me giving a chicken a bath...well...they may disown us...lol

 

[ozexpat]

So, our neighbors already think we're pretty crazy because not only do we have our dogs in the house, but our chicks are in the house, too...lol.

If they catch me giving a chicken a bath...well...they may disown us...lol

until recently. i would have thought you were disturbed too

 

[JanO]

So, our neighbors already think we're pretty crazy because not only do we have our dogs in the house, but our chicks are in the house, too...lol.

If they catch me giving a chicken a bath...well...they may disown us...lol

Or call the nice men in white coats.