Heritage Poultry Exibition Thread

[Ryu]

Apparently you can get you birds to molt by letting them know when the big show date is. All of my March hatch large fowl are molting. I don't know what I'm going to take to Ohio for Cornish, I just hope they are presentable for Shawnee or the whole year is going to be a waste. On a brighter note I might have birds to show at Avoca in the spring--usually mine do a May molt.

I don't know what's up with them this year.

 

[Robert Blosl]

http://www.fowlvisions.com/?p=1233
found a nice site and they got thier feet wet showing. This shows a nice building with coops in it. People dont have a clue how much work goes into putting a show on and the labor of those who put it on for us.

Also, for you who are going to Columbus this weekend take pitures of your breeds and any super rare birds that you see. Also, put the name of the breed by the exibtiors number on the exibitors list you get when you go in so we can trace down these folks when people want to purchase these rare breeds. If you have a video camera take some pictures we can put them on a DVD and share it with others or small clips on U tube. Thanks and enjoy yourselves. bob

 

[Chris09]

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Afternoon Bob,

The wife and I will be at Columbus this weekend and she will have her Nikon with her so will get some pictures.
I don't have a video recorder, but the wife's phone take real good video's and it can upload the video to my computer or directly to U tube so I will see what we can do there.


Chris

 

[Robert Blosl]

Just got a old line of Dark Cornish bantams that started out from Ohio last night.They have been in Alabama about two years now. I have a three year old cock bird that came from this breeders home in Ohio. I have five ckls some his and some his grandsons and have seven pullets who are related to him some how. These birds where not wanted any more and they have had fair to good treatment. I guess I dont need to ask what you would all do but put fresh water and good protein feed in front of them so they can put some good feathers and flesh on thier bones. They are wild and vigours so inbreeding does not look like will be a problem. My thoughts is to keep two or three cockerels for next year mate the best four pullets to the old male and hatch and raise all I can next year. Then I will figure out what to do with the three males and the chicks.

Might just have two or three breeding pens and mate the best one or two pullets from this years hatch to each male that I held over and start a line breeding program. May mate the best pullets back to the old male again till he looses his feritility to line breed his good points.

Now for advice I have to articfical I. They are to big to breed normaly.

Thats going to be fun to learn how to do. bob

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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Perhaps lildinkem can come over and show you how to do the AI!

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

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That's why I never mention the word "show" in the barn...invariably everyone will drop their feathers.

 

[OSUman]

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Perhaps lildinkem can come over and show you how to do the AI!

There are a lot of videos on you tube that show how to AI. Heres the first one that came up when I searched.

 

[Robert Blosl]

Thank you thats going to help me. I let them out of thier bantam boxes into their new pen and the females where like quail. Full of vigor. Got some big plans with these little guys I a have always wanted some but never got any. bob

 

[PoultryPedia]

Although starving might create a forced molt, PLEASE do not ever starve your birds! That causes miserable suffering!
Our birds go through stress from travel, being in a noisy showroom, etc. already in support of our showing hobby. Starvation is an unfair added thing to force on our birds just for our own sense of accomplishment.
In just consideration to our showing partners--our chickens--we should use alternatives such as other more humane forced molt techniques, or substitution of birds that are currently in full feather.

 

[neftaball]

I'm glad I found this thread, now I think I know what to do get our sunbleached Buff Orpingtons ready for the shows in June and July. I have a question on how to tell if they are in good condition weight wise. When I feel the hens right now, I think they feel skinny, but they are on free choice feed (20% layer) and free range on pasture. They get the occasional treat of sunflower seeds. We're new to showing poultry, and these are my son's 4-H show birds. I read the SOP and have compared them to pictures of the standard and other winning birds and I think overall they are nice. We just need to get them into show condition for the summer.