How do poultry shows work?

[Sonoran Silkies]

You need to bring it to the atttention of the superintendant as soon as you realize there was an error. After the show is too late.

 

[NYREDS]

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Or worse, they judge one side of the row, but don't turn around and judge the other side--happened to me last year. The clerk should have caught that one though. I always walk ahead and make sure the class count is right.

You can clerk for me anytime. A clerk that keeps me out of trouble gets a free lunch!

 

[lildinkem]

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I didn't wait to after the show. Right after I seen the judge go back to the BB winner, and right on their card, I asked the clerk if ALL the LF Cochin were done being judged. He looked at the card on my pullet, and told the judge.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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I didn't wait to after the show. Right after I seen the judge go back to the BB winner, and right on their card, I asked the clerk if ALL the LF Cochin were done being judged. He looked at the card on my pullet, and told the judge.

So did you get BB?

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Or worse, they judge one side of the row, but don't turn around and judge the other side--happened to me last year. The clerk should have caught that one though. I always walk ahead and make sure the class count is right.

What is the proper edicut when your bird was skipped and not judged?
Do you ask the clerk to tell the judge?
I had that happen this weekend.

I went over to the clerk and she shushed me and told me not to talk to him until he was done with the class. I waited and asked why she was skipped. He said she was in the wrong class and walked away. I asked the clerk what was going on and told her what breed I had. She said she'd talk to him...and then he started in on the Asiatic class. So I went over the one of the guys running the show (Dan Jerome) and told him. He is the one who suggested I wait until they were done judging and he'd grab them and have BOTH judges give me with "brutal opinion" on my pullet. Both of them did. It was Heather Hayes and Paul Weiss.

 

[moduckman]

Things seem to have gotten away from your question. first, runner ducks are judged differently than other fowl. Most, not all, but most of the time they are placed in a small ring so thejudge can look at them in a natural upright state and observe them walk. Only then can a runner be judged correctly. As for blue runners, they will have a job beating a whit, black or even a strong fawn. As you have read in previous comments, uncommon show breeds will have trouble beating the traditional ones. One reason is there are more of the "common" ones to compare with. The key is learning something new at each show.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Since your duck is young, I'd suggest going to a poultry show or two, first and just watch...walk around and look at the birds. Observe the judges.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

TO Crayonsmom:

Where are you located? What state? If we knew what area you are in we can suggested a show or shows to attend. Any show would give you more of an idea of what a show is. ven an all Bantam show. May 1 in Little Rock Arkansas we have the Spring Livestock Show. Being a "fair" they have four distinct shows. Open chicken (for everyone); Junior chicken (19-under); Duck and Goose show; Turkey show. The Junior show is automaticly entered in the Open show as well.

Does anyone have a link to a uTube video of a duck show?

 

[lildinkem]

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What is the proper edicut when your bird was skipped and not judged?
Do you ask the clerk to tell the judge?
I had that happen this weekend.

I went over to the clerk and she shushed me and told me not to talk to him until he was done with the class. I waited and asked why she was skipped. He said she was in the wrong class and walked away. I asked the clerk what was going on and told her what breed I had. She said she'd talk to him...and then he started in on the Asiatic class. So I went over the one of the guys running the show (Dan Jerome) and told him. He is the one who suggested I wait until they were done judging and he'd grab them and have BOTH judges give me with "brutal opinion" on my pullet. Both of them did. It was Heather Hayes and Paul Weiss.

I picked the right moment where the judge was preoccupied talking to someone else and I asked the clerk as he walked down the very isle my and the rest of the LF Cochins are, and asked the clerk, "did this bird get judged?".
The clerk told the judge, he simply said to the clerk, after I backed off into the backround, the judge told the clerk "it ain't going to change anything", and judged my bird thru the cage, without opening the door of the cage, or touching my bird, he judged and wrote on my girls card.
I didn't think my Cochin was that far off the beaten trail to be judged outside of the cage without being handled. That way of judging gave me the impression, why bring her again to a show. Cochins are not the easiest bird to keep clean. OR maybe all I need to do, when submitting an entry form, is submit a video for the judge to look at thru a wire cage to judge my bird. lolololol Either way, it is a hassle to get a bird ready. Yet alone a Cochin, where about everyday for the three days leading up to the show I am pickin turds outta the feet feathers. IF I show a Cochin again, it won't be her. What is the point.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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I would continue to show her, just not under that judge again.