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Thats good to hear Joy. Is your son doing some of those summer "camps", they offered. Like our son David, he will not be eligible to show in the fair either but can participate in everything else and can certainly help set up.
David just finished the "Build a Bot" camp and had a good time. Next is the fishing camp at the Lakeside Lab, on the 14th. I got "hooked" into (pun intended), helping with that one.
There are 15 kids signed up for the poultry program this year and that is fantastic! Some larger communities only have two or 3. The "Poultry Plunge" camp, here at our house will be a fun one. I will touch on some care tips and what the judge will be looking for. Address trimminging beaks and toenails, in addition to washing them. I am hoping Dakota Kraninger will be here too to demonsrate the way to do the showmanship properly.
I have some birds that I am hoping some of the kids will want to take home. They are crosses and more like pets but they are good practice birds for showmanship, to learn how to work with and care for them properly. I will also have some week old chicks for the kids to hold. Everybody loves chicks! They have 3 really active young men working for the extension office this year or summer who are helping with these camps. I don't know if they are interns or what but they are good and fun. It's better. Still don't know how I feel about being called a "chicken expert"?
I hope you will come to our house again too! We'll have some lemonade and iced tea and probably some cookies. It won't take very long and we should post some pics here!
Thats good to hear Joy. Is your son doing some of those summer "camps", they offered. Like our son David, he will not be eligible to show in the fair either but can participate in everything else and can certainly help set up.
David just finished the "Build a Bot" camp and had a good time. Next is the fishing camp at the Lakeside Lab, on the 14th. I got "hooked" into (pun intended), helping with that one.
There are 15 kids signed up for the poultry program this year and that is fantastic! Some larger communities only have two or 3. The "Poultry Plunge" camp, here at our house will be a fun one. I will touch on some care tips and what the judge will be looking for. Address trimminging beaks and toenails, in addition to washing them. I am hoping Dakota Kraninger will be here too to demonsrate the way to do the showmanship properly.
I have some birds that I am hoping some of the kids will want to take home. They are crosses and more like pets but they are good practice birds for showmanship, to learn how to work with and care for them properly. I will also have some week old chicks for the kids to hold. Everybody loves chicks! They have 3 really active young men working for the extension office this year or summer who are helping with these camps. I don't know if they are interns or what but they are good and fun. It's better. Still don't know how I feel about being called a "chicken expert"?
I hope you will come to our house again too! We'll have some lemonade and iced tea and probably some cookies. It won't take very long and we should post some pics here!
