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Joy, I may have told you 1:30 to 3:00 but it is 1 to 3. Half an hour wont make much difference. you can always call the extension office for exact times. We have a very relaxed schedule planned, nothing serious or budget breaking. i will cover much ground, as far as bathing, keeping them clean for the show, touch ups, using glycerin or vet RX to shine up legs and combs. Trimming beaks and toes, using powder or peremethrin dip, worming, placing birds in and removing them from the show cage, holding them so they are easier to control and general getting to know your bird and handling techniques to keep them calm and avoid struggling so you look like you know what you're doing. we will also discuss what age bird is appropriate. What the judges want to see and how they base their assesments. Then we will have lemonade, punch, ice tea, cookies etc! It's gonna be warm and our deck will be shaded at that time so it will be hot but comfortable. I will also have a couple of copies of the bantam Standard of Perfection to look at some other magazines and some 4-H related web sites. To cool off, we will come inside and I'll have a slide show via laptop to tv of some of my birds and places they have been. I will also have some chicks and roos to gie away. Very pretty ones!
Mailed our (mine and Davids) State Fair forms on the 13th. I'd made some last minute changes (moulting) and was in to big of a hurry, and forgot to copy them! Had to call down and ask that they email me a copy. The lady kind of chuckled and said it was no problem. I can't guess about the correct birds!
Steph... will I see you at the fair this year? Our schedule is to arrive on the 12th, drop off the birds and do some minor sight seeing. We are going to Loras family rebellion on the 13th in Boone, be there most of the day. On the 14th back for a whole day of fair stuff. I bought each of the boys one of those one day unlimited all rides free passes, wasn't free for me but they are excited. Then we will leave Des Moines on the morning of the 15th.
Lora, has a meeting on the 16th. On the 17th we leave for Deadwood, SD. We will be in the Mt. Rushmore area for a couple of days then to Deadwood and head back home on the 21st. Trying to squeeze in a last minute vacay.
Normally I would not go so far for a wedding but this nephew and I were pretty close when he was younger and he and his fiance have been playing house for far to long! It's about time someone made a honest man out of him!!! He is not one to be gone from the farm for very long. They chose Deadwood cause it's 1/2 way between her hometown in MT and their farm here in NW IA. That 8 hr. drive is gonna kill me!
I usually keep it closed up so I'm not sure if she has had anything to eat or drink in the past 3 days! The cats have a bolt hole so it's possible she was gettin out
