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[Daloorashens]

SusanRenee - Good luck at the fair with your eggs! Love the colors of EE/americana's eggs. The black wyandotte bantams we have lay huge eggs for their size. Poor little girls lol

Chicks hatching this weekend - Love to watch the new life emerge not sure how well it will go, the power went off for 7 hours a few weeks ago.

Anyone going to the Western idaho fair to look at the chickens? Here's the posted chickie schedule. Rooster crowing contest is tonight at 8p - Monday poultry showmanship at 10:00 Poultry Quality at 1:00 wed open class poultry ( this is the for the APA, I believe) at 11:00 friday rooster crowing contest again at 7. We have one that would rate right up there in the roo crowing contest!



I have never showed eggs.... found this in North idahos fair site:

WHAT THE JUDGES LOOK FOR WITH
EGGS
CLEANLINESS: Eggs must be clean; may show
small specks, stains or cage marks that do not
detract from general clean appearance of the egg
EGG SHAPE: Egg shapes should be
approximately the usual egg shape.
SHELL TEXTURE: May have rough areas that do
not materially affect shape or strength.
RIDGES: Should not materially affect shape or
strength.
SHELL THICKNESS: Should appear thick
enough to withstand reasonable handling without
breaking; in all cases, the shell must not be
broken.
BODY CHECKS: A body check is an egg which
looks like the shell is cracked, but is actually still​

intact.

Huh! Interesting!! So. how exactly do you judge a rooster crowing contest?? lol, that sounds fun!! And do they all crow spontaneously? Probably so since there are so many other guys there competing for best crow, haha

Boy it is SMOKY here!! Enough to make it feel like it is cloudy outside... weird thing is... doesn't smell like smoke, crazy stuff... hope it actually rains like the forecast says, although the cooler weather is really nice and makes the girls much more happy!!

 

[Chickenhill]

Huh! Interesting!! So. how exactly do you judge a rooster crowing contest?? lol, that sounds fun!! And do they all crow spontaneously? Probably so since there are so many other guys there competing for best crow, haha

Boy it is SMOKY here!! Enough to make it feel like it is cloudy outside... weird thing is... doesn't smell like smoke, crazy stuff... hope it actually rains like the forecast says, although the cooler weather is really nice and makes the girls much more happy!!

They put them in a cage a few days before and then cover the cage until it's time. This supposedly fools them to think it is morning when they pull off the cover and they go nuttso crowing. The rooster who crows the most in the alotted time wins. Quite commical!

It has been very smokey here to and I can't smell the smoke either. Must be immune to it after being in it for sooooooooo looong! Rained here last night, but still smokey! The cooler weather is welcomed. Time for fall planting, yeah!!



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[Daloorashens]

They put them in a cage a few days before and then cover the cage until it's time. This supposedly fools them to think it is morning when they pull off the cover and they go nuttso crowing. The rooster who crows the most in the alotted time wins. Quite commical!

It has been very smokey here to and I can't smell the smoke either. Must be immune to it after being in it for sooooooooo looong! Rained here last night, but still smokey! The cooler weather is welcomed. Time for fall planting, yeah!!



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haha, that does sound funny!! You have a lot of chicken varieties... do you have pics of your birds ??

 

[Daloorashens]

Hello all???

 

[harleyguy927]

Wow, I would not have guessed that there where sooo..many people from Idaho on here. I'm in Hurley Idaho. I recently took on the city council trying to legalize chickens in city limits. I just about split the city council in half, 1/2 in favor, 1/2 against. i wrote many articles for the papers trying to convince other chicken owners to join my fight but not a single person spoke out on my side. many people said, not in my backyard!!! sounds funny coming from a farming community! but i have my chickens and thanks to no support, they are still illegal.

 

[harleyguy927]

sorry, darn auto correct changed the name of the city. im from burley.

 

[Chickenhill]

haha, that does sound funny!! You have a lot of chicken varieties... do you have pics of your birds ??

I should share the candies of my eye, huh...There are a few photos of them on my profile. The Orp bug just hit me a few months ago so most of the stock is young and still blossoming. Actually have a shipment coming in tomorrow. I'll get some more. It's so fun to watch them change daily, it seems, as they grow.
My husbands eyes twinkle at me when he says to others, "we have over a hundred chickens." He likes the why???? look as it comes over their face. I can't help it if they are addicting! Love my chickies. Takes forever to feed and water. Gotta play with them all. haha Funny as heck to watch them all come running up the hills from the many pens when, "here chick." is even whispered. Wings flapping bak bak. haha People just don't know what they are missing!!

 

[Chickenhill]

sorry, darn auto correct changed the name of the city. im from burley.

Welcome Hurley Burley Harley guy. Pretty sure my nieghbors wished we lived in town!

 

[pawtraitart]

Welcome Harleyguy! I'm sure my neighbors sometimes wish I didn't have chickens. This time of year there are quite a few roosters running around and they wake up to crow before the sun comes up sometimes. I wasn't aware that there was a discussion in the Burley city Council regarding chickens. I feel so lucky to live out of town. I'd be sad if I couldn't have my birds.

 

[BeccaSmith]

Wow, I would not have guessed that there where sooo..many people from Idaho on here. I'm in Hurley Idaho. I recently took on the city council trying to legalize chickens in city limits. I just about split the city council in half, 1/2 in favor, 1/2 against. i wrote many articles for the papers trying to convince other chicken owners to join my fight but not a single person spoke out on my side. many people said, not in my backyard!!! sounds funny coming from a farming community! but i have my chickens and thanks to no support, they are still illegal.

Welcome to the forum! How frustrating that no other chicken owners would help support you!