Is this the way that poultry showing goes???

[Egghead_Jr]

I just came from a small fair poultry exhibit. It was rather pathetic. All but two birds were definitely hatchery stock and some of those were miss labeled or were second generation backyard so mixed breed. The best birds in my opinion were a silver duckwing bantam cock and wheaten old english game cock. If I was a judge it would have taken all of 5 minutes to walk past the cages then stop at those two cages and judge to standard which would take up three of the five above mentioned minutes. Was going to enter just for the experience but felt my birds were far too young and had plans to be at Santa's Village the day poultry needed to be dropped off. The nest county over has a larger fair and will likely enter that next year. The quality of birds at that show has seriously fallen in the past few years.

 

[Brahmalover4eva]

our fair uses the Danish and is rather sad, but I believe there is different variations on the danish system. they've upgraded my fair poultry show this year. now it's more uhh... organized. and the judge does try to judge according to the standard, but loosely. He is however registered for the APA and does judge in the congress and what not. we only have around 50 participants.

 

[Yellow House Farm]

@Egghead_Jr Try to get down to the APA/ABA sanctioned New Hampshire Poultry Fanciers Association show on the Deerfield Fairgrounds on October 11th. Judging starts at 9am. Enter a bird or just come and see. Check out the NHPFA website or find us on Facebook. Don't miss out, though. It's great.

 

[Brahmalover4eva]

@Egghead_Jr Try to get down to the APA/ABA sanctioned New Hampshire Poultry Fanciers Association show on the Deerfield Fairgrounds on October 11th. Judging starts at 9am. Enter a bird or just come and see. Check out the NHPFA website or find us on Facebook. Don't miss out, though. It's great.

thats cool, im in Maine... so maybe i'll come up dare.