Recently we went to see what happens at a chicken show and the thing that really surprised me was that I did not see a single rhode island red or standard leghorn. It was really interesting to see all the different varieties , silkes, sumatras, wyandottes, tons of bantams, Really interesting and beautiful birds to be sure. I was blown away by the quality of the feathers and the size of the birds too. I couldn't help but wonder what would have happened had I entered my little hatchery rhode island red into the competition as a standard apa breed, could I have cleaned up and come home with a breed champion simply on entry? I actually hope not but I was thinking about getting some simple good stock and entering to see what happens. I was also touched by the wonderful people showing and how eager they were to encourage me to invest in good quality but not hand me a card as if to make me buy from them. There was a genuine willingness to encourage others to join the fun. Surprisingly the next day we randomly discovered a cat show and did not find the same encouragement from the competitors although some of the judges were really great at explaining what they were looking for in the catagory. The chicken judges were roped off so it was not possible to ask questions and learn. Of course my daughter fell in love with a 22 pound maine coon cat which made my cocker spaniel look like a miniture in comparison. I observed that chicken people are much more enthusiastic perhaps also the reason why we encourage each other to practice chicken math!!! It was really interesting to see both the shows. So how does one find show quality chicken stock? Definately not on the aisle at the grocery store~ pardon the pun
Caroline
Caroline
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