UPDATE!
DD did really well, yesterday. The heat was miserable, but the breezes were very cooperative, so it was a little more bearable than we expected ... but still an absolutely hot, muggy mess. There were lots of seriously stressed birds, but most held up well ... until the power went out in the barns, last night! Luckily, we were already home and cooling off, by then.
Our little Jersey Moose surprised us all by winning her American Pullet class! It was a big class, and she's only three months old, so we weren't expecting a whole lot. In fact, the only reason we took her was for solid confirmation on her breed. We do bantams, so we didn't trust our sleuthing skills on this not-so-little Kindergarten dropout!
The judge assured us that she was, indeed, a JG ... and was surprised to find out she was so young. We've been forewarned that she should more than double her size by the time she's two. Yay?It's a good thing she's such a sweetheart ...
The three Nankins did really well, too. Last year's BIS RC won his small class, but lost to his coop-mate - our only SC Nanny - for Top Bantam honors. DD's lone hen entry won second, which is better than we expected, because while she's nice, she's more of a breeder bird than true show quality.
All of the Nankins competed in the Clean-Legged Bantam classes, as there are not enough around to make up a true breed class, yet ... but there's hope! There was another Nankin there, this year! He was one of our own babies, passed along to another 4H youth, last year, as part of a breeding pair. Word is getting out that Nankins do well at the local show ... so we're doing our part to get these little birds "out there," and hopefully, OFF the Critically Endangered Priority List!
