If anyone is interested in the gorgeous BLRW at the Shawnee show, I'm going to be ordering chicks from the breeder. PM if you want his info.
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You all did a great job this Don! Thanks so much!!!Shawnee Show . All show show cages down and stored:
I saw those Lavender Ameraucanas too, and I want more... There was a hen and even though she only placed 3rd she was number one with me.. I bought a breeders list and am going to start calling people for birds I am looking to add to my flock..I asked the same thing when I saw Lavender Ameraucanas being shown. It was explained to me they could compete against each other for Best in Variety but could not compete for Best in Breed as they were not an accepted color. I guess that's how you get the word out about a new color variety until you have enough "critical mass" to hold a qualifying meet for acceptance into the APA's Standard of Perfection book.
Did you see that ginormous Mayal rooster at the show??? Holy cow he was big..And I really like this Malay pair's personalities, super gentle and calm. He sounds like a cow mooing when he crows, I've never heard such a loud deep crow from a rooster before :-O He's molting and covered in pin feathers, this is one of the breeds that has bare spots on their breast and legs also. So he looks pretty prehistoric. I don't know enough about coloring to know if this girl is colored right or wrong or what, but I think her color is awesome. It's almost a black laced wheaten color. They look sort of mean but they're not a single bit mean or flighty at all.
That is good to know... My goal one of these days is to have the Americochin recognized.. One can only dream!!!Un recognized varieties can only compete with the variety but can be and are shown. It is common with the game breeders to have a best Un-recognized so all of the non-standard birds can at least compete each other and outside the variety.
Standards acceptance is a lengthy process for APA, ABA is much quicker and no where near as stringent. Either way the breeders working on the birds must get approval and letters of recommendation from the breed club, write and prepare their own color standard, pay a considerable fee then the standards body sets the show locations (2) and the minimum number of birds, breeders, and exhibitors must be present
My cats are protective of the birds, even the chicks.. I think the cats understand where eggs come from and when there is surplus or dirty eggs they get them...We have had a big tom wondering around for a while. He must be a pet because he looks well cared for and hasn't messed with my neutered female or any of my flock. One day I glanced out toward the coop and saw something that didn't quite fit, I did a double take and sure enough there he was (he's a big guy too) right smack dab in the middle of the flock just chillin! We also found him looking for a warm place to sleep one night, when we went to close up! I'm a little concerned about Spring chicks but so far he doesn't seem to be much trouble!
It was great to see you Betsy, as always!!!Got a little rest last night and finally feel alive! I do so enjoy the Shawnee event mainly because of the wonderful friends I get to visit with and the new friends I make! I had the good fortune of having wonderful NanaKat and her great husband (Kathryn and Roger) step right up and help me bring my chickens in and set them up almost from the moment I arrived!
I continue to be impressed with chicken people and their children! I'm still struggling with names--can remember faces, but names get confused in my feeble mind!
hi to all my okie friends, I just joined the byc last week and am glad to find people who enjoy chickens as much as I do.
Ohhhh!!! You are so in trouble!!!! Think Lays potato chips X10 and then you came to a site with other people who are not only addicted but enablers, as well....Ordered an incubator last night.........Hmmmm........Now we'll have to come up with another coop or something. LOL!
Maryjo like myself have sold our souls to the devil and have IPhones..... So no SD cards for us!!!can you put an mini SD card in your phone if so you could transfer your photos to the mini SD card then put it in your computer and them upload them.
mine has a slot for one under the batterie
Ahhh, where is mine????Any sweet potato lovers out there? I made this for breakfast for my dad this morning. Very good! http://m.foodnetwork.com/recipes/5928
They did not seem to like you videoing them... Probably think you are trying to steal their souls....A short video of my Tuzo......
Oh goodness your in for it then! You will have the bug! I just hatched my first batch a week ago and I can't wait to incubate some more in the future! Good luck to you and enjoy the experience! I keep telling myself I need to limit my number but it is so hard when you see different breeds and colors. My husband said only 8 hens and well... were now planning on another coop.Ordered an incubator last night.........Hmmmm........Now we'll have to come up with another coop or something. LOL!
Is there any way that I might be able to get a copy of that breeders list you all got from the show? If you take a picture of it then maybe I can just zoom in and get the info instead of typing (save your fingers lol)... I am still thinking of adding a whole lot more to our flock. Oh goodness were going to have too many chickens...