Oregon Spring Poultry Swap April 23, 2011 in Canby!!!

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Is it possible you are in Multnomah county?
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If you are... you're in luck!
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4-H is starting up again in Multnomah county and partnering with Washington County. I am trying to get a Mult Co Poultry club going. I'm all trained, I have wonderful mentors, I got myself a co-leader and we have a place to meet. There is actually a 4-H club room at Alpenrose. We haven't officially started meeting yet because we don't have a lot of participants, so I am attending the WA Co meetings. I have a couple of SW Portland kids and I will probably take the overflow of WA co since their 2 clubs are really full. It'd be great if you are in Mult Co! Let us know what county you are in!!!!!

Oh I wish I was!!! I am across the river actually in Vancouver, so Clark County. I e-mailed a lady today to ask her for some leads on groups around here. If it was allowed TallyHo, I would consider coming into Portland to meet depending on the days and times you meet, especially since I am already relatively comfortable with you! (In as much as you can be over the internet lol) Let me know if it is allowed and if so when we would do it!

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mainly I am wondering exactly what would happen, what is expected from us, if someone helps coach my son with the hens...I am not sure what other questions I have really, I am just starting out in this and have had absolutely Zero experience with 4-H...well unless you count seeing their animals at the fair!
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Thanks Guys!!!

Ooh, you want the Prairie Hatchers 4H club!!! I'll PM you some contact info....


Once he gets in with a 4H club, they will help him along. The biggest thing is for him to handle his showmanship bird A LOT. And it's best to have a backup bird, in case the first one is in moult, or is broody when it's time for a show. He will need to learn as much as he can about his breed, what variety he has, what class it's in, what he feeds his birds (whenever a judge asks this question, make sure he mentions water in his answer) etc...
 
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Oh I wish I was!!! I am across the river actually in Vancouver, so Clark County. I e-mailed a lady today to ask her for some leads on groups around here. If it was allowed TallyHo, I would consider coming into Portland to meet depending on the days and times you meet, especially since I am already relatively comfortable with you! (In as much as you can be over the internet lol) Let me know if it is allowed and if so when we would do it!

Cloverleaf~
mainly I am wondering exactly what would happen, what is expected from us, if someone helps coach my son with the hens...I am not sure what other questions I have really, I am just starting out in this and have had absolutely Zero experience with 4-H...well unless you count seeing their animals at the fair!
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Thanks Guys!!!

Ooh, you want the Prairie Hatchers 4H club!!! I'll PM you some contact info....


Once he gets in with a 4H club, they will help him along. The biggest thing is for him to handle his showmanship bird A LOT. And it's best to have a backup bird, in case the first one is in moult, or is broody when it's time for a show. He will need to learn as much as he can about his breed, what variety he has, what class it's in, what he feeds his birds (whenever a judge asks this question, make sure he mentions water in his answer) etc...

I am in my 4th year of 4-h poultry. Like she said make sure he has two birds that he was worked with A LOT. Part of showmanship is walking your birds down the table, a lot of people don't work with their birds at this and lose points on it. Make sure he has a bird that makes sense for how big he is, what I mean by this is he shouldn't have a large fowl Buff Orpington show showmanship because chances are he won't be able to keep control over it and handle it properly because they are so huge. Bantams are what the majority of kids that do well in showmanship use, I am 6'1 and still use a bantam because that is what I can handle best. I have found clean legged, not crested breeds work best for showmanship. Showmanship is not about the show quality of the bird, but about how you as the showman present your bird, and how knowledgeable you are in regards to poultry.
 
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Ooh, you want the Prairie Hatchers 4H club!!! I'll PM you some contact info....


Once he gets in with a 4H club, they will help him along. The biggest thing is for him to handle his showmanship bird A LOT. And it's best to have a backup bird, in case the first one is in moult, or is broody when it's time for a show. He will need to learn as much as he can about his breed, what variety he has, what class it's in, what he feeds his birds (whenever a judge asks this question, make sure he mentions water in his answer) etc...

I am in my 4th year of 4-h poultry. Like she said make sure he has two birds that he was worked with A LOT. Part of showmanship is walking your birds down the table, a lot of people don't work with their birds at this and lose points on it. Make sure he has a bird that makes sense for how big he is, what I mean by this is he shouldn't have a large fowl Buff Orpington show showmanship because chances are he won't be able to keep control over it and handle it properly because they are so huge. Bantams are what the majority of kids that do well in showmanship use, I am 6'1 and still use a bantam because that is what I can handle best. I have found clean legged, not crested breeds work best for showmanship. Showmanship is not about the show quality of the bird, but about how you as the showman present your bird, and how knowledgeable you are in regards to poultry.

Really?!? So they do not have to be perfect examples of the breed...he just need to show he knows a lot about them and can handle them well? Is there 2 separate categories...one for your show chickens and one for showmanship? What does walking the chicken down the table mean? How do you practice it? LOL I am sure he will learn all of this but this has me fascinated now! Can his two birds be of different breeds, or do they have to be in the same category?
Thanks guys!
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I am in my 4th year of 4-h poultry. Like she said make sure he has two birds that he was worked with A LOT. Part of showmanship is walking your birds down the table, a lot of people don't work with their birds at this and lose points on it. Make sure he has a bird that makes sense for how big he is, what I mean by this is he shouldn't have a large fowl Buff Orpington show showmanship because chances are he won't be able to keep control over it and handle it properly because they are so huge. Bantams are what the majority of kids that do well in showmanship use, I am 6'1 and still use a bantam because that is what I can handle best. I have found clean legged, not crested breeds work best for showmanship. Showmanship is not about the show quality of the bird, but about how you as the showman present your bird, and how knowledgeable you are in regards to poultry.

Really?!? So they do not have to be perfect examples of the breed...he just need to show he knows a lot about them and can handle them well? Is there 2 separate categories...one for your show chickens and one for showmanship? What does walking the chicken down the table mean? How do you practice it? LOL I am sure he will learn all of this but this has me fascinated now! Can his two birds be of different breeds, or do they have to be in the same category?
Thanks guys!
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If his two birds are the same breed / variety, then he only has to learn one set of information for starters. For 4H they don't have to be perfect, though most times the birds will have to be entered into conformation classes as well as the showmanship. MOST of 4H is about showmanship, BUT if he ever wants to step up his showing, he will need better birds. Also, if he starts out with nicer birds, he'll be more likely to win his conformation classes from the get-go, and thus feed his love of showing!
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If anyone's interested, I just posted mille fleur cochin eggs in the 24 Hour Crazy Auction thread. Current bid is $5 plus shipping (which won't be as much as shown if its here in Oregon). Pics posted too!
 
Making room for more chicks! I finally got my new nest box installed - you can see photos over in the Coop Design section, under "Retrofitting nest boxes"... now I have room for a couple more birdies... I can't wait til the swap!!

In fact, I plan to get 2-3 Silver Laced Wyandottes at the feedstore next Friday, and probably bring 1-2 to swap... I still want some cochins and silkies!
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Update:

I am a bad, bad girl. I just went and bought lemon blue cochin chicks from bishopschickens. Oh honey, I think I need another brooder.....

The LF cochin hens I will be bringing for sure are 2 barred, 1 black, and 1 golden laced. Maybe more.

A week and a half until hatch day on the 17 eggs in the incubator, LF cochin and bantam mille fleur. Hopefully I'll have some cuties to bring with me from that hatch too.
 
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I totally understand....
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Here is just a sampling of the brooders going on in my house...and when I say sampling, I mean sampling! LOL


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Congrats on the lemon blues...I have looked at her birds so many times and thought "well maybe...."
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