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[aveca]

I respect you all. I have nothing to compare with your birds and I very much enjoy the pictures and the critiques.
But this has gone way too far. Please agree to disagree and lets get back to enjoying the birds.

your right, back to enjoying the tours, nuff said, i was just catching up on a break and wascurious about something...blessesed are the peacemakes galanie..love seeing a tour at your farm..those birds look healthy and happy..

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

i am just wondering if APA judges are held to any kind of a standard themselves..i dont think explatives are very good way to present an opinion..nor should they get that involved in someone unless they are aware of the entire picture..this person was only pointing out one particular bird not all of them..so this judge is as always only hearing one side of the story..to be fair to the judge..perhaps apa might need to investigate their judges conduct, they do have a code of conduct im sure..not flaming just curious if they engage this sort of behavior to this level..others that i know quickly de-escalate a situation like this...2 of my apa freinds simply will not get involved these things.

Both the American poultry association and American Bantam Association have a judges licensing committee. They also have a code of ethics/conduct. I think it is in the annual yearbooks. If someone has a complaint against a certain judge, they can always contact the secretary and file the complaint.

http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/membership.htm

http://www.bantamclub.com



Now lets go back to talking Orpington.

This is not Orpington specific, but still a good read from http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/show_care.htm



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[galanie]

Aveca:
your right, back to enjoying the tours, nuff said, i was just catching up on a break and wascurious about something...blessesed are the peacemakes galanie..love seeing a tour at your farm..those birds look healthy and happy.
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Thank you! I love them all, mutts, hatchery birds, Breeder, part English, no matter. Someday I'll end up with quality but except for one or two hens, that day ain't today LOL. Oh, a sister to my black Orp went to a loving family a year ago and I've just heard she died of a heat stroke. I almost gave them another bird but held off. Now I'm glad I did.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

junkinstuff there are a lot of super poultry breeders in here that will help and offer advise like you might want to find some nice females with strong feather lacing ect...you will pic up lots of advise and tips for cheif two tail feathers, i guess vickie came up with the best nic name in history..still laughing over that..

Nickname? You should just name him that permanently!

 

[littlechicklet]

I respect you all. I have nothing to compare with your birds and I very much enjoy the pictures and the critiques.
But this has gone way too far. Please agree to disagree and lets get back to enjoying the birds.

I too do not have anything to compare to the beautiful birds on here but maybe one day I will. I am beginning to get an idea of how an Orpington is supposed to look thanks to all on this thread. I hope to see more positive & less negative as I venture into the world of Orpingtons. I am going to save up some $, join the club, buy the SOP and attend some shows in my area. I fell for the breed & unwisely purchased some birds without doing a great deal of research. Oh well we all start somewhere.

 

[thedragonlady]

Nickname? You should just name him that permanently!

Now Jim, be fair... lol!. You know all the big Orp boys go through this stage, just about the time the hormones kick in. I always call my boys Chief TWO Tailfeathers at that time as they are so comical, and full of their own importance.That boy will grow a lovely tail too, I'm sure!Just enjoy this teenage stage as you would a son's when he comes home with a Mohawk!

 

[deek]

Just enjoy this teenage stage as you would a son's when he comes home with a Mohawk!

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

My sons would never come home with a Mohawk. they know I have a haircutting kit and would shave their heads!

It is funny to see the awkward teenage stage in roosters. We have a Splash Orp that has this weird crow. Never heard one like it. He is getting better. His legs are very long, breast huge, yet is out of type otherwise. I know he will grow into his own, but he is a dork at the moment. He chased a pullet the other day and got his butt whooped by the entire grow out pen of birds. I may have to separate him soon and give him an older hen. Perhaps a Black. In any case, he is gentle and has excellent color.

 

[valschicksrus]

What a beautiful blk rooster he is, I am saving his head shot for a painting to do in the future. I love to paint animals but have not done any chickens as yet.
Love this website, so much to learn and see!

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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I would suggest you join the American Poultry Association first. They publish the Standard of Perfection. Hold off joining any breed club until you are sure its the breed you want and the club you wish to join. I know judges that have raised a certain breed for decades and never joined a breed club. They support the "parent" clubs.

A wise old judge once said, "You start where you are at and go from there."

Start with what you have. Take your birds to a show and allow a judge to look them over. He will mark the coop card with his thoughts. You may not have wasted your time on what you have. Hey, post some photos on here and allow some of us to tell you what we think. We will be polite, even if you just have fried chicken.

Thedragonlady is just recently returning to the Fancy. This spring she purchased 6 eggs from me. 5 hatched. That is a start. She has added some stock from other breeders and now has a nice flock of Orpingtons. Just start small. The Orpingtons you have may be worth keeping. If not, place them in a layer pen. Eat the culls (males and hens). We have a layer pen with an assortment of breeds. There are hatchery Buff Orpingtons, Australorp, Marans and production Reds. Not show stock, but great layers. This fall I would like to replace them with our own cull pullets. Eventually we will only keep the top quality and have nothing but our show stock. Its just difficult to eat an egg that sells at auction for what these sell for.

My wife's favorite hen is a hatchery Black Cochin Bantam. Its sort of cute and lays seldom. But she is a wonderful mother. This hen moves between the various extra pens we have for our excess show bantam males. She is probably about 5 or 6 years old now. A friend gave her to use in 2009.

Enjoy the positive and ignore the negative. Difficult, but necessary.

For a calendar of poultry shows check out:

http://www.metzerfarms.com/CalendarofEvents.cfm?CustID=1052793

or

http://poultryb.dot5hosting.com/upcomingshows.html

There is also a free online magazine that lists many shows.

http://www.exhibitionpoultry.net/