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I hear ya completely...most of the birds (at least a vast majority of the large fowl, as the bantams seemed to be better quality) were poor quality, even for hatchery stock!! AND one 4Her had TWO of her OEGBs stolen last year! Someone came in, took them out of their cages, and walked out. Not one single person said a word to them!
On the other hand, if your kids have higher quality birds, they should win easily! I know it doesn't help when there isn't much in the way of competition, but it can be a confidence builder for the younger kids. One of my 4Hers last year won reserve feather legged, and it was his first show ever. He was very excited! It was great to see. Also nice, because like I said, the bantam birds seemed to be much higher quality than the large fowl, which were largely a joke. Our club is going to work on "informational / educational" posters to put up in the poultry building this year about "exhibition" poultry....
On the other hand, if your kids have higher quality birds, they should win easily! I know it doesn't help when there isn't much in the way of competition, but it can be a confidence builder for the younger kids. One of my 4Hers last year won reserve feather legged, and it was his first show ever. He was very excited! It was great to see. Also nice, because like I said, the bantam birds seemed to be much higher quality than the large fowl, which were largely a joke. Our club is going to work on "informational / educational" posters to put up in the poultry building this year about "exhibition" poultry....