- May 12, 2012
- 546
- 21
- 123
I'm in Sac...so not too far from you. My girls show in 4H and are doing the upcoming Placer County fair and the State fair. I think there is still time for the State fair for you to enter if you want, BUT thats quite a journey for you and they have to be at the show for at least 4 days I think.
You might check when the Lassen county fair is and try that. The Gold Country fair is in Sept...and the huge poultry show next year in Stockton every year is a good experience.
As far as game birds go, the males are dubbed but not the females.
Since we show on such a small scale, we only have a few birds and I interact with each daily. I know their personalities and strengths and weaknesses. I also have not gotten into breeding yet. You have to put on a bit of a tougher skin when it comes to breeding because you cannot keep them all and, quite frankly, not everything survives or is good enough to keep. Some cull these birds for food, some sell them off. Either way, I'd rather see a home or small farm raised chicken raised in a happy healthy place and then killed humanely when the time comes than one who was raised in a dinky cage in a poultry farm. But that is all personal choice. You don't HAVE to do any of this to show either. If you are happy bringing in new birds to show, you don't have to worry about the scary bits of breeding.
Showing, like Debbi said, requires a tough skin. One show your bird might do fabulous and win first prize. Another, he might take 7th. Different judge, different day, different set of birds he is against. Dont take it personal but as a learning experience.
Good luck no matter what you choose!
You might check when the Lassen county fair is and try that. The Gold Country fair is in Sept...and the huge poultry show next year in Stockton every year is a good experience.
As far as game birds go, the males are dubbed but not the females.
Since we show on such a small scale, we only have a few birds and I interact with each daily. I know their personalities and strengths and weaknesses. I also have not gotten into breeding yet. You have to put on a bit of a tougher skin when it comes to breeding because you cannot keep them all and, quite frankly, not everything survives or is good enough to keep. Some cull these birds for food, some sell them off. Either way, I'd rather see a home or small farm raised chicken raised in a happy healthy place and then killed humanely when the time comes than one who was raised in a dinky cage in a poultry farm. But that is all personal choice. You don't HAVE to do any of this to show either. If you are happy bringing in new birds to show, you don't have to worry about the scary bits of breeding.
Showing, like Debbi said, requires a tough skin. One show your bird might do fabulous and win first prize. Another, he might take 7th. Different judge, different day, different set of birds he is against. Dont take it personal but as a learning experience.
Good luck no matter what you choose!
