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Woowee I have been BUSY. I had to run the poultry show at the Dickson County Fair and it was HOT. It got up to 103 degrees (110 Feels Like Temp) and the barn did not have any air conditioning. I made sure to keep all the birds cool by placing 10 or more fans throughout the barn. Kept all doors and windows open for air circulation. I also continuosly added ice cubes to each bird's water cup so they had cold water.
I brought atleast 30 birds. I don't know the exact number, but it was the most birds I've ever brought to a show. It was a lot of work and I will probably never bring that many birds again lol. I brought all of my partridge Wyandotte bantams, both white Wyandotte bantams, most of my call ducks, my buff ducks, and a bunch of Dutch Hookbills. The Buffs and Hookbills are brand new on my farm and I'm so excited to breed them to get the numbers back up! Buffs are under "watch" and hookbills are under "critical" based on the Livestock Conservancy website. I will be starting a thread soon on my endangered breeds.
I won many awards, including Show Champion! It was definitely a surprise, since my birds were looking a little rough due to the heat. Usually Harper wins over the calls, but this time her sister Harriett won!
I also won best Wyandotte with my white pullet. Best partridge Wyandotte was won by #11, which is going to @Rose_adamaj ! I can't wait to see how she does with these birds. I will be delivering them to her next week. She has named them Tina and Guy.
I brought atleast 30 birds. I don't know the exact number, but it was the most birds I've ever brought to a show. It was a lot of work and I will probably never bring that many birds again lol. I brought all of my partridge Wyandotte bantams, both white Wyandotte bantams, most of my call ducks, my buff ducks, and a bunch of Dutch Hookbills. The Buffs and Hookbills are brand new on my farm and I'm so excited to breed them to get the numbers back up! Buffs are under "watch" and hookbills are under "critical" based on the Livestock Conservancy website. I will be starting a thread soon on my endangered breeds.
I won many awards, including Show Champion! It was definitely a surprise, since my birds were looking a little rough due to the heat. Usually Harper wins over the calls, but this time her sister Harriett won!
I also won best Wyandotte with my white pullet. Best partridge Wyandotte was won by #11, which is going to @Rose_adamaj ! I can't wait to see how she does with these birds. I will be delivering them to her next week. She has named them Tina and Guy.
