You can join open or youth. You don't have to be a member of anything to show but if its out of state you need NPIP testing done... It is definitely exciting to be part of a show though. Especially if you have good birds. Even so you still can learn alot and make great connections. I've only showed once last month and did very well and looking forward to this fall showing. Ill be at the NH, little rhody, Brockton show, and eastern states(the biggest)! Your hen does look decent so definitely give it a try. You have to get a submission form, and usually 3bucks per bird you enter. If you win there's ribbons, some payouts, not a whole lot but more so for the recognition etc
I just came by a trio of decent quality gold youngins, ill post some pics soon. There extremely flighty though
And not to get too far off topic, your profile does look close to a Wheaton but too much red and too dark. Still a beautiful bird though!
