Show off your Delawares! *PIC HEAVY*

[Stevenson]

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Oh, I haven't made the final decision...at this point I am trying to learn what I am supposed to be looking for. I was telling Walt that I feel like the SOP is in a different language a lot of the time because I don't understand the terminology. It makes it so much nicer for someone to explain why you don't want a pinched tail rather than just saying pinched tails aren't good.

Mine started attempting to crow at 9 weeks old believe it or not. I am greeted with crowing each morning!

The SOP is a technical manual in some ways and not geared toward a beginner. It does make more sense if one reads pages 1-40. Lots of folks don't bother to do that....they just go to the section on their breed. Pages 14-22 are probably the most important pages in the book.

Walt

Thanks Walt. I did read a couple of pages, but didn't get through it all. I'll go back through and read it all. To date, I have relied on the great people of BYC as well as tons of online research.

When I get into something I tend to get into completely. I want to learn as much as I possibly can in order to do the very best I can at it. I tend to be a perfectionist...lol...just ask my wife and my employees!

 

[fowlman01]

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The SOP is a technical manual in some ways and not geared toward a beginner. It does make more sense if one reads pages 1-40. Lots of folks don't bother to do that....they just go to the section on their breed. Pages 14-22 are probably the most important pages in the book.

Walt

Thanks Walt. I did read a couple of pages, but didn't get through it all. I'll go back through and read it all. To date, I have relied on the great people of BYC as well as tons of online research.

When I get into something I tend to get into completely. I want to learn as much as I possibly can in order to do the very best I can at it. I tend to be a perfectionist...lol...just ask my wife and my employees!

I'm not a perfectionist, but in the beginning I read a lot and picked the minds of the oldest poultry people I could find that were not senile yet. There is a lot of poultry knowledge that unfortunately has never been written down or recorded in any way. To me the very best way to understand this stuff is to be shown in real time. Once you see it you will get it. If you go to Crossroads I can quickly show you a few things that will help you "see" a bird.

Walt

 

[kathyinmo]

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But, but, but, I can't find too many older than me.

 

[Stevenson]

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Thanks Walt. I did read a couple of pages, but didn't get through it all. I'll go back through and read it all. To date, I have relied on the great people of BYC as well as tons of online research.

When I get into something I tend to get into completely. I want to learn as much as I possibly can in order to do the very best I can at it. I tend to be a perfectionist...lol...just ask my wife and my employees!

I'm not a perfectionist, but in the beginning I read a lot and picked the minds of the oldest poultry people I could find that were not senile yet. There is a lot of poultry knowledge that unfortunately has never been written down or recorded in any way. To me the very best way to understand this stuff is to be shown in real time. Once you see it you will get it. If you go to Crossroads I can quickly show you a few things that will help you "see" a bird.

Walt

I am looking forward to it Walt!

 

[fowlman01]

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But, but, but, I can't find too many older than me.

You only think you are old....I'm old.

 

[fowlman01]

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I'm not a perfectionist, but in the beginning I read a lot and picked the minds of the oldest poultry people I could find that were not senile yet. There is a lot of poultry knowledge that unfortunately has never been written down or recorded in any way. To me the very best way to understand this stuff is to be shown in real time. Once you see it you will get it. If you go to Crossroads I can quickly show you a few things that will help you "see" a bird.

Walt

I am looking forward to it Walt!

It's a deal then. I have some meetings and I have to judge a SOP qualifying goose class, but other than that I am there. Get my cell # as the show gets closer. That is going to be the only way to find anyone at that show. There will be about 5-6 new breeds/varieties being qualified for the SOP at that show.

 

[kathyinmo]

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But, but, but, I can't find too many older than me.

You only think you are old....I'm old.

There are no "chicken people," around here. I wish I could find some old folks around here that knew anything about poultry. Heck, the feed store I frequent says most folks just feed corn and scratch to their birds. Ya should have seen the recent "County Youth Fair!"

It was ridiculous! Dirty birds, and mutts, mutts, and more mutts. I raised a fuss when I saw cages of Cornish Crosses without water.

It was 100* outside. All participants won blue ribbons, "if the judge liked the bird," and red ribbons if he didn't.

Kids' names on the cages. No breed names, but "English Class," etc. Horrible, just awful..... I felt every cage with no water should have their ribbon pulled!

 

[fowlman01]

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You only think you are old....I'm old.

There are no "chicken people," around here. I wish I could find some old folks around here that knew anything about poultry. Heck, the feed store I frequent says most folks just feed corn and scratch to their birds. Ya should have seen the recent "County Youth Fair!"

It was ridiculous! Dirty birds, and mutts, mutts, and more mutts. I raised a fuss when I saw cages of Cornish Crosses without water.

It was 100* outside. All participants won blue ribbons, "if the judge liked the bird," and red ribbons if he didn't.

Kids' names on the cages. No breed names, but "English Class," etc. Horrible, just awful..... I felt every cage with no water should have their ribbon pulled!

When I first started there was a lot of poultry peeps here. The top highest winners in the APA lived right here. Now not nearly as many, but we still have a hardcore group here.

Birds at any show should always have water. Sometimes feed is withdrawn before judging at the owners request so that it does not have a full crop when judged. What you saw was the Danish type of judging. Any bird that the judge liked gets a blue ribbon. I have never seen that used in an adult show, but I'm sure they do it at some fairs. Fairs also don't always hire licensed judges. Thus you have......"Well, I won at my county fair". Very few fairs these days have good birds entered.

Here is a show that should be interesting to those folks who live close enough. Great prizes....$$$$$ The show will be open to all breeds of poultry (large and bantam), waterfowl and turkeys.

The Heirloom Expo is expected to be the largest event of its kind ever held in North America, and we're looking to make an annual event of it! It covers all aspects of pure-foods, organic and heirloom crop production, cooking, and just about anything relevant to a natural lifestyle that you can think of, including a strong emphasis on heritage livestock breeds.

All categories of heritage livestock breeds will be exhibited, and we still have lots of room! There will be numerous cash prizes, gift certificates, ribbons and trophies.

To showcase the incredible diversity of heritage poultry breeds, there will be a Poultry Show. The show will be judged by accredited American Poultry Association judge Walt Leonard. The prize for "Best of Show" will be a hefty $500.00, with an additional prize of $200.00 going to Reserve Best of Show, and other prizes to the best exhibit in various categories.

The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy is one of the event's sponsors, and we are indebted to that organization for their support and assistance, without which the event just wouldn't have been possible.

The Heirloom Exposition is being held on September 13, 14, and 15 , 2011, at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California. For more information, seed our website, http://theheirloomexpo.com/, or email us at [email protected].

Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company
2278 Baker Creek Road
Mansfield, MO 65704
417-924-8917
http://www.rareseeds.com

 

[Stevenson]

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There are no "chicken people," around here. I wish I could find some old folks around here that knew anything about poultry. Heck, the feed store I frequent says most folks just feed corn and scratch to their birds. Ya should have seen the recent "County Youth Fair!"

It was ridiculous! Dirty birds, and mutts, mutts, and more mutts. I raised a fuss when I saw cages of Cornish Crosses without water.

It was 100* outside. All participants won blue ribbons, "if the judge liked the bird," and red ribbons if he didn't.

Kids' names on the cages. No breed names, but "English Class," etc. Horrible, just awful..... I felt every cage with no water should have their ribbon pulled!

When I first started there was a lot of poultry peeps here. The top highest winners in the APA lived right here. Now not nearly as many, but we still have a hardcore group here.

Birds at any show should always have water. Sometimes feed is withdrawn before judging at the owners request so that it does not have a full crop when judged. What you saw was the Danish type of judging. Any bird that the judge liked gets a blue ribbon. I have never seen that used in an adult show, but I'm sure they do it at some fairs. Fairs also don't always hire licensed judges. Thus you have......"Well, I won at my county fair". Very few fairs these days have good birds entered.

Here is a show that should be interesting to those folks who live close enough. Great prizes....$$$$$ The show will be open to all breeds of poultry (large and bantam), waterfowl and turkeys.

The Heirloom Expo is expected to be the largest event of its kind ever held in North America, and we're looking to make an annual event of it! It covers all aspects of pure-foods, organic and heirloom crop production, cooking, and just about anything relevant to a natural lifestyle that you can think of, including a strong emphasis on heritage livestock breeds.

All categories of heritage livestock breeds will be exhibited, and we still have lots of room! There will be numerous cash prizes, gift certificates, ribbons and trophies.

To showcase the incredible diversity of heritage poultry breeds, there will be a Poultry Show. The show will be judged by accredited American Poultry Association judge Walt Leonard. The prize for "Best of Show" will be a hefty $500.00, with an additional prize of $200.00 going to Reserve Best of Show, and other prizes to the best exhibit in various categories.

The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy is one of the event's sponsors, and we are indebted to that organization for their support and assistance, without which the event just wouldn't have been possible.

The Heirloom Exposition is being held on September 13, 14, and 15 , 2011, at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California. For more information, seed our website, http://theheirloomexpo.com/, or email us at [email protected].

Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company
2278 Baker Creek Road
Mansfield, MO 65704
417-924-8917
http://www.rareseeds.com

That's fantastic Walt. That's where I buy most of my seeds for my garden. I am a big fan of Baker Creek.

 

[fowlman01]

That's fantastic Walt. That's where I buy most of my seeds for my garden. I am a big fan of Baker Creek.

Well....now they are learning about poultry. They have been very good to work with. This is kind of interesting because the event is really a trade show for those in the heritage business.

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