Showing my ducks?

[alaskaduckgirl]

Hey guys (and gals)!

I am wanting to show my ducks at a fair but they would only be 4 months by then. Would that be cutting it too close? I would probably only show my WH and Cayuga.

What should I do about getting ready for the show? Or should I just pack them up and head out?

Any tips would be great!

Thanks! (I will put some pics up later)

 

[AK-Bird-brain]

I've never shown so don't know for sure. We missed the entry deadline last year. But from looking though the entry forms I recall there are different age catagories. Someone else should jump in in a bit.
Good luck at the fair, maybe we'll see you there.

 

[tia]

I don't know anything about showing ducks, but wondered what kind of a set up you other Alaskans have for your ducks in the winter. I am a teacher and we've been giving the ducks we hatched in the classroom away for the last few years. I have 9 runner duck eggs in the incubator here at home and I am planning on keeping three of them. We get quite a bit of snow here. Any suggestions you have for putting together a house and pen would be appreciated. I do have a large shed in my back yard with a wood floor, and a large fenced yard. Thanks!

Tia

 

[GrannySue]

What should I do about getting ready for the show?

Our entry list for Sept 19/20 came out last week. In yours, as with ours, there should be descriptions of all the classes. That should give you some idea. There will probably be a list of co-ordinators for all departments, so you could get in touch with her/him and ask questions.

I want to know about showing as well. I believe that my fawn runner is possibly one of the most beautiful ducks on the island. But I'm a bit biased. Anyway, I want to know if I should even bother entering her since her neck is almost bald with "lovebites" from my drake.​

 

[LuvDux]

Last year my ducks were about 4 months old when I took them to show. As long as they have all their feathers they should be ok. I don't know how your fair works but here all I had to do was wash them and make sure they looked pretty. Other than that I don't think there is much you can do.

 

[LuvDux]

I want to know about showing as well. I believe that my fawn runner is possibly one of the most beautiful ducks on the island. But I'm a bit biased. Anyway, I want to know if I should even bother entering her since her neck is almost bald with "lovebites" from my drake.

I had runners last year. For fancy ducks they are judged on characteristics for that breed. For example, a runner should be bottle shaped and not have to much meat on it. I'm not sure about feathers though. Usually ducks have to be shown as a male/female pair.​

 

[GrannySue]

Our classes are for single ducks. I still think Fawn would win except she isn't as "bottley" (I made that word up) as my white drake, John.