Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

[chickendales]

That's how I had to get my start....from traders' row. You have a good eye.

that only place get them in michigan

 

[Hawkeye95]

Here are the pictures of the $5 silkies.




Blue roo

Beautiful! Pat yourself on the back, you did well!!

That's how I had to get my start....from traders' row. You have a good eye.

I agree, she has a great eye!

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

i have been to many shows and where clerk at kick people out of roped off senction some times being *** is only thing that get throw to people

Knowing some of the judges I do, I would say that a nasty clerk would get booted out on their *** and not asked to clerk again.

agreed, clerks may need to be firm and callous with those who don't listen and are in the roped off aisles but if they were to be mean or nasty judges would refuse to deal with them, and I've heard of clerks being sent off in the middle of a show for mis-conduct.

 

[Adoravachick]

Aww. Thank you so much. I am thrilled with them and I could not believe my luck! I am hoping that the little blue roo grows up to be as beautiful as Peeps boy.

 

[Adoravachick]

Can we talk about lobed crests again? I have 2 white chicks with large crests, as the chicks have grown, I have noticed the crest shape has changed. I am convinced its from the waterers. If I change now, will their crests grow to their original state? Is anyone using something other than the standard waterer? Bottle waterers?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: True, but other judges have raised them themselves, and are quite picky about what they SHOULD be...because they KNOW and want the breed to show its best...not becasue they hate them, but because they love them.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: The test to qualify as a judge requires that you know the weights for all recognized breeds in cock, hen, cockerel and pullet. The test is very difficult due to the amount of information a potential judge must KNOW. Yes, a judge could later forget some of the weights, but every judge I have seen judging has a standard available at hand, and I have often seen them refer to it. The best judges are in high demand, and with the frequency that they judge the basics for each breed are constantly reinforced.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: Last one is a cockerel, not a pullet

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Whetehr or not a clerk is "nasty" depends on the viewpoint. A clerks job (at least part of it) is to protect the judging so that 1) the judge is not distracted, thus rendering a less than god judging and 2) running interference so that helpful intervention (for example, "it's time for lunch as soon as you reach a stopping point"). Now if a clerk is generally obnoxious to everyone, then that is another matter, but preventing people from pushing in and distracting the judge who is doing a paid job that demands a high level of competence and attention is not "nasty," although I can see how some people might use that term. I have noticed that chairs blocking an aisle are not nearly as effective as a chain that contains a placard that says "Do Not Enter During Judging" or something similar.

At our fairs, judging begins, and is mostly completed during periods when the barn is not open to the public, or when there is very little attendence. That doesn't fly with strinctly APA/ABA shows, but in general, those that exhibit there at least have an inkling of show etttiquette.

 

[cmitchell]

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HER?