I went to the NYS fair today for the first time in 19 years. (I went into labor for my youngest child there that day, 19 yrs ago) but anyway... I was soo looking forward to seeing all the different breeds of chickens. I was disappointed that it seemed to be a lot of the same breeds and nothing was really labeled, so unless you're an expert, you have no idea what's what. The crowing from hundreds of roosters at the same time..FABULOUS! I loved that part.
That stinks. I went to the Florida State Fair this year and I was very impressed. NY should get their act together, LOL
I was a bit annoyed with the no label thing at our tiny fair, but amused myself with pretending that I knew what they all were...
I'll be interested to see how things are done at our county fair this year. There is usually around 1.3 million people going through our fair each year so it is, I think, the largest county fair in North America. I've never paid much attention to the poultry before (though I always spend lots of time with the goats!). Hope they have lots of poultry for me to see!
Our little fair was very good about labeling the chickens, guinea hens, geese ect. You never have to wonder. I see though this year there were alot more bantams then I have ever noticed. I would say 80% of them were bantams.
Our local fair is totally podunk, but they do take care to make sure there is a card on each cage stating the breed, variety, and sex of the bird. I love hearing all the roosters crowing, too!
