@RoostersAreAwesome there’s a lot of pigeons here, which you might enjoy. It was a pigeon and poultry show.
I went to the Beaver Pigeon and Bantam Club show.
Unfortunately it was the district 5 meet, so along with having way more birds than the show usually has (which was cool) it also required handwritten tags. So like 20 percent of the tags were totally missing, along with their respective cages. Not good! It was a rough time for everyone. Hopefully our district director will get the APA to approve the use of ShowCommander. This show also had lots of rare breeds and had a lot of variety.
Mom’s Ancona got reserve Mediterranean.
Sebastopols, common and fancy as ever.
Cute tufted Romans.
Strasser
Queeny got reserve rccl. I beat the original breeder I got my birds from in both varieties. I feel happy but bad for him too.
There was this most gorgeous Muscovy there. Glossy chocolate feathers and every bit what a Muscovy should be, in stark contrast to some of the other ones with so much caruncle they couldn’t see. He went on to win Reserve Heavy duck.
Black Homer
Silesian Swallow!
Texas Pioneers. Very much a utility pigeon. They are ugly because they are fat with tiny heads but it’s interesting that every one is a “faded” variety. Faded ash red, faded blue bar, etc.
This old German Owl’s variety name was “tan shield.” Very strange.
Old German Owl.
Buff Tufted Romans!
These Modenas came in all sorts of cool colors.
I bought pigeons even though I don’t have a good spot for them. Arabian Trumpeters. So now I officially have pigeons
There were like eight of probably the only Sundheimers in the US. They just look like light Sussex with feathered legs, but I digress. I talked to the owner. He grew up in the Sundheimer region of Germany. When he became involved in chickens here in the US, he found out about these and new he had to get some. So he imported 40 hatching eggs. 20 for himself and 20 for his friends. The birds he brought to the show for exposure were quite beautiful but only the first generation.
An ugly Egyptian Fayoumi. But still an Egyptian Fayoumi.
The Midwest is blessed with fantastic magpies.
Reserve Asiatic: black Cochin LF.
blue frizzle Cochin!
Speckled Sussex
Almond Oriental Tumbler. So pretty!
A variety I had never seen in my life: buff Columbian Rock bantams!
Silver pencilled Rock bantam.
A lovely pastel Call.
I saw a Baldhead Show Roller with an orange eye and a bull eye (it was written on the tag.) I happily snapped some pictures. Only now, I realize you won’t believe me because looking back I see the bull eye was blinking.
Queeny again!
I went to the Beaver Pigeon and Bantam Club show.
Unfortunately it was the district 5 meet, so along with having way more birds than the show usually has (which was cool) it also required handwritten tags. So like 20 percent of the tags were totally missing, along with their respective cages. Not good! It was a rough time for everyone. Hopefully our district director will get the APA to approve the use of ShowCommander. This show also had lots of rare breeds and had a lot of variety.
Mom’s Ancona got reserve Mediterranean.
Sebastopols, common and fancy as ever.
Cute tufted Romans.
Strasser
Queeny got reserve rccl. I beat the original breeder I got my birds from in both varieties. I feel happy but bad for him too.
There was this most gorgeous Muscovy there. Glossy chocolate feathers and every bit what a Muscovy should be, in stark contrast to some of the other ones with so much caruncle they couldn’t see. He went on to win Reserve Heavy duck.
Black Homer
Silesian Swallow!
Texas Pioneers. Very much a utility pigeon. They are ugly because they are fat with tiny heads but it’s interesting that every one is a “faded” variety. Faded ash red, faded blue bar, etc.
This old German Owl’s variety name was “tan shield.” Very strange.
Old German Owl.
Buff Tufted Romans!
These Modenas came in all sorts of cool colors.
I bought pigeons even though I don’t have a good spot for them. Arabian Trumpeters. So now I officially have pigeons
There were like eight of probably the only Sundheimers in the US. They just look like light Sussex with feathered legs, but I digress. I talked to the owner. He grew up in the Sundheimer region of Germany. When he became involved in chickens here in the US, he found out about these and new he had to get some. So he imported 40 hatching eggs. 20 for himself and 20 for his friends. The birds he brought to the show for exposure were quite beautiful but only the first generation.
An ugly Egyptian Fayoumi. But still an Egyptian Fayoumi.
The Midwest is blessed with fantastic magpies.
Reserve Asiatic: black Cochin LF.
blue frizzle Cochin!
Speckled Sussex
Almond Oriental Tumbler. So pretty!
A variety I had never seen in my life: buff Columbian Rock bantams!
Silver pencilled Rock bantam.
A lovely pastel Call.
I saw a Baldhead Show Roller with an orange eye and a bull eye (it was written on the tag.) I happily snapped some pictures. Only now, I realize you won’t believe me because looking back I see the bull eye was blinking.
Queeny again!
