Our family enjoyed a wonderful vacation in St. Louis last week. When we were headed home, we drove over to Mt. Carmel, Illinois and visited with Andy Anderson. Nicole (6) got a new pair of Buff Orpington Bantams and then Andy gave her an extra male. We also added a new pair of Buff Wyandotte Bantams. Then we headed into his incubator barn and picked up a dozen Buff Orpington Bantam eggs along with 6 dozen assorted Wyandotte Bantam eggs. a friend of our 4H club has two Sportsmans that are running and empty. So he will be hatching them for us.
If you are ever in the area of Mt. Carmel, IL/Evansville, IN call Andy and see if he has time for a visit. A wonderful person. We talked about old friends and new ones.
We walked up to Any's "sale pen" and he told Nicole to pick out a bird. She went inside and picked up the rooster she wanted. There were several in the pen, along with several hens. After she handed me the bird, Andy laughed and said, "He has never lost a show. Ever! She has a good eye for the Orps." Seems it was not a sale pen, but his breeding pen. Andy had offered Nicole his best and she found it! Here are a few photos:
(Note: I posted this on The Orpington thread, but wanted to share this with the Orp Bantam folks too.)
If you are ever in the area of Mt. Carmel, IL/Evansville, IN call Andy and see if he has time for a visit. A wonderful person. We talked about old friends and new ones.
We walked up to Any's "sale pen" and he told Nicole to pick out a bird. She went inside and picked up the rooster she wanted. There were several in the pen, along with several hens. After she handed me the bird, Andy laughed and said, "He has never lost a show. Ever! She has a good eye for the Orps." Seems it was not a sale pen, but his breeding pen. Andy had offered Nicole his best and she found it! Here are a few photos:
(Note: I posted this on The Orpington thread, but wanted to share this with the Orp Bantam folks too.)
