The Legbar Thread!

[chicken pickin]

There are several good articles on this website: http://www.poultryshowcentral.com/

You are right to be paranoid. Have a nice set of quarantine cages set up away from your other pens so that after each show you can quarantine for a minimum of 2 weeks, preferably 3, and always care for those birds last. If you DO come home with something icky you only lose the one or two birds, not your entire breeding program.

No worries, My DH 's job is to be paranoid, so no judgement here

Bear in mind that I am a newbie to this too, but the most helpful site to me was www.poultryshowcentral.com There is a ton of info there about bathing, show prep, even cage training, and pest prevention beforehand. Plus there is a huge list of shows across the US based on area or state. Feel free to ask questions here too, and we'll all answer to our best ability.

I quarantine for a month after the show by putting the birds back into the same cages I trained them in. Gives them a chance to recover from stress and me the opportunity to check for anything that could have been picked up from a show. I've only been to two shows, but I've had no problems from either one. Shows all seem to test for T/P, and some for AI. Show organizers or judges will literally remove any birds that look ill or have pests discovered upon handling. So while a perfectly healthy show experience is not guaranteed, it is the goal for everyone. Some larger shows check the birds before they can even enter the arena. You can write the show secretary of any particular show that interests you to see if this is a practice.

I decided to take two birds our first time out, and four our second. It's totally up to you. It takes me about 1 hour per bird for thorough cleaning the Wednesday before a show, and 10-15 minutes to do show prep the morning of of the show. HTH

This all helps a lot. Thanks to both of you.

 

[blackbirds13]

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Hey,
I asked about this when I did my NPIP. She suggested I set up a pen on the other side of the yard for when the birds returned from the show and to keep them there for about 1 month and to use DC & R on everything I took and used.
I thought about starting to show so I also joined the APA and got a copy of the standards to read through properly.

 

[KPenley]

Hey,
I asked about this when I did my NPIP. She suggested I set up a pen on the other side of the yard for when the birds returned from the show and to keep them there for about 1 month and to use DC & R on everything I took and used.
I thought about starting to show so I also joined the APA and got a copy of the standards to read through properly. 

Woohoo! Congratulations! And great advice. Just an FYI, when you check the points standings, the Cream Legbars will not earn any points until they are accepted by the APA. But any other accepted breed class or show winners will start accumulating points for you. I'm at 0, if my kids were members they would be at 20 already!

This is a great reminder to make sure your membership is current everyone! I found my APA dues reminder buried under our out of town junk mail pile

 

[chicken pickin]

So you need to be a member of the APA to be able to show?

I do not know anything currently about showing. What do the points get you or do for you as you show?

 

[KPenley]

So you need to be a member of the APA to be able to show?

I do not know anything currently about showing. What do the points get you or do for you as you show?

No, you do not have to be a member of the APA to show. But if you want to earn points towards being a master exhibitor you do need to join. You earn points for winning a class, or best large chicken, or show champion/also reserve. I guess it's mostly a respect thing, but there are invitation only shows occasionally that offer money prizes, and new breeders will often seek out master exhibitor breeders to purchase quality birds. You win a plaque and recognition in the newsletters. If you want to read more, http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/APA_point_system.htm

 

[chicken pickin]

That makes complete sense, Thank You.

 

[DoubleMM]

Her crest is coming in...

 

[KPenley]

So sweet! I love that stage

 

[DCchicken]

I can't believe it but it is incubating time again. I had a few spaces left in the incubator so I filled it with 3 Cream Legbar eggs. It's probably a good thing that I only had a few open spaces.

 

[chicken pickin]

I can't believe it but it is incubating time again. I had a few spaces left in the incubator so I filled it with 3 Cream Legbar eggs. It's probably a good thing that I only had a few open spaces.

It is for me also. I told myself I was taking time off of hatching for the summer, but I just started saving up some CL eggs again. I'll set them tomorrow or Sunday.