DH and I had a great time at Stevenson. I got to meet CR, CloverLeaf, RustyHen, and... (swiss cheese memory) was it ultasol? Was it T-Hi that has the runner duck in a diaper? I saw her for about 2 seconds in the distance. I'd hoped to meet you all, but sadly it didn't gel this time.
ChickieLady... the Doms. were definitely not hatchery. I spent quite a lot of time with the owners and learned a lot about Doms in general and these in particular. They brought a BUNCH in hopes the judge would be able to give them good feedback. And he did... it was really interesting for me. All the judges were great about discussing the birds, standards, and their judging. I learned a lot by just watching and listening.
I'd hoped to see more LF, but saw more Bantams than I thought even existed. I'm just such a novice!
Luckily there were a few australorps and Marans so I got to learn more about 2 of my 3 girl's breed. Turns out they aren't quite the mutts I thought they were, well the Marans anyway. She just started laying last week, and there were 3 pretty chocolate eggs waiting for us when we got home today! Good Girl Ruby!
CR... thanks for the introductions and good conversation.
CLF... congrats on all the ribbons
RustyHen... nice talking to you, sorry you couldn't stay longer.