What a day.... couldn't sleep too good last night.... think fell asleep sometime after 1-2 am up at 5:15 am (still dark out and 30-40 ish degrees BRRR)
go out and pack 17 of my daughters japs in varying size carriers. finally leave the driveway about 5:55am... some how make very good time in traveling to the Poultry show... get there about 8:30am. chicken laid an egg in the carrier.... i'm like
ok that's a surprise. get them all unpacked in there places by 9am...
Judging starts My daughter patiently waits for hers to be judged. after 11-12 most of them are judged -
we go down the row of japs we go wow they did pretty good.... continue down the row... I m like your missing one... its her BTB roo she's like because its up on champion row... we are like
he won best SCCL
take his picture up there.... go back to our row.... the Black mottled cockerel was reserve breed. im like nice. but the 2 mottled pullets must not have placed. they had no award placements.
judge gets to the end of the chickens and was like I think I missed something.... he missed the 2 mottled pullets that we had up there. he was like this could change everything.
and it did one of my daughters pullets demoted the btb roo from best of breed and champion sccl. and the btb roo was now the reserve breed.
oh then another hen laid an egg. .... makes 2 eggs.
so Michaella did very well today. I am very proud of her and her chickens.
awards today 11 first places, 4 second places, 2 third places- all birds placed. along with many bov and reserve of varieties.
and then she won best showmanship- novice class It was her first time in showmanship.
and we won in the raffle- 2 large pumpkins, one large mum plant, 4 rooster place mats with "gallo" on it (had to try to win those cause thats our last name), a tea cup and saucer, a stuffed chicken (its nice i'm going to try to recreate it and sell them at a craft fair) and a carrier for $5 in the silent auction.
got home at 6pm... 2 more hens laid eggs.... total of 4 jap eggs.... all them chickens back in there pens happy (oh and sownew all the roos had to stake claim on each of there girls again. like i didn't see ya in forever.... so maybe you should try that with yours lol)... unpacked the car... tired but happy.
my daughters taking a nap, i have to make something for supper, and planning the next show LOL.
and the bators are all shut off so now going to put up an auction for jap eggs if someone might want some LOL.
I check my email for the replies to this swap and i'm like its a quiet day I didn't get one message.... I come to the site and tons of things happened..... i think the evil computer fairies stole them.