Wife to Super-Man, mother to 4 and their pets - Great Dane, 2 cats, RIR, Sumatra, and Silkie chickens, Pastel Call ducks, Royal Palm turkeys, Toggenburg dairy goats, Jersey Wooly rabbits, Polish rabbits, and one pig. Update: Pig is now at freezer camp
I read this thread I still dont know what kind of chickens you are showing. R I Reds show stock or hatchery? Silkies Pastel Call ducks show stock or hatchery stock? we should be able to help youwith these breeds.
I had a person come up to me at a show sunday to ask for help. He had a mixed bag of chickens. He had normal poor quality birds that thried to be a standard breed but they where large bantams poor type and color but he got a hold of a frizzle cochin that I really liked. He did not get it from a hatchery but he ended up with tenth best chicken of the show. He is going to have a big ribbion to hang on his wall for this little pullet. He is good at rasing his birds he just needs birds with better type and color. He is a newbebe and I do not want to loose this guy, but I think he will make it just got to get him into better quality stock. There was at least three hundred hatchery birds there at this show and those folks could care less about having a standard of perfection or not. They are just in it to show and win some prize money and they will get rid of these birds to some buggy or eat them.
If I had a breed you want to learn about I have tons of articles I can send you on color nor maybe the breed. I raise Plymouth Rocks and have articles of every color and how to breed them. If you raise wyandottes you can use these articles to help you breed for color. If you need a standard of perfection there on the internet under certain books and their are breed books that can be read on the internet.
So what breed do you want to learn about. Where did you get your chickens from. Is this a breeder who can help you?
Look forward to your reply. You at least have one thing going for you your husband is a super Dad and superman. bob
Clover leaf Farm You like my avatar Tell me how much do you think that Rhode Island Red weighs.? I will be back to see what you think. bob
I read this thread I still dont know what kind of chickens you are showing. R I Reds show stock or hatchery? Silkies Pastel Call ducks show stock or hatchery stock? we should be able to help youwith these breeds.
I had a person come up to me at a show sunday to ask for help. He had a mixed bag of chickens. He had normal poor quality birds that thried to be a standard breed but they where large bantams poor type and color but he got a hold of a frizzle cochin that I really liked. He did not get it from a hatchery but he ended up with tenth best chicken of the show. He is going to have a big ribbion to hang on his wall for this little pullet. He is good at rasing his birds he just needs birds with better type and color. He is a newbebe and I do not want to loose this guy, but I think he will make it just got to get him into better quality stock. There was at least three hundred hatchery birds there at this show and those folks could care less about having a standard of perfection or not. They are just in it to show and win some prize money and they will get rid of these birds to some buggy or eat them.
If I had a breed you want to learn about I have tons of articles I can send you on color nor maybe the breed. I raise Plymouth Rocks and have articles of every color and how to breed them. If you raise wyandottes you can use these articles to help you breed for color. If you need a standard of perfection there on the internet under certain books and their are breed books that can be read on the internet.
So what breed do you want to learn about. Where did you get your chickens from. Is this a breeder who can help you?
Look forward to your reply. You at least have one thing going for you your husband is a super Dad and superman. bob
Clover leaf Farm You like my avatar Tell me how much do you think that Rhode Island Red weighs.? I will be back to see what you think. bob
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