Yay!!! Came back from NY STATE FAIR!!! My RESULTS and PICTURES!

[ThePolishPrincess]

Traveled up to Syracuse this weekend for a real adventure! I took Miss Rosaline, my White Sultan pullet, to show, and because I'm not yet an *adult*, she was entered in the 4-H part. I got my hen settled and looked at the other birds. When I came back, the judge was checking her over and as he walked away, he commented on her number card. The words, "Nice bird" and "Best AOTB" were now on the card. AOTB is of course "All Other Standard Breeds". Later, I was reading my Showmanship instructions and the judge now wrote "Champion Large Fowl" on my Sultan's card.

A different judge tested me for the showmanship part. That was very nerve wracking. I ended up tie-ing with 2 other people for first place!!!!! We had to answer several other questions about chickens in general. In the end, I won first place Showmanship!!!

I took home a Purple ribbon for Champion Large Fowl and a Blue ribbon for first place Showmanship. AND as a bonus prize, I brought home these, provided by one of he judges to the 1st place junior Showmanship winner!

Him:

And his mate!

They're Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock bantams. The male is just a cockerel-less than a year old. And the female is a year and a half year old hen. The first thing Mr. Rooster did was bite me.

And the hen sized me up right away! Both obviously haven't been around people. The hen had WAY over-grown toe-nails, which I just trimmed, and I think the male might have worms, which I'm treating him for now. They are separated.

My Sultan is from Meyer hatchery. I'm proud to say my hatchery bird took first place in 2 different competitions for 4-H. She did much better than I could have hoped for.

And Rosaline herself, the little hatchery bird who could. Please excuse her messiness. After she came home from the fair, I didn't care what she looked like.

Her fancy feet:

I'll try to take pics of the ribbons later. How could I forget them?

 

[Ali1010]

Congrats! Your sultan is beautiful! I was up in Syracuse for vacation and had to leave JUST before the fair, I was like "greaaaattt the one year I come late is the year the fair starts late!" =P

 

[allaboutdemchicks]

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!

 

[ShaggysGirl]

Congratulations!!!!

 

[ibpboo]

 

[tgrlily]

Congratulations!!!

I saw your beautiful bird at the fair. I'm glad you did so well all around! Ours were entered in open classes. I'll do a separate post about our experience.

 

[erthymom2]

we are heading out there tomorrow. We checked in to the hotel around 2 today and are just hangin' tonight then to the fair tomorrow and tuesday. can't wait to be a chicken cruiser!!

 

[faykokoWV]

glad to hear a hatchery bird did so well! Its nice to hear good things about one for a change!

 

[Wifezilla]

I took home a Purple ribbon for Champion Large Fowl and a Blue ribbon for first place Showmanship

You did great! Good thing you hang around BYC. I am sure that helped you nail the Showmanship

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

Thanks everyone! This has been an awesome experience.

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This is my first time at the big fair, so I can't really compare notes. Just as well, I was playing mother hen the whole day and didn't leave my pullet alone. Or, at least, I didn't travel too far.

I didn't get to see anything unless it included walking to and from the exhibition building. It's really a beautiful place, though, and it seemed very big. I wished we lived closer!

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What birds did you have? I might have seen them.

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I feel like such a newbie! Because I am! How long do the open poultry birds stay around? Yes, the long drive was something never to be repeated in only two days. We came a day early and also checked into a hotel. But I think next year we're going to hang around for 2 nights instead of one.

I was like a kid in a candy shop there! Love the eye candy!