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[Debbienmousey]

Anybody going to the All Breed Bantam show in Hartwell, GA on December 10th?

 

[oneofseven]

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It would be interesting, but we can't.

 

[bargain]

Anyone here a member of Chattahoochee poultry group....I'm interested in showing in the Newnan show which I believe is February....I need to know if I need to pay for both 2011 and 2012 in order to show...Hopefully only one calendar year and then dear friends I need a mentor on prepping the birds for a show... I would probably only enter 2 because of all the isolation needed after the show...

Hope all is well... whew is was a "coolish day today" but not as bad as yesterday...ugh sleet even ever so light, makes us unhappy (me and my hands)....There is no such think as 100% water repellant work glove that i can find. Just keep changing them during the day.... but I love my farm work!!!!

 

[CountryFriedChicken]

Anybody here that raises silver duck wing OE bantams? I am getting a nice cockerel (I think he was May 2011 hatch and not dubbed for show but thats ok) and interested in starting a breeding program with those. he came from show stock (the breeder is now deceased, but he used to show those chickens). So interested in quality hens.

Hope I am not breaking the rules by posting this subject here, but I really want to stay local for this one.

Thanks.

 

[Debbienmousey]

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Don't worry, this is a great place to post that question

. I know there are a few OEGB breeders on this thread, hopefully someone has what you're looking for

.

 

[CountryFriedChicken]

Thanks Debbie!

 

[CountryFriedChicken]

Too bad the Hartwell show is too far! I heard there is a show in Commerce every year though - does anybody know about this?

Thanks

 

[oneofseven]

Welcome to our group.

 

[Debbienmousey]

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I don't know anything about a show in Commerce but here's something interesting I found a week or two ago when I was looking for a page with show listings. It has a fair number of shows listed by state.

http://www.bantychicken.com/cgi-bin/OEGBCA/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=51

 

[suntex01]

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That is why there is a section in the law that gives the local govts power to give restrictions. They can control how it looks and nuisance issues. They cannot say you cannot have them at all.

I sorta agree and disagree with the part that there should be a reasonable cap on number of animals allowed, because then it becomes a slippery slope. They'll start getting into size / design of coop, and all that, it becomes even more ridiculous.

I know that with the new proposed Dekalb County Ordinance, they require something like 2~4sqft per chicken in the coop, and also similar requirements for the run and etc.

I find that stupid and ignorant. People have different ways of raising animals. Some people keep their chicken in coops all day so they need a bigger coop, other let them free range around, my point is everbody's necessity for coops are different. Its just like dogs, some like to walk their dog, others let them roam in the yard all day.

I dont see them writing up Ordinances for sizes on dog houses or cat condos, or bird cages, why should chickens / poultry be discriminated against?
I bet if they look at all the large commercial egg farms and chicken farms they'd probably be in violation.

I'd say remove this type of discriminatory restriction and use the animal welfare ordinance instead. After all, they are still animals, no reason to isolate "livestock" as a separate subset.
Being able to keep Ostrich, emus and other birds but not one chicken or duck is ridiculous enough already.


And from my own experience, these laws should be clear cut and no gray area, or else those cop wanna-be code enforcement guys will march all over you.