Hi! If you are interested in checking it out, the Italian Poultry Championships will be held in Arezzo this weekend, and some Thüringian Bearded Bantams have been registered, too ;)
This is the list of the breeds that will be present in the Championships, in case someone is interested.
Colli Euganei Turkey
Red Bourbon Turkey
Japanese Quail
Sebastopol Goose
Emden Goose
Crested Duck
Muscovy Duck
Call Duck
Mandarin Duck
Onagadori
Malay
Shamo
Sumatra
Yokohama
Cemani...
Hello everyone! This weekend (15-16 november 2025) the 30th Italian Poultry Championships will take place in Arezzo, Tuscany.
We have a pretty long list of breeds that will be present, with more than 720 chickens, turkeys, quails, geese and ducks.
I can't wait to partecipate with my birds:wee
You had a great idea about replying to this thread. We are actually working on the 2025 Italian Championships, which will be held in Arezzo, Tuscany, on 14-16 november 2025:ya
On the 7-9 november the European Championships will be held in Nitra, Slovakia, and we are looking forward (with a bit...
The silver hen is a Bearded Watermael (Barbuta di Watermael), the silver cockerel is a Bearded Boitsfort (Barbuta di Boitsfort) and the other cockerel is a Bantam Thuringian Bearded (Barbuta di Turingia Nana)
I still sometimes use broodies, if they want to go broody. I still mainly use store bought force air incubators, but I bought a new one of a different brand 2 and a half years ago because I wanted more egg capacity and a better insulation.
Thank you!
Yes, he knows how to herd the chickens.
I did not really teach him, as a dog of a working breed, he already had a strong instinct on herding, even when he was a small puppy. I made him associate the commands to the various things he was already doing and corrected him if needed. I...