I have 3 gorgeous blue serama chickens about 8-10 months old. (I might be a little biased). Can anybody tell me, how do they stack up to show quality chickens. (Please forgive the trimmed tail feathers on my roo. We had a challenge/incident while over-wintering them during an article cold...
If you clicked on this, then you might be interested in preparing your birds for a show! here are some steps to take to come better prepared to show!
A few months before the show:
Check out the show online on facebook or their website to learn as much as you can about the specific show you...
#chcikenequipment
bathing
bathing a chicken
choosing chickens
feed advice
list never ends
prepare for showshowchickens
treats for chickens
waterer and feeder
My 1 year old silver laced polish rooster got wry neck in early december, not long after his brother died on Pneumonia. He tuckes his head under his body and only on his right side. He is eating and drinking on his own, and will ge up to walk from one end of his temperary housing to the other to...
I'm wondering if I have a show quality roo on my hands. He has a tiny comb and is barely 2 pounds. Is he worth trying to breed him? Constructive criticism is welcome!!
Hello BYC!!
I am actually looking into showing chickens in conformation events. I couldn't do meat chickens. :lau
Anyways, I have a couple of questions for anyone who might know the answer!
1) What breeds are best? I like the Silver Spangled Hamburg, but are there any better breed options?
2)...
Hello, im in Florida and raising a 2 year old Black Sexlink for a fair. What tips do you have to add a little weight to her and make her look her best? All tips are greatly appreciated.
So for right now I am getting back into chickens since I had my baby. I’m getting basic breeds for pets/ eggs. I also wanted some hatching eggs or chicks for showing as my child got older. I always wanted to show chickens since I was a little girl and raised chickens for years. I don’t know...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I’m not super new to chickens but I do have questions often.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? I currently have 3!
(3) What breeds do you have? I have a White Crested Black Polish hen and rooster as well as a d’Anver...
We are new at FFA show chickens this year. We have some quality Rhode Island Reds, Black Jersey Giants and White Rocks this year. I hate to mess them up by not feeding them correctly! Could you advise/direct me on the brand of feed I should buy or % of protein I need to use. I see some are...
Which hatchery should I order eggs from?
This will be the first time that I will be buying eggs. I want the following breeds and want them to be show quality.
Ayam Cemani
Lohman brown
Marans
Araucanas
Easter eggers
Olive eggers
Ameraucana
Hi, I am Jon, One of the Owners of "Tiny-Farm Bed & Breakfast", My Wife Brenda is the other Owner and We Love chickens, Both as Pets and as Food.
One of the things We offer our Guests and I Guess the thing that INSPIRED our Entire idea of running a Bed & Breakfast called "Tiny-Farm" was my...
Meet Buttonwillow. He's approximately 4 months old and is very friendly and loving. Always the first one to meet you at the door. We are not allowed to have roosters in our area so unfortunately we can't keep him. We are crushed - especially my kiddos.
We think he's a game fowl but not...
Hi I'm new from Maine and got a polish it turned out to be a rooster and I'm looking for some hens maybe a gold laced buff and a white I live in Warren maine I'm also need to Rehome one hen named bingo a silkie buf Wyandotte mix anyway our Winslow needs a friend he's super friendly and does...
I am just signing up for FFA at my high school, and am interested in showing chickens at the county fair. I am entirely new to the whole show chicken thing, and don't know what breed to get. Any suggestions? (I would prefer bantams)
Chicken Exhibitions and Showing: How to get into a great sport and not feel ridiculous when you start
(from someone who has already been there)
Chicken showing is just like any other type of show. The object is to choose the best representative of the breed or species while also...
breed showing
chicken showing
exhibition
help showing chickensshowchickensshowing birds
showing chickensshowing chickens 4h
showmanship
the standard of perfection