I'm going to use this thread to post my show experiences and wins this fall. I will be posting where I'm showing, what I'm showing, and my thoughts throughout the process.
Fall show season officially starts tomorrow! It's the "Davey Classic" in Lawrenceburg, TN. It's technically a fair show, BUT it's ABA and APA sanctioned just like a normal show. This means it will be judged by licensed judges and points will be up for grabs. It is also a double show, which means there will be two judges going over the same birds at different times. This means double points and different winners. The entry fee is $6 per bird, but that covers both shows. So it's technically $3 per bird, per show. This is the normal cost for a double show.
I have entered the following birds:
I have read my standard and still feel a little iffy on my understanding of it. This is why some judges disagree on show winners. The wording in the standard makes it subjective, which is the fuel for the debate fire. Even better, the latest APA standard has so many flaws in it that they have rewritten the entire thing and are issuing replacements for anyone that bought one. I plan on keeping mine solely for the value it holds as the biggest mistake the APA has made.
I will also be showing the white Wyandotte cockerel. He's a great bird. Wide head, tail angle is good, great comb shape. But he's missing two toenails. I have been wondering what caused it for months now. Frostbite? Genetics? Freak incubator accident? I didn't hatch him myself, I bought him as a baby. So I had no idea what happened. Until... I saw the breeder post a picture of another white male that he hatched. He was talking about how great the cockerel looked except for the missing toenail. Side note: For every toenail missing, 1 point is deducted from the final judgement. I read the comments under the picture and found out that the cages he uses to grow out his birds is the reason for a few having missing toes. That's good news for me. That means I don't have to worry about it being a genetic thing that could be passed down. Anyway, I'm showing him regardless of the 2 missing toenails. I want to see what the 2 judges think about him otherwise. It may be that they don't even notice it lol. But I know at least one of the judges and he definitely wont miss it.
The show is about 2 hours from me, so I won't be staying in a hotel the night before. I am hopefully going to wake up around 5 am and be on the road by 6 am. I will be grabbing the birds that are being shown tonight, that way I can just leave straight from the house in the morning. (If you are confused, my birds stay on a seperate property) I am excited for the new show and showing large fowl for the first time. Now I just need to strategize how I am going to clip the large duck's nails with one arm holding him and the other clipping
Fall show season officially starts tomorrow! It's the "Davey Classic" in Lawrenceburg, TN. It's technically a fair show, BUT it's ABA and APA sanctioned just like a normal show. This means it will be judged by licensed judges and points will be up for grabs. It is also a double show, which means there will be two judges going over the same birds at different times. This means double points and different winners. The entry fee is $6 per bird, but that covers both shows. So it's technically $3 per bird, per show. This is the normal cost for a double show.
I have entered the following birds:
- Buff Duck Young Drake
- White Call Duck Old Drake
- White Call Duck Hen
- Gray Call Duck Young Drake
- White Bantam Wyandotte Cockerel
- White Bantam Wyandotte Pullet
I have read my standard and still feel a little iffy on my understanding of it. This is why some judges disagree on show winners. The wording in the standard makes it subjective, which is the fuel for the debate fire. Even better, the latest APA standard has so many flaws in it that they have rewritten the entire thing and are issuing replacements for anyone that bought one. I plan on keeping mine solely for the value it holds as the biggest mistake the APA has made.
I will also be showing the white Wyandotte cockerel. He's a great bird. Wide head, tail angle is good, great comb shape. But he's missing two toenails. I have been wondering what caused it for months now. Frostbite? Genetics? Freak incubator accident? I didn't hatch him myself, I bought him as a baby. So I had no idea what happened. Until... I saw the breeder post a picture of another white male that he hatched. He was talking about how great the cockerel looked except for the missing toenail. Side note: For every toenail missing, 1 point is deducted from the final judgement. I read the comments under the picture and found out that the cages he uses to grow out his birds is the reason for a few having missing toes. That's good news for me. That means I don't have to worry about it being a genetic thing that could be passed down. Anyway, I'm showing him regardless of the 2 missing toenails. I want to see what the 2 judges think about him otherwise. It may be that they don't even notice it lol. But I know at least one of the judges and he definitely wont miss it.
The show is about 2 hours from me, so I won't be staying in a hotel the night before. I am hopefully going to wake up around 5 am and be on the road by 6 am. I will be grabbing the birds that are being shown tonight, that way I can just leave straight from the house in the morning. (If you are confused, my birds stay on a seperate property) I am excited for the new show and showing large fowl for the first time. Now I just need to strategize how I am going to clip the large duck's nails with one arm holding him and the other clipping
