California - Northern

Hi everyone. I am in Northern Cali, SAC more precisely.

Is anyone going to the ElDorado fair poultry show?
Has anyone ever been? How is it? Do they feature a lot of chicken breeds? Are there lots of chickens for sale? I've never been to a poultry show, so not sure on what to expect.

Also the calendar say poultry show at 8AM??? THAT EARLY FOR REAL?

The fair is this coming Wednesday.
 
If someone in the Sacramento vicinity interested in bantams FREE:
2 bantam barred rock roosters (1 for sure is crowing).
1 bantam minorca rooster
1 OEGB buff rooster
1 Old English hen
 

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I've never been to a poultry show either & don't even know if our Southern Calif area ever has them. During Newcastles or AI outbreaks I know past shows around the country were canceled in past years. If you ever do go to a show take a lot of pics and post them plz :fl
I will try to stop by the one not too far from me tomorrow to ask for info. I would love a salmon faverolle pullet.
 
I will try to stop by the one not too far from me tomorrow to ask for info. I would love a salmon faverolle pullet.

Faverolles are so cute! I love gentle temperament breeds but w/ reports from owners that Faverolles are prone to be bullied in spite of their large size and not known as too smart I decided not getting them for our backyard. We free range our backyard limit of 5 hens/no roos so we needed quick-moving quicker-thinking breeds that weren't penned up. Also larger heavier breeds eat more yet lay fewer eggs per week. My last decision was that I thought our merciless So Calif heatwaves would not suit such a fluffy bird.

But still, I think Faverolles are a gorgeous cute-faced and beautiful breed. I happen to love feather-footed breeds w/ 5 toes w/ beards and muffs. Faverolles are such a different bird from what one considers popular. Kudos to anyone who keeps this breed from extinction.

Years ago I fell in love w/ feather-footed, vulture hocked, no-comb, triangle-crested B/B/S Breda but w/ a small gene pool and lack of customer interest most breeders phased them out. The B/B/S weren't hardy and none of mine lived past 2 years :(.

A couple of our Blue Breda
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Our Cuckoo Breda -- this Cuckoo variety was larger, very statuesque, & hardier than the BBS variety and she had a much longer lifespan
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Hi! Does anyone in the Bay Area (peninsula) have golden sebright hens, pullets or hatching/fertilized eggs? I have one golden sebright hen and I’d like to add some more to the family!
 
Hi! Does anyone in the Bay Area (peninsula) have golden sebright hens, pullets or hatching/fertilized eggs? I have one golden sebright hen and I’d like to add some more to the family!
I know Buckaboo Farm in Santa Ana breeds/ships Silkie eggs and D'Uccles & many other breeds but not sure about Sebrights? Have you hatched shipped eggs before -- I hear there's a 40 to 100% failure rate because no matter how careful they're packed cracking is an issue. I never got any hatching eggs only cuz I never wanted to deal w/ unwanted cockerels. Good luck on your search & post if/when you find a breeder. Search out a BYC Sebright thread & ask there too :)

https://buckaboofarm.com/
 
Faverolles are so cute! I love gentle temperament breeds but w/ reports from owners that Faverolles are prone to be bullied in spite of their large size and not known as too smart I decided not getting them for our backyard. We free range our backyard limit of 5 hens/no roos so we needed quick-moving quicker-thinking breeds that weren't penned up. Also larger heavier breeds eat more yet lay fewer eggs per week. My last decision was that I thought our merciless So Calif heatwaves would not suit such a fluffy bird.

But still, I think Faverolles are a gorgeous cute-faced and beautiful breed. I happen to love feather-footed breeds w/ 5 toes w/ beards and muffs. Faverolles are such a different bird from what one considers popular. Kudos to anyone who keeps this breed from extinction.

Years ago I fell in love w/ feather-footed, vulture hocked, no-comb, triangle-crested B/B/S Breda but w/ a small gene pool and lack of customer interest most breeders phased them out. The B/B/S weren't hardy and none of mine lived past 2 years :(.

A couple of our Blue Breda
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Our Cuckoo Breda -- this Cuckoo variety was larger, very statuesque, & hardier than the BBS variety and she had a much longer lifespan
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Tell us about the BREDA breed? First time I I hear of it.
 
I know Buckaboo Farm in Santa Ana breeds/ships Silkie eggs and D'Uccles & many other breeds but not sure about Sebrights? Have you hatched shipped eggs before -- I hear there's a 40 to 100% failure rate because no matter how careful they're packed cracking is an issue. I never got any hatching eggs only cuz I never wanted to deal w/ unwanted cockerels. Good luck on your search & post if/when you find a breeder. Search out a BYC Sebright thread & ask there too :)

https://buckaboofarm.com/
Thanks for the link! Shipped eggs aren’t my favorite to work with but sometimes it’s worth it to get nice birds from good breeders! I have hatched shipped eggs under my broodies and in the incubator. I’ve had anywhere between a 25-90% hatch rate so will take my chances on eggs from good breeders 😊
 

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