Sparrow's Chat Thread

[OrpingtonManiac]

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ts super fun but it’s definitely hard! I sell and buy at least 20 chickens a year and sometimes I have to euthanize roosters. I breed good chickens to good chickens, have 3 coops and work them a lot as well (hold, cage them…). Silkies are the hardest breed to show for me bc they have feathered feet (feathers shouldent be broken!!!) and 75-80% of chicks I’ve breed r Roos.

That does sound hard work! I'd get to attached to the chickens to sell them or cull roosters lol

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

Yeah! Ask me questions whenever! I would join 4H if u want to start out showing ; )

Thanks!

 

[Noraaaaa]

Here’s some show photos of kind of what it’s like:

NAT POULTRY

Showing at 4H

 

[Noraaaaa]

That does sound hard work! I'd get to attached to the chickens to sell them or cull roosters lol

Yeah it’s hard but I mean… I don’t name most of my show birds. I name my favs and then get attached to my other ones. I also do have bad show ones that I like but don’t show : )

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

Here’s some show photos of kind of what it’s like:


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NAT POULTRY

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Showing at 4H

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That black silkie is beautiful!
Theres loads of chickens in that first pic I'd definitely be worried about diseases!

 

[Noraaaaa]

That black silkie is beautiful!
Theres loads of chickens in that first pic I'd definitely be worried about diseases!

Thank you so much! For example with him I bought 8 roos. I got 2 good boys lol. Also you HAVE to have NPIP papers (from birds breeder or me) and you have to be vaccinated!

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

@Ingrid_Grace you're here!!!!!!!

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

Thank you so much! For example with him I bought 8 roos. I got 2 good boys lol. Also you HAVE to have NPIP papers (from birds breeder or me) and you have to be vaccinated!

Oh wow! Do you do it as a hobby, or do you get prizes or something?

 

[Ingrid_Grace]

@Ingrid_Grace you're here!!!!!!!

HI Manic!

 

[Noraaaaa]

That black silkie is beautiful!
Theres loads of chickens in that first pic I'd definitely be worried about diseases!

For 4H there’s only about 200-400 birds, national poultry (that is the largest chicken show with 7k birds!!!)