Poultry show brag!

Yep, it is a blatant self-promoting brag, but hey, I am pretty proud. I had a number of birds I have bought and am working on do encouragingly well at the show. Here are some pictures, courtesy the soon-to-be-famous, Butterboy.

Here is best LF Cornish, a pullet. I have three pairs of these beauties and I am looking forward to see what I get when I hatch, but they have to start laying first!
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I entered three hatchery Crevecouer cockerels. This was the best. They will definitely be a work in progress.
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TB and I have been taking the Houdans very seriously.
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Best Silkie. Poor pullet was too tired to stand up straight. Rico kept taking her out of the cage and cuddling her lovingly. She was really wiped out bu his lovin'
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Best blue Cochin. This pullet will be what I use to try to improve size in the blues.
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Best AOCCL Bantam, a Cornish hen. I was thrilled! I have used her as my new avatar but I am having trouble changing my signature to give Butterboy credit!
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And last, and definitely least. Here is the bird I had the highest hopes for. A black Ameraucana from Coopslave. Apparently the judge had just judged an Am specialty in the USwhere he had seen hundreds of Ameraucanas and said this one would have stood up against that competition!

Sadly his 6 red hackle feathers disqualified him.
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Fantastic Sue! That Ameraucana is indeed a real cool bird. If that little bit of color is all you have to worry about, then that is a pretty good! At least the building is there!

Hey if you are interested in selling any hatching eggs off you LF white Cornish please let me know!!!! I have been looking for some for a while!

Congrats on all the Wins and having such nice Birds Sue
Love them all and really like the Cornish Std and Bantam

and I agree with Piet Nice look Am

How did your Rabbits DO ?
Thanks for posting your results

Joe

Thanks all,

Joe, the rabbits will be very tasty.

Smokey, I just bought these birds last fall to breed and show I plan to hatch every last egg they provide me with. Quality Cornish can be notoriously infertile.

Congrats.

next time, bring along a black marker.

Sorry about the Rabbits but they will still do what they were bred for
Matter of fact I am eating Ground Rabbit Sausage right now mixed with red Bell Peppers Onions and Eggs and melted cheese served with Toast with Blue Berry Jam. MMMM MMM Good

Any way Back to the post
Is it a fertility thing with the Cornish? If so would AI'ing Them Help

Here a hope you do alot of hatching as they sure are nice


Joe

congrats sue! seeing how we are the only ones so far in alberta with LF cornish we are heavy competetors now..... my rooster got DQ for twisted wing feathers, nicer chubby pullet (fiona) got reserve BOB , so with that said.... be prepared for some tight competition next show... when these offspring come....eventually..... LMAO in the mean time...
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They are lovely birds! I am amazed at the LEGS on the cornish!

oh and Peit.... I saw your buns .... O M G !!! they are MASSIVE!!!

Schipperkesue wrote:Thanks all,

Joe, the rabbits will be very tasty.

Smokey, I just bought these birds last fall to breed and show I plan to hatch every last egg they provide me with. Quality Cornish can be notoriously infertile.

If you have extra chicks that don't fit into your breeding program please let me know!! I would like to get a few they don't need to be show quality as I am just wanting a few to make some meat birds will so your culls would work!!

Also congrats on all your placings!!

Very lovely birds! Congratulations on your success!

Congratulations Sue. What a great show you have had!! Very nice birds. A buggar about those red feathers, I look forward to seeing his offspring.

Coopslave, I have no black hens worthy of him....so I gave him to a showing friend who has nice blues as long as he will use him.

I am also rethinking my BLR project. Too many birds, too little time! I have some hard decisions to make!

Arcticsun wrote:They are lovely birds! I am amazed at the LEGS on the cornish!

oh and Peit.... I saw your buns .... O M G !!! they are MASSIVE!!!

Oh oh!!! What an image that has conjured up, in my mind's eye Have an awesome day, CynthiaM.

Well, girl, nicely done, you got some beauties there for surely. That blue cochin sure is a humdinger!! Crevequoer (spelling) cockerel, wow!! Now that was one cool looking bird, so not there, I did not even know that breed existed would love to see what the female of that breed looks like, bring that picture on in a different thread, would love to see pictures, pullllleeeeeeeze! Have a wonderful day, CynthiaM.

CynthiaM wrote:Well, girl, nicely done, you got some beauties there for surely. That blue cochin sure is a humdinger!! Crevequoer (spelling) cockerel, wow!! Now that was one cool looking bird, so not there, I did not even know that breed existed would love to see what the female of that breed looks like, bring that picture on in a different thread, would love to see pictures, pullllleeeeeeeze! Have a wonderful day, CynthiaM.

Thanks Cyn! Sadly I lost my Crevie girl a couple weeks ago. My only girl. I have ideas though.....

As for Piet's massive buns, you have no idea how I had to bite my tongue (fingers) on that one.

Arcticsun wrote:oh and Peit.... I saw your buns .... O M G !!! they are MASSIVE!!!

Sue likes big buns and she cannot lie, you other birders can't deny ...

Your 'Whites' were incredible Sue! Great job!

Thanks Mel, but I will have to accept that great job you offer in regards to my washing expertise. I bought those lovely birds!

authenticfarm wrote:

Arcticsun wrote:oh and Peit.... I saw your buns .... O M G !!! they are MASSIVE!!!

Sue likes big buns and she cannot lie, you other birders can't deny ...

Oh Authentic, there is a video I sooo want to link to here but I dont want to upset/embarass Piet.....