Disappointed I won't be able to show my Birds at CHB on Nov 23-25

I am very disappointed that I will not be able to show my birds at the CHB show in Red Deer from Nov. 23-25. I had planned on taking down to show between 35 to 50 birds. I really wanted to show everyone the different types of standard Wyandottes my friend Shawn and I have collected. We now have standards in Black, Blue, Buff (2 bloodlines), Golden Laced, Partridge, Silver Laced, White (Show line), Columbine, Buff Columbian, and Silver Penciled (Show line- absolutely huge beautiful birds). Along with pairs and trios of the above birds I was planning on taking down my standard Partridge Rocks, Silver Penciled Rocks, Barred Rocks and bantams in Dark Cornish, Silver Sebrights, Golden Sebrights, Chamois Sebrights, Booted Bantams, and Black and Blue Rosecombs.

I guess I am just getting old. I started experiencing some problems last summer with reading. I thought it was just time to change my glasses. When they checked it 3 weeks ago they could not get my left eye to focus. Off to the specialist two weeks ago. My worry was that it was my diabetics (I am type 2) acting up. I was actually relieved to find out it was not diabetic caused. I have developed a “wrinkle” at the back of my eye ball. They have booked me in for an appointment at 7:30 am at the Retina Clinic in Edmonton on November 23. They may decide to operate that day on it. Of course, being the first day of the show I cannot take all the birds down with me to Edmonton to discover they are operating. My wife is not a bird person so I could not expect her to take them down to Red Deer, cage them up, then pick them up on Sunday.

I am still hoping to make it down to the show on Friday to see the birds and some of the judging on Saturday morning. I have several birds to deliver to people and birds to pick up for Shawn and myself. I still hope to do that. I will be bringing them down with me to Edmonton. If they operate on Friday I will have to take them back home and make other arrangements to drop them off and pick up my birds.

Hopefully the weather will be nice so I cant take all our birds to the spring show in Wetaskewin. I would have love for you all to have seen them.

I may have some standard Buff Wyandotte and Silver Penciled hatching eggs for sale by the show. If interested let me know and I will bring them down.

Oh Perry, I can sure understand how disappointed you must be. I have enjoyed hearing about your new birds and I could totally feel your excitement about bringing them to this show for everyone to see and enjoy. But as you know, your health comes first. I hope you can make it to the Red Deer show for a while at least, and there will be more chances to showcase your new stock.
Wishing you a very successfull surgery and quick recovery!!

is there any way that you would be able to send a hand full of those "stunners" with somebody coming to the show?

Perry , There will be other shows. Your eyesite is far more important.
You will just have to breed your birds to share with others. Good luck
at the doctors.
Geri

liz wrote:is there any way that you would be able to send a hand full of those "stunners" with somebody coming to the show?

Hi

I don't know of anyone else way up here who are going down to show. I especially wanted to show the Buff Wyandottes - they are so rare in Canada, and the Silver Pencilled wyandottes - the largest Wyandottes I have ever risen, and they are only 6 months old. And of course my Partridge rocks which have always been my favourite bird.

KathyS wrote:Oh Perry, I can sure understand how disappointed you must be. I have enjoyed hearing about your new birds and I could totally feel your excitement about bringing them to this show for everyone to see and enjoy. But as you know, your health comes first. I hope you can make it to the Red Deer show for a while at least, and there will be more chances to showcase your new stock.
Wishing you a very successfull surgery and quick recovery!!

I know no one up this way going down to show. I really wanted to especially my Partridge Rocks (still my favorite bird), the Buff Wyandottes (very rare in Canada), and the Silver Pencilled Wyandottes), they are such huge birds for 7 months old, and are going to get even bigger. They are the largest Wyandottes I have ever had, and some of the biggest I have seen. Hopefully will get to show them in spring show.

Perry

Health first, then birds. Best of luck!

Good Luck on your appointment and hopefully it will be fixed very quickly and easily.
Take care, Holly

Hey Perry,

Sorry to hear about the bad luck.

If you wish to show some of your birds we can make arrangement to help you unload and put them in their proper cages.

Sebas49 wrote:Hey Perry,

Sorry to hear about the bad luck.

If you wish to show some of your birds we can make arrangement to help you unload and put them in their proper cages.

Thank you very much for the offer. I am worried if they do operate on my eye that day about getting them home on Sunday, My wife loves me, but she is not a bird person, and would have to drive the whole way back from Red Deer by her self on Sunday. They have told me that if they do operate I will need a couple of days rest.

I have called but they can not give a definate answer till they check it that morning. They are trying to save me an extra trip from Grande Prairie to Edmonton if possible. I really appreciate their effort to make it as quick as possible to improve my sight and to save me time and money for extra travel.