exhibition

Does this silkie pullet have split wing?

Hello everyone! I’m hoping some experienced exhibitioners can shed some light onto the prices they’ve seen or engaged with for high quality top tier chickens. I know that other birds can go for $5000+ for a high quality adult of a rare breed, but I’m wondering what the same top tier chickens...

Hello y’all! I have an absolutely gorgeous hen that I’m planning on showing in the next few months at a few exhibitions. The issue is that my dad mistakingly clipped her wings because he mixed her up with a different girl. 😩😩😩😩 So she has 8 primary wing feathers (4 on each side) that are cut in...

Hello! and I hope you follow along and enjoy this breeding plan. PLEASE OFFER SUGGESTIONS AND CRITICISM WHERE NEEDED! Don't worry about pulling punches, I'm a grown man, I can take it. To start I am going to say I first saw the Speckled Sussex chicken when I was 14 years old (I am now 42)...

A small group of enthusiastic poultry exhibitionists are working to have a big online show on BYC in the upcoming months! 🐓 🥳 We are looking for 2-4 EXPERIENCED volunteers per category to help officiate judging. The show will be for CHICKENS ONLY!!! No poultry of any other kind. There will be...

I finally got things set up! Poultry focused art shop, stickers and things of the like that highlight and show of different poultry breeds pride! All orders are on demand right to your place and online so its easy peasy! It opens this weekend, and ill be emailing about coupons and new art, so...

Not sure about the color, but Blondie is a suiting name

Not sure what color he'll be yet, but he sure is cute

A newly hatched blue-birchen cochin

We are showing a polish pullet at our local stock show. It’s the end of the first day, and we went to check on our beloved pullet, and there was a green, circled “1” on her tag. We’re completely new to showing chickens, so we have no idea what this means. Is this a good thing? Attached should be...

Hi everyone! My name is Adrienne. I am new to the forum, but not to chickens. I think I ordered my first batch of chicks from a hatchery five, maybe six years ago? Most of those chickens are long gone now unfortunately, due to predators getting into their coop. My husband and I have gotten a...

I used to show cattle a long time ago and want to get back into showing but showing something small. I absolutely love silkies & showgirls and would like to start showing. I have a few questions before I reach out to a breeder. 1. Is it best to hatch eggs from a good breeder or buy one a few...

Really getting interested in showing some birds, but don't know where to begin and having trouble finding resources. I'm planning to attend the Forsyth Fanciers show in Winston-Salem, NC on March 23 (VERY SOON!). I know that attending the show will help me learn a lot, but I have my eye on some...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, I bought my first chickens last summer (2018) (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 9; I have 2 roosters and 7 hens. I would have 19, but my *former* dog killed 10! :o (3) What breeds do you have? I have 2 Easter...

Hi there I’m thinking of buying some OEGB birds from a breeder off Facebook who has lemon blue and lemon blue sport OEGB birds for sale. I have been trying to find a list of all of the recognized varieties so that I know if I would be able to show them but can’t find a definitive answer, could...

I can't have chickens where I am right now and I love showing anything I'm involved with - it's an amazing learning opportunity. I am trying to make it work with my arctic-guppy-chickens (a.k.a. japanese coturnix quail) and have run into the following dizzying array of issues: 1. Most all...

In December we were in Italy, near the famed marble quarries of Carrara. I go there to select marble for my sculpture. A friend mentioned to me that the Italian National Poultry Championship, the XXV Campionati Italiani di Avicoltura, was being held that weekend at the convention center in...

Hi all, Just a bit of information about the below birds... if you have any photos please post!! Abacots are called snowy in the USA, and are silver (spotty) call ducks but with an extra added gene which overpowers the silver genes. This is called the abacot colouration gene (ACG). The silver...

can anyone tell me whether bearded Silkies compete directly with non-bearded Silkies in poultry exhibitions?