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gillsta

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7 yr old girls first poultry show
« on: October 27, 2012, 07:13:29 am »
Let's hope the weather is ok on Sunday. My little girl Skye has her first poultry show. We will be bathing her Scots dumpy girl, Lemon Sablepoot cockerel and one of the lemon Sablepoot girls today. Maybe a citrus Sablepoot as well. Skye is so excited she just loves her chickens.  Not sure if I will like this showing thing. :o
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Mammyshaz

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Re: 7 yr old girls first poultry show
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2012, 08:27:38 am »
Enjoy your day, wishing Skye lots of luck and fun  :chook:  :chook: here's a  :trophy: from me

plumseverywhere

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Re: 7 yr old girls first poultry show
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2012, 08:35:17 am »
Good luck Skye!!

I didn't think I'd like the goat showing thang, but the kids just loved it! and it was brilliant to share the buzz as they walked off with rosettes and trophies  :excited:
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bloomer

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Re: 7 yr old girls first poultry show
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2012, 09:30:12 am »
good luck


photos of the show ready chooks would be awesome!!!    :love: :love: :love: :chook: :chook: :chook: :love: :love: :love:

gillsta

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Re: 7 yr old girls first poultry show
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2012, 09:40:58 am »
Thank you for all the good wishes. The scrubbing will begin later  :chook: . We will have clean chooks  :fc:
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darkbrowneggs

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Re: 7 yr old girls first poultry show
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2012, 09:42:42 am »
Good luck with it  :fc:  and I hope you all enjoy the day  :thumbsup:   and come back with lots of  :trophy: :bouquet: :trophy: :bouquet:
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ballingall

  • Joined Sep 2008
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Re: 7 yr old girls first poultry show
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2012, 06:27:07 pm »
Good luck- what kind of chicken show is it? Is it a local poultry club one, or one as part of a bigger event?


Beth

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Re: 7 yr old girls first poultry show
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2012, 06:46:14 pm »
Not sure what it is but it's up at Elgin which is about an hour and a half away. It's Moray and Nairn fur and feather club. So Pumpy the dumpy Spectacular the lemon Sablepoot cockerel and hmmm can't remember her name lemon Sablepoot girl are all ready to go. They actually enjoyed getting a bath. All totally relaxed when they were getting a blow dry. 
Showing and breeding Pygmy Goats
Always room for another goat as he will never notice

ballingall

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Re: 7 yr old girls first poultry show
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2012, 09:11:16 am »
Might be too late for warning you- was going to say you take plenty to do with you, a book etc, game for your daughter to play. When I went to my first poultry show outside of an agricultural show, it was held in a village hall. Nothing in the village but a tiny pub (which didn't open until 1pm). Of course you were not allowed in the village hall until judging was finished, and there is only so much a teenage girl and a bunch of men in their 50's and 60's can talk about in the tiny tearoom attached to the village hall!


Beth

jaykay

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Re: 7 yr old girls first poultry show
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2012, 09:12:26 am »
Good luck to Skye and her pretty, clean chooks today  :thumbsup:

gillsta

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Re: 7 yr old girls first poultry show
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2012, 05:27:53 pm »
Thank you everybody. My word what a long day. Should have left chickens then went for a five hr walk as it took ages. Never mind Skye got a second with her young Dumpy girl. She was chuffed. Managed to get some good advice from some very knowledgable people about presentation e.t.c. Our Sablepoots need quite a bit more pampering in the feet regions. Untidy feathering to feet is a big no no.  :)
Showing and breeding Pygmy Goats
Always room for another goat as he will never notice

jaykay

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Re: 7 yr old girls first poultry show
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2012, 05:32:47 pm »
Excellent  :thumbsup:  :trophy:

zarzar

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Re: 7 yr old girls first poultry show
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2012, 09:34:48 pm »
well done not bad for a first show and there are always plenty of people at them to give usefull advice
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Mammyshaz

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Re: 7 yr old girls first poultry show
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2012, 10:04:47 pm »
Wow, well done skye.   :trophy:  :trophy:   Lots of practice ready for your next win  :sunshine:

 

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