Congratulations to Jeanne Trent and John Blehm for some nice wins at Michigan\'s Fowl Fest over the weekend. Jeanne had BB and RB Ameraucana bantams on wheatens acquired from John Blehm, a pullet and cockerel, and John had some really nice buff bantams entered. Anyone wanting buff bantams should place an order with John, as they are far better than anything I raised this year. There was also an exceptional bantam lavender hen or pullet in the show; I had never seen one so even in color and without the tiny dark specks or any hint of brassiness/gold. I didn\'t know the owner, but it is out of birds acquired from John. In the large fowl, John had the top bird with a silver pullet. I had never seen one with so little shafting, and she also had much improved size and type. Looking over the large silvers at John\'s place, it appears there are more silvers quite similar to the winner. If they were my hens I would breed from them for at least two or three years, breeding them back to their own sons, to set that shafting improvement in the strain. Again, anyone interested in large silvers should know where to order chicks.
