Phil,
I really don\'t show much. Generally I just attend two shows each year, our local Bay City club show and wherever the ABC National is. We have gone as far as Virginia and Iowa to attend the Nationals, but know there has to be a limit as to how far we\'ll travel to attend. We will go to the show in MO this October. As much as I look forward to the National each year, I don\'t get \"into\" showing like many do and don\'t do near as much as I should to groom and prepare my birds to be winners. The most enjoyable part of this hobby is breeding for me.
I appreciate what you are saying here, I also let my birds be chickens, they are all let out to be chickens, I to enjoy the
breeding, and seeing what my matings produce, I\'m getting
better at what to put on what.....
I know that the Orloff (this is not Ameraucana stuff but...)
I am going to try to produce a Bantam Orloff, can\'t find any
available here in the states. So I\'m going to put my
Orloff Males on Bantam Buckeye Females, and see what happens.
I do not groom my birds,unless the have been pig like and wallow in mud or such, I do groom if the feet and legs are dirty, I usually use
a wet wipe, some Vetrx, the only birds that I will have to
groom are the whites, Langshans, and Ameraucana, but
I am thinking of letting them go....
The Buffs, Blacks, Blues, are the colors I have in the Ameraucana, but I will probably just go Buff here in the Spring.
I have my Orloffs which I will keep, no grooming needed with them.
I enjoy the shows to visit with people from around the different
areas, I would probably not make the 6 shows I am going to attend this fall, if it wasn\'t for friend, Elliott, he shows the OEGB,
and does very well.
We will be attending the show in Montana this week in Great Falls, It\'s their State Fair.
It\'s a great hobby, just hope the government doesn\'t continue to get too involved with this hobby.
John, you do an excellent job on the breeding..you have the eye for the breed and breeding. .I am really enjoying and admiring the Buffs I got from you.
Looking forward to more.
phil