AlbertaChickensEtc

If you check their website it will tell you what  the weeks events are. Wish I could take my young lad, but got to work work work. Let us know how it was, and take picssssssssssss.

say hi to camilla the hun

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We have six Brown Swiss heifers going down next week.  I'll be there on the 13th showing.  They are trying to push the Brown Swiss show out too.  They used to have a minimum of 50 head per breed and increased that to 75 head per breed or you don't get a show. 
Stefan

I saw my first egg laid at The Royal too!!

I'm bringing my kids...we're all going to play hookey from school and go enjoy the Poultry Show.  I'm very excited!!!

My cousin has a calf entered for competition and my other cousin is showing rabbits?  I don't know much about rabbits myself, but she's showin' 'em!  :)

I'll be there on one of the two poultry show days, probably Wednesday.

Pat

I went to the Royal for the first time ever two years ago, the first to see a Galloway show that didn't happen, was advertized online  on the Royal site and got here and no sign of it ANYWHERE, I had printed up the online sheet and just got blank looks from the information people.  It was the only reason we went!    We had booked a hotel room and had committed to stay over.  We ended up watching all the English Shorthhorn show and auction and learnt a ton about confirmation and what makes a good cow etc.  I made notes and it was fun to watch the auction which happened before the show, the top selling bull didn't win....

Last year, no sign of advertizing for a Galloway show, but apparently one happened there before the Royal Winter fair officially opened.  I was very disappointed.  I think it was the same this year, per a member of the Canadian Galloway Association.  Gubi, I think they are pushing out the less common breeds which is very surprising in this day and age and not a good marketing ploy in my eyes.  How are people going to even know these shows are on if they aren't listed?  With more people interested in preserving rare and heritage breeds and local food, I think they are making a mistake.  Just shows you $ makes the world go round. 

We went last year for the poultry show and I did enjoy it, spent about 5 hours poring over them all, seeing who won and why this bird was better than that.  Also fell in love with quite a few breeds I hadn't seen in person before....mostly turkeys, and blue andalusians!  I have a few fuzzy photos taken last year on my old phone camera, of the sebs etc. 

The exhibits and veggie show were great, and the goat petting zoo was cool too.  The butter carvings were awesome and even the honey show was educational.  The year before last we spent ages in the Biodiesel trailer seeing how it's made and plan to do that here eventually.

Not planning on going this year, maybe next year if we can figure out the Galloway show.  Enjoy the show there is so much to see

We have been every year for the past 4 years with the Pony Club. Our kids love the indoor eventing and the jump off (gamblers choice) that usually takes place the Tuesday evening. Last year was the first year we looked at the chickens, likely why we have chickens now! Some of us ditch school and spend the day :)