UCP Blog 005: 4H Animal Costume Contest – Western Idaho Fair 2013

Just recently the Western Idaho Fair took place here in Boise and lots of kids showed chickens, goats, cows, rabbits, guinea pigs and many other animals.  Along with the actual showing of the animals there were several other events.  Among the sideshow events was an animal costume contest.  Here are photos of some of the contestants (I was unfortunately not able to get photos of all the contestants).

Some of these costumes are hilarious.  Some of these costumes must have taken hours of work by the owners to get the animals to tolerate wearing them.  Congratulations to all of the contestants for a job well done!

POULTRY COSTUME CONTEST

RABBIT COSTUME CONTEST

GUINEA PIG COSTUME CONTEST

 

UCP Episode 019: Picking Great Backyard Hens with Chicken Aficionado Mike Stanton + Eating Raw Chicken?!

Chicken Sashimi - photo by yoppy

Chicken Sashimi – photo by yoppy

There are hundreds of different breeds of chickens.  Literally, hundreds.  Though one likes having options – it can also be daunting to try to sift through the variety of birds to find the breeds best suited to your own personal needs.  Mike Stanton, a chicken-breeder, show-chicken competitor/judge and buyer of chicks for a local farm and garden store has a wealth of knowledge about picking and raising backyard hens.   Continue reading

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