It's a matter of opinion, of course. Do you have any thoughts on it? How would you define chickens today?
If we're very interested in a topic, then beginning with a clear and complete definition seems like a good idea.
Regarding the new blog banner just published above, someone asked "what makes chicken exhibition prestigious"? You probably know that a long time ago, Queen Victoria awakened her staff, friends and other members of the royal family of Great Britain to becoming 'chicken fanciers'. It spread quickly to the population in general.
Being Queen is a prestigious position, therefore backyard chicken keeping and exhibition is a prestigious hobby. A brilliant leap of logic, of course. 😊 Not that anyone chooses a hobby for that reason, of course!
I'm becoming more and more an advocate for backyard chicken keepers learning what exhibitors must know and do, whether or not they show their chickens.
It's how people learn about classes, breeds, varieties, strains, and so much more. Knowledge is power, and it makes us self-sufficient, too. Imagine not needing to ask someone else to identify the breed of your chicken, for example!
It's a way to enjoy visiting shows more, taking great photos of your favorite chickens after you've bathed them, and taming them so they're easier to check on.
I saw a blog that said backyard chicken keeping should be more highly regulated. Then, some survey respondents admitted a weakness in their knowledge of biosecurity, health assessments, and diseases. YIKES!
It's understandable that the commercial egg and meat industries would be worried . . . chickens do feed the entire world. And, it is possible for disease to spread from backyard chickens if we don't know how to identify ill birds or follow guidelines for optimum care.
The survey was taken in 2013, though, so hopefully there has been an improvement.
Do you have an opinion you'd like to share ? Think we should each make more effort to share what we know ?
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