Acorn Hollow Bantams

9/13/2008 - 9/14/2008

Illini Poultry Show

This is my home show. I will not be exhibiting this year as I will be judging waterfowl. The show is held in Belvidere, IL

11/29/2008 - 11/30/2008

Eastern Iowa Poultry Show

Iowa City, IA.- The Friday and Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend

This show always features a first class Wyandotte

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Recommended Resources

Ducks by Langlois This book is published by Hobby Farms.While it is slanted toward the beginning hobby level raiser, the coverage of all aspects of raising ducks is so thorough that anyone can benefit from reading it.

The Coop is an all purpose site for poultry which has educational articles, forums, etc. This is one of the original poultry sites and still one of the best.

The International Mandarin and Wood Duck Breeders are a Yahoo based discusion group devoted to the Mandarin and Wood duck.

To view additional resources, use the resource links in the main menu.

Additional articles are available by using the main menu item which corresponds with your area of interest.

Calls and East Indies: What You Should Know Before You Buy

Sexing Geese

Natural Incubation

Waterfowl and West Nile Virus

Book Review: British Waterfowl Standard

Why Wyandottes?

The Mandarin - the Answer to the Urban Duck Keeper's Prayers

The History, Background, and Charateristics of the Toulouse Goose

Frequently Asked Questions About Poultry Shows

Getting that Incubator Ready

Album of Exhibition Waterfowl

Having had ducks since I was eleven years old, I cannot imagine being without them. At one time or another, I have owned almost all types of waterfowl, turkeys, and chickens in both the standard (large) and bantam (miniature) sizes.

I became interested in showing waterfowl in my late teens and have done so continuously for the last thirty five years. While my first love has always been waterfowl, (ducks and geese) I have bred and shown bantam chickens for the last dozen years or so as well as continuing to work with my established strains of bantam ducks. I am a member of the N.P.I.P. program. My approval number is 558.

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8/24/2008

In the hot summer months, little or no corn shoulf be fed. Whole oats is the best type of whole grain to be fed. Birds must be taught to eat oats, however, since it is not naturally a grain that they prefer.

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