06/13/2026
📖 Assessing your flock! 📝 ⭐️ WINGS ⬇️
⭐️ You’ll want a camera, notebook, pen, and the Standard when assessing and documenting the growth and characteristics of each of your birds.
🍀 💚 For many of our followers, 4-H and FFA are in full swing and fair time is just around the corner. Our first breeding pen of the year will be cooping in next week in Wadena! 🙌🏻
As you look over your birds, it’s easiest to take it one bite at a time! If you just look over your whole bird at a glance, you may miss big things here and there that may be important in your final selection!
⭐️ Please remember, there is a major difference between a DQ and a fault.
Over the next few days I’ll be pointing out a few key traits to watch for while you choose your showbirds for the fair, or any other show you may be attending.
🪶 Today I have chosen the topic of wings. These are the DQs and faults. If your bird exhibits one of these flaws, please set it aside, document it and work through to another option.
If there are other areas you have questions about, or if you need more information on the Standard please feel free to send me a PM.
4-H
Minnesota 4-H
National FFA Organization
