Pips 'n Chicks

08/20/2024

My basket is overflowing... Literally!
Tomatoes and cucumbers and peppers and zucchini, oh my... This isn't even looking at any of the fruit, the berries and apples, pears, and plums we've got starting to fall. I'm holding on to every last drop of summer I can get!

08/19/2024

Show season - what you need to be ready!

With the start of fall show season, I'm kicking off a little series about shows and general bird care with all the fun graphics. The first topic is how to condition and prepare your birds for a show. Everyone does it a bit differently, but this is a good starting point and timeline with the general steps that most breeders follow.

I go much more in-depth about every single step and explain a bit more here:
https://ourpipsnchicks.wixsite.com/poultry/post/prep-for-your-poultry-show

08/17/2024

Open Waterfowl placings and awards!!

See all of the exhibitors, awards, and placings for the 2024 virtual poultry show.

https://ourpipsnchicks.wixsite.com/poultry/post/open-waterfowl-placings

08/16/2024

Youth Waterfowl results, awards, and placings!

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s Youth Waterfowl Show! Be sure to scroll down to see who claimed the top spots.

08/14/2024

The wait is over! Watch as Mr. Bart Pals judges over 500 birds in our open largefowl portion of the Pips 'n Chicks 2024 Virtual Show. Tune in on August 14th at 10:30 CST to see the real-time placings, all of the judge's comments, and ask questions about exhibition poultry and chickens in general as we go!

08/14/2024

Merch is getting out! Don't forget to order yours-today is the last show!

My Pips 'n Chicks package came today! I didn’t expect all the other stuff in the bag but it was a great surprise! I love it! I look forward to seeing who will win the leghorn category!

08/13/2024

Show order is live!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uwVAdcfnZOix9OnB_lO_Zu2HbiOu05PXEA6FWPOapPQ/edit?usp=sharing

Who's all going to be watching tomorrow? The very last Pips 'n Chicks show for the year!

08/12/2024

Youth Largefowl placings, awards list, and exhibitors!
https://ourpipsnchicks.wixsite.com/poultry/post/youth-largefowl-placings

I'll get the outline out for the Open Largefowl show tomorrow - super excited for the last hurray of the 2024 virtual show!

I want to start by giving a huge thank you to everyone who took part in the Youth Largefowl Show. This event was made possible thanks to our incredible sponsors, exhibitors, clerks, and judges. We had an impressive turnout this year with over 2,523 birds representing 44 states and seven countries, s...

08/10/2024

Breeding and whether-style sheep showmanship in black and white.

Snuck away for a bit on Thursday to watch some of the large animal competitions-more pictures coming eventually 😊

Wisconsin State Fair 2024

08/10/2024

WI State Fair results:
-Reserve Supreme Champion Showman
-Champion 19 Year Old Showman (perfect score)
-Champion Communications
-Second overall in quiz
-Fifth cochin hen

Overall, there were 60 youth exhibitors and quite a good number of birds. Pictured with the other members of the Outagamie County that I went with-we swept the floor with the quiz contest, took the top two showman in the barn, and did very well overall! I couldn't have asked for a better first and last year as a youth exhibitor!!

08/08/2024

Showing at the Wisconsin State Fair this week -- some very exciting placings for Pips 'n Chicks already! (If you saw the quail... That's from me!) 😊

More photos and official results soon, I haven't been on FB a ton. Just know if I haven't seen messages/comments/tags and responded, I will eventually!

08/06/2024

Campaign update: Geraldine would like you all to see what an upstanding citizen she is. She pays her egg tax every day (except Sundays). She also promises to fight for beetle control. Vote for her.
Thank you.

08/05/2024

Updated Youth Bantam Listings!
https://ourpipsnchicks.wixsite.com/poultry/post/youth-bantam-placings

Hopefully this link is working now ☺️ All of the awards, exhibitors, and placings are up for the YBA show. Let me know if you have any pictures from the show or would like your contact info on the page!

08/04/2024

Geraldine would like to let you all know that she's decided she's running for president because she wants more sand in her box. 😂 Please vote for her...Any contributions to her campaign would also be greatly appreciated.

07/31/2024

Giveaway time!
Get your choice of a package of butchered quail (processed and frozen), a quart of pickled quail eggs, two feather earrings, two dozen eating eggs, or a dozen hatching eggs. I will be choosing two winners live this Sunday.
To enter: like, share this post, and comment below.
To get additional entries: comment on one of the blog posts on my website (1 entry per comment, see here: https://ourpipsnchicks.wixsite.com/poultry/blog), or invite your friends to also like the page.
You must be following the Pips 'n Chicks FB page to win. Pickled and eating eggs can only be picked up in person in Seymour, WI. Earrings and others can ship if the winner wants to pay for shipping.
This will likely be my only giveaway before school starts up this fall, I have some extras in the freezer that don't need to stay! If you're interested in quail meat, dog treats, or eggs please let me know.

07/31/2024

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R46ZCRrya8I
More show snippets, most of them quail :)

Send a message to learn more

07/29/2024

Answer: it's a clean wildtype hen... But not quite in the way most people were expecting. This gal is actually one of my button quail (Coturnix Chinesis instead of Coturnix Japonica). I've included a picture of a male Wildtype button on the end-while female buttons like similar to Wildtype Coturnix, males are much different.

I've officially got all of the studied and documented button quail genes listed on my website now, along with sources and some reference pictures!

https://ourpipsnchicks.wixsite.com/poultry/genetics

Button quail have very similar genes to Coturnix quail, though quite a bit less established and studied. In fact, many of mutations are suspected to be exactly the same as Coturnix quail. Just like some of the Coturnix genes are the exact same gene as ones found in chickens. Overall just very fun to study and see that play out in front of me. I've got some rest breeding set up with the buttons to confirm and hopefully get more reference pictures, now just waiting for the cute things to start laying!

07/29/2024

Five points to anyone that can name the color and s*x of this bird! Ten points to anyone that can explain why.
Hint: I promise it's possible from this picture alone...

07/28/2024

Positive traits on the pharaoh! Some really good things to look for. I'm still slowly but surely updating the YouTube with helpful little snippets, so check them out and be sure to subscribe.

See what the judge, Mr. Michael Rose of Southwest Gamebirds, thinks when he looks at the top pharaoh cockbirds in the virtual poultry show. Great comments on...

07/27/2024

I officially got my ORCID today!
The first step (of many) to getting my paper published 😊 the first phase of research is done, now to get the manuscript ironed out before I send it in. Slowly but surely making progress. Combining quail and science!
#0009-0007-0045-3498

07/26/2024

Kicking off the showmanship series with our lone exhibitor that brought Coturnix Quail - Waylon Peterson! See what the actual showmanship sessions are like and get some ideas on the types of questions asked as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9dlKLzgZmE

I'm working to get the video and audio of the other exhibitors up as well, but it looks like there may have been issues with the recording software I used. Stay tuned...

07/25/2024

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07/23/2024

Reminder you have just today and tomorrow to get votes in-some of the categories are only about 20 votes off!

FUN SHOW JUDGING IS LIVE!!

https://ourpipsnchicks.wixsite.com/poultry/post/2024-fun-show-voting

Vote for your favorite photo! It can be a bird you find pretty, something fun, a well-shaped bird that couldn't make it into the show for whatever reason. You are encouraged to take credit for your birds/photography, so feel free to comment below which birds are yours, any stories behind the pictures, and share with friends and family to get their votes too.

Voting will be open a bit later-until July 25th, and winners will be announced during the Youth Bantam show.

07/23/2024

Here is the official list of results from the 2024 Open Bantam Show! From the sponsors to the awards given to the places earned and all of the exhibitors. We also have a spot for pictures - please comment your pictures and additional placings on the post and we will be happy to upload them and add it to the page!
https://ourpipsnchicks.wixsite.com/poultry/post/open-bantam-placings

Send a message to learn more

07/21/2024

Four days left!! Some of the categories are neck and neck. Get your votes in - I've been told you can vote multiple times through the WIX system too :)

FIXED!! - The fun show judging is now working and live for all species including chickens! Go vote for your favorite birds!
https://ourpipsnchicks.wixsite.com/poultry/post/2024-fun-show-voting?

Due to the different voting times and issues, we will be having two winners - one from the chickens' category overall (with the most total votes) and one from the original categories instead of a champion and reserve overall fun show. This way it will still stay fair! Judging will still be open until July 25th and winners will be announced during the Youth Bantam show!

As before, feel free to cheer on your birds, share the original pictures, tell the story behind the picture either here or on the page, and take credit -this is an anything-goes kind of judging, everyone gets one vote per category. Get your friends and family to vote too!

07/21/2024

Ok peeps...
I'm putting together the awards sheets and placings on the website. Right now, I just have first and last names next to the award. If you would like your email , city or state, or other contact information by your name in the awards or exhibitor list, please let me know! Either comment here with your exhibitor name or send me a message.

I get a lot of requests throughout the year for breeder recommendations and plan on forwarding people to the page, but I also understand that not everyone wants their contact info shared. I won't put your email/state on unless you specifically request it.

Picture of a firework for celebration tax 😊

07/20/2024

Going live at 10:30 CST on July 20th, Hannah Thomas will be judging the Youth Bantam portion of the Pips 'n Chicks 2024 Virtual Show. Tune in to see the real-time placings, all of the judge's comments, and ask questions as we go!

07/20/2024

A third scratched entry... Please sign on for the showmanship! If you can't make your timeslot, letting us know ahead of time is appreciated. First person to join the Google Meet can compete for the awards.

2024 Showmanship (WYATT HIGGS)
Saturday, July 20 · 8:50 – 9:05am
Time zone: America/Chicago
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: