UCP Episode 031: The Poultry Show – The Top Ten Things I Learned, Liked or Found Surprising

PNPA October 2013 Poultry Show

Lovely Chickens at the PNPA October 2013 Poultry Show – photo by Jen Pitino

Everyone has anticipated something or some event in their life, only to find that reality and their imagination do not match up exactly.  The imagination can be a dangerous thing – it can give one expectations that are unreasonable and nearly impossible to fulfill.  I recently attended my first poultry show in the Vancouver, Washington area (this is about 15 minutes north of Portland, Oregon) and had all sorts of assumptions in my mind of how a large poultry show should be.  Today, on the Urban Chicken Podcast I share my top ten observations of attending a poultry show and discuss where reality and fantasy did not match up. Continue reading

UCP Episode 027: The Pacific Northwest Poultry Association, A Double Poultry Show & Sher Jennings

PNPA April Show 2013

Pacific Northwest Poultry Association – April Show 2013

The Pacific Northwest Poultry Association is one of the largest poultry organizations west of the Mississippi River.  Commonly called the PNPA (though the full name is a solid name, its a bit of a mouthful), the group has historical roots that date back to 1989 when the Willamette Hen House Gang and the Northwest Bantam Club combined forces. Since its commencement, the PNPA  has enjoyed membership by some of the best chicken breeders and showmen in the business.  Its core of accomplished and knowledgeable membership makes the PNPA a force majeure in the chicken world.  However, it is the PNPA’s insight and vision about the chicken keeping world, that makes the group particularly remarkable.    Continue reading

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