Tamworth poultry enthusiasts Wes and Leianna Kneipp show how much work goes into preparing birds for showing. Video by Gareth Gardner, February 16, 2924.
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00:00 (Dogs barking)
00:05 These are all for...
00:08 Each breed's different.
00:12 They've all got their standards.
00:15 After they're washed, then it's just putting them up into cages
00:19 and getting them trained so that they stand up nice for the show.
00:23 You don't want them hiding in the back of the corner
00:26 when the judges are coming around.
00:28 You want them just like cattle and horses in the show ring.
00:32 You want them to stand up nice and present themselves on the day.
00:36 (Dogs barking)
00:38 We put in oil on to enhance the redness of the facial features.
00:43 And we also put oil or Vaseline on their legs to enhance the yellowness.
00:49 OK, now we're going to blow them up to start showing them.
00:53 So...
00:55 (Indistinct chatter)
01:00 We don't want people to have money.
01:03 (Indistinct chatter)
01:06 (Dogs barking)
01:09 [BLANK_AUDIO]