Chicken People Page #8

the part here is elastic,

and it clasps with snaps.

- Never know

when you come home

and try to go sit down

on the couch

to relax after

a long day of work,

and here's the chicken

sitting there.

- And you want to make sure

that this part

is definitely

covering up her vent

so it does collect the waste.

- Good luck,

hope you do well.

- Thank you.

Come here, little girl.

Let me get you a little bit

of water, okay?

Hi, pretty girl.

Today is the final judging

of all the champions,

the best of the best.

I got to put her

up there right now.

- My guess is,

it's the Rhode Island red

and the modern.

There are some nice

large fowl here.

- I like the sumatra.

- Yeah.

- Look at that Rhode Island red.

Oh, my gosh,

look at that brahma.

- Don't get in a fight

with that brahma over there.

- Ready to go

to work, boys?

- Whenever you are.

- She's a little soiled

on the top of the crest.

- It's not bad,

but as a cockerel,

you should be

a little greener.

- I had more chickens

yesterday

that didn't have their beaks

and toenails trimmed.

I mean, some good chickens.

- Join the club.

- Jeez.

- Now they're looking

at the Turkey.

- You know, I had a female

Turkey that looked like that,

and when the grandkids

would come over,

she would lay down

on the blanket

and let the kids pet her.

- Aw.

- Then one of the neighbor's

dogs come up and killed her.

- Oh, gosh.

- You could have

left that part out.

Hold on, they're looking

at my silkie, Mason.

Look out.

- I like the silkie.

I really liked her body.

And by that, I don't mean

so much in my hand

as the way she stands

all the time.

- Let's look at this

sumatra once more.

I'd like that saddle up

and covering a little more.

- Right.

- All those things

being said,

we do have

to make a decision.

- That's right.

- Yeah, let's go over

a little closer.

- About right through

this part of the crest,

it's just a tick lower

and less full

than the remainder

of the crest.

It's probably a half to a point.

Not a big deal,

but when you got

really good birds,

you got to see

who's got some faults.

- Our first award

we'll give out,

this will go

for the best rock,

and that award goes

to Jerry little.

Next is gonna be

reserve grand champion bantam.

Will be a white silkie hen,

shari mccollough.

- Oh, my god.

Thank you so much.

Thanks.

Yay.

- Yes!

- I just believe that everybody

has things in their life,

you know,

that they have to deal with.

You can let them

bring you down,

or you can fight

through those things.

And, I mean,

when you get to the other side,

you're victorious.

- And the grand champion

of show,

it's the black sumatra,

Doug akers.

- Good bird.

He picked that bird.

- I just said.

- Reserve champion bantam,

champion feather leg.

You ready to go home?

It's really, really awesome.

Biggest win I've ever had,

for sure.

I think she deserves

a name like victorious.

So I'm gonna call her

Vicki for short.

- A lot of people are searching

for something in their life,

and they never find it.

Now, I don't know

if it's chickens

or football or basketball,

whatever you want.

But you got to have a goal.

- People will say to me

all the time,

"why do you do this?"

And I say,

"well, I do this because...

I love the birds."

- It's nice to have

good birds that win,

but that's not

what it's all about.

When I go out,

i don't see a show winner.

I don't see a show loser.

I see part of my life.

You're singing too,

aren't you?

Animals enrich

people's lives, period.

Raising animals is

a spiritual experience for me,

because I see the beauty

in life,

and there is nothing

more beautiful

than to see a creation

like that.

- I see so many

grandparent traits

pop out in these birds,

it's incredible.

- I don't know,

I've always been detailed.

The whole family

has been detailed.

- If I get to where

every silver-laced wyandotte

i raise is perfect,

I'll probably get rid of them

and move on to another breed

that needs help.

I like fixing things.

Maybe I could find

something else

that I might like better,

but I'd have to give this up

to do that,

so I'm not going to.

I'm gonna stay on course.

- I thought you didn't

like cheeseburgers.

- Guess what.

College changes a person.

It's called hangover food.

- Remember, she used

to not like hamburgers.

- What are you talking about?

- Which is what your mom

wants to hear.

- Do you like ketchup now?

- No.

- I'm my best witness.

I think it's amazing

that my kids

can see me fight through things

and be victorious over things

and they can see

chickens make me brave.

They help me

face fears head-on, and, like,

they just really help me

be a brave person.

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