True Stuff Dept: Feather Fanciers flock together

Knowing Walt's fascination with fowl [sp? Ed.] stories, Agent 78 has passed on an invitation to attend an upcoming meeting of the Niagara Feather Fanciers. It began, "Learn what it would like to fly with a flock of feather fanciers." Expecting this to involve some kind of deviant sex, I read on...

The Niagara Feather Fanciers, a group of hobbyists who raise poultry, will be hosting an open house,. Visitors will be taken through four stations that highlight some of the key points for those getting into the hobby.

Exhibition poultry is a popular pastime for thousands of people throughout North America. Members take part in shows on both side of the border. They also meet regularly to discuss things happening in the world of exhibition poultry and share tips and advice with each other.

The four stations at the open house will cover: nutrition, disease and health of exhibition poultry; how to set up breeding pens and record keeping; washing and preparing your birds for the show; and learning about the Standard of Perfection and how it is used to judge poultry.

It's being billed as a hands-on event, with various types of chickens and birds there for viewing. Registration is required and there will be cost of $10 per person to cover expenses. Visitors will receive a lunch.

Agent 78 wants to know if she should wear a feather boa. Want walts to know what's for lunch.

Footnote: The Buff Orpington is not just a figment of Chuck Jones' imagination. Here's a magnificant rooster and hen of that breed.