"Feathers, Friends, and Fun" poultry show at Rainbow Valley Grange April 30

RAINBOW – All are welcome to the Sun Valley Poultry Club’s inaugural show, "Feathers, Friends and Fun", at the Rainbow Valley Grange hall on Saturday, April 30. Several classes of poultry will be judged including chicken, duck, goose, turkey and guinea fowl.

Judging starts at 9 a.m. with the Youth Division followed by the Open Show. Youth participants, which will include members of Fallbrook 4-H, will also compete in showmanship after their birds are judged. They will then compete in a Knowledge Bowl.

This show is sanctioned by the American Poultry Association and the American Bantam Association. Competitors are coming from all over San Diego County.

Observers are free to visit the show at 2160 Rainbow Valley Blvd. Grange members will be serving a hot dog lunch as a fundraiser; the lunch break will be from noon to 1 p.m.

Anyone interested in learning about raising backyard chickens and/or goats is invited to a workshop at the Grange on Saturday, May 21. The chicken workshop will run from 10 a.m. to noon, the goat workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. The workshops are free and more information will published the beginning of May.

For information about the Sun Valley Poultry Club, email [email protected]; for information about Rainbow Valley Grange, email [email protected].