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I rented and watched 2016's Chicken People, which is a documentary about the competitive world of poultry shows. Three breeders are profiled and followed as they prepare for and attend America's biggest poultry show.
I didn't watch the whole documentary, because the obsessive competitive thing started to wear thin and reminded me about what I dislike about dog shows. Mostly I just wanted to see the show chickens, and there were plenty of those to look at.
Wow, there are some beautiful breeds. I think my favorite was the Silvered Wyandotte, which was the specialty of one of the profiled breeders. The beautiful snow-white ones with red combs were also gorgeous.
They never did say (at least in the part I watched) what became of the show chickens after the competition was over.
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