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| Getting Started (before the show starts) Page 2 of 5 |
| The morning of the show, all come in with their chinchillas and register. Each person is given a set of numbers for their chinchillas and cards which match those numbers. For this show, they get two sets of numbers. One set of numbers are for the standard gray chinchillas, the original color of all chinchillas. These chinchillas will be judged against each other for the over all quality of the chin. This includes size and shape of the chinchilla as well as color, hue and pattern of the fur on the chin. The second set of numbers will be for the Mutation Chinchillas. They will be placed in one of the following categories: White: white mosaic Beige: Pink White (white/beige), Hetro and Homo Beige, and Tan Ebony: Ebony various shades of black and/or black and gray blend, no white Black: also known as Gunning Black and Black Velvet. Violet: violet and violet wrap On these forms, it is necessary to list name/number given the chinchilla at birth, the birth date, the color, sex, the age division, breeder and owner of each chinchilla in competition. In competition, the actual breeder must be listed as the breeder and the owner, if he/she is not the breeder, is listed separately, as the owner. *Chinchillas should be pre-groomed over a period of time, several times before the day of the show. The reasons for this are: 1) to get the chinchilla use to being groomed. 2) to help keep it in good condition. 3) to save time the day of the show. 4) to make it easier on all, and faster, the day of the show. The actual day of the show, you should only have to do "touch-up" grooming of your chinchilla. Chinchillas that are going to be in a show should be dusted regularly, but no dusting should be done the 4 days prior to the show. If you dust your chin during those 4 days, there will be dust that remains in the fur and it will distract from the fur when the chinchilla is being judged. Try to limit handling the chin during those 4 days, the oils from your skin can be transferred to the chin's fur. Once the chinchilla is groomed, it is carefully placed in a show cage and set on tables that have been pre-marked and numbered. This is where the chinchilla will remain until it is ready to be judged. The show cages are all exactly alike to assure each chinchilla will be seen in the same kind of cage. The card, with it's information is placed in a holder on the front of the cage, out of reach of the chinchilla (hopefully). The name of the owner/breeder is not visible to the judge or anyone else, this part of the card is folded to cover up this information until after the judging. While grooming is being done, the record keepers are hard at work entering information on each chinchilla, provided by the owner/breeder. After this is done, the show will be ready to start. Below, you will see Barbara Shoots teaching Janice & Jim Barrett how and where the information should be listed and where they will be listing each chinchilla's achievement at this show. |
| Barbara Shoots teaching Janice & Jim Barrett (All information ... must be kept correctly!) |
| Chinchilla Handlers From left to right they are: Brandon Houts & Megan Thames Crystal Shoop Randy Huggins |
| Some of the "ghost", or unseen workers of the show, yet, essential to it's working smoothly. |
| To the right are Jacob and Hunter Huggins, manning the silent auction on the left of the table and the raffle/door prizes to the show. They were both helpful in setting up for the show, also. When you are raising chinchillas, the younger members of the family learn all aspects at an early age. |
| This little chin wants to make sure his human momma knows he is on the table and ready to be judged! |
| We, as humans, are excited about the show, but what about the chinchillas? |
