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CHICKEN COMPETITION
Manteca Unified hosting NorCals first Serama chicken event
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Emily Soly, left, and fellow Sierra High FFA members Austin Kinlaw and Liana Bassett examine one of the Serama chickens at the Manteca Unified School Districts Ag Farm if its infected with bugs or mites. - photo by ROSE ALBANO RISSO
Saturday, March 3, promises to be a beautiful fowl day in Manteca.That’s when the first-ever Serama chicken competition will be held not just in Manteca but in Northern California.The event is the NorCal Serama Spectacular jointly sponsored by the Golden State Serama Council and the Manteca Unified School District Poultry Students. The daylong extravaganza will be highlighted by the competition, but there will be plenty of other attractions as well such as a raffle table and birds for sale. The public is invited.Gates will open at 9 a.m. at the Manteca district farm facility, 2271 West Louise Avenue, and the American Serama competition will begin at 10 a.m. There will be silkied and frizzled class, as well as open and junior classes offered as well.