A show-quality chicken or duck (pictured) will conform as close as possible to the breed’s standard, a written description of a perfect specimen.
Sometimes I get so involved tackling questions from readers and social-media followers that I forget to interact with poultry people closer to home. Or in my home. I was diligently at work on a photography project when my phone beeped. It was a one-word text from my husband Jae: “Quality?”
There was absolutely no context, so I puzzled over it for a few seconds, then went back to work. A few minutes later, “Well?” popped up in my text notifications. I briefly wondered if he somehow was questioning what I was doing on Photoshop. I typed back, “Well what?” and resumed editing photos, only to have my Echo blast at me, “Ana, come up here!” moments later.